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- Tue Sep 28, 2021 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Hybrid X bracing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11530
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bandsaw recommendations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 22289
Re: Bandsaw recommendations
I am just about to buy the Laguna 14BX. Just waiting on stock to arrive at Carbatec. I have been using the Laguna 14CE at the school's workshop for the last five years and would buy that model except I like the brake and have convinced myself the extra horses and one-piece frame is worth the extra $$.
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Cooba Guitar now completed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10300
Re: Cooba Guitar now completed
Very nice Wayne. I like your arm bevel is additional to the soundboard plantilla
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:20 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Maple & Red Spruce OM - Beach guitar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6866
Maple & Red Spruce OM - Beach guitar
During one of the lockdowns recently, I was organising guitar cases when I stumbled across this OM I had 95% finished a few years ago. I built it trying a couple of things out, not all of them successfully and had put it away in frustration after the fourth time I had veneered the arm bevel. After p...
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:10 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Some Concert ukes I just finished
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6542
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:03 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Finding the High Points
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9065
Re: Finding the High Points
Hi all, This is a fairly basic beginners question I think- I'm just starting to assemble the neck to the body via a mortise & tenon joint on my guitar build & I need some means of determining high points in the joint. Online info seems to use "chalk" for this purpose but it seems to me that since t...
- Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:48 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Member Introduction
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5403
Re: New Member Introduction
Welcome Daniel! Look forward to seeing your builds. I also must admit, that I have been slack with contributed to the forum lately. Thanks for the prompt
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:12 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6995
- Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:24 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 16" Archtop
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10151
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:40 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Sitka & blackwood OM 14fret falcate
- Replies: 22
- Views: 26463
Re: Sitka & blackwood OM 14fret falcate
I have a couple of questions about the pinless bridge. First is the bridge laminated with CF? Secondly, is there any additional securing of the bridge to the plate beyond the glue (what glue?)? Hi Bernie, no the bridge doesn't have CF, it is a nice light piece of blackwood that I ebonized with stee...
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Torrefied Tonewood
- Replies: 24
- Views: 56879
Re: Torrefied Tonewood
I've got a couple of sequentially cut torrified, non torrified SBs waiting for me to test out. If only I had more time in my days
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:02 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hi from new member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5175
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:59 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: My third guitar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7873
Re: My third guitar
Well done David. I do like a clean-looking fretboard without fret markers. What is your finish?
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:36 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tonewood in Alaska?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8653
Re: Tonewood in Alaska?
I'm heading to Alaska for work. Does anyone know of some reputable tonewood suppliers up that way? I might be able to bring back a small package of top sets for my future humble building efforts. Ohhhh travel. How exotic! I would love to go to Prince Whales Is and met Brent and his crew and see the...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:32 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New member introduction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11249
Re: New member introduction
Welcome, Matt. Look forward to seeing some of your builds in the future
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:43 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Finally finished my 1st
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5364
Re: Finally finished my 1st
Congratulations Joel! Looks great! So glad to see it all finished
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:06 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Vacuum clamping bridges
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15730
Re: Vacuum clamping bridges
We use a venturi valve with an air compressor at the BNE school, the air compressor is in another room but the valve still hisses. I cannot imagine going back to clamps. Mind you, bridge glue-up is with HHG and we only clamp for an hour and then not strung up for at least 24 hours. How long are you ...
- Mon May 31, 2021 11:05 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Instrument weight
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5727
Re: Instrument weight
Agree with Steve, not a second thought for acoustics only for eletrics
- Fri May 21, 2021 8:27 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: O size Englemann and Sassafras
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8917
Re: O size Englemann and Sassafras
That explains that. Thanks
- Thu May 06, 2021 8:57 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: recommendation for hard shellac alternative?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8322
Re: recommendation for hard shellac alternative?
Also, you could try Royal-lac, pretty much the same thing
- Thu May 06, 2021 8:36 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: recommendation for hard shellac alternative?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8322
Re: recommendation for hard shellac alternative?
:) you remember the part of me being from Germany? The phone call is a bit expensive if I´m not using something like Whatsapp. But otherwise you´re right it would be very valuable knowledge to aquire International calls must be different in Germany. Most telcoms here offer copious amounts of free i...
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:41 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Red gum
- Replies: 28
- Views: 31184
Re: Red gum
I look forward to building with my red gum set with that review. Actually, I was anyway just because of the figure and colour. Now more so
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Pore filling methods question (non-epoxy preferred)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14347
Re: Pore filling methods question (non-epoxy preferred)
I do find aqua coat takes a few coats and I usually do a shellac seal coat in between aqua coats. But I like the non-toxic nature, no fumes and how quick it sets, about 30mins. I find you really need to push across the grain, if you go with the grain, you pull it out. I normally use a wadded cloth t...
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:22 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Guitar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7111
Re: Guitar
I have to agree with Peter, the restrained aesthetic really draws your eye to all the lovely curves on it.
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Finger pressure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5713
Re: Finger pressure
Well, I don’t know how valid this experimental method is - but I just got a digital kitchen scale and held it like a guitar neck, and pressed down with a finger of my left hand about the same amount that I would to fret a note, and did it about a dozen times, and the pressure consistently registere...