Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I'm going to make one of those, sky's the limit with the design of the soundport the more I looked at your jig the more ideas came into my head

The inspiration here is unmeasureable! Thanks a heap

Finding bits at work is always good as so much it chucked out these days, example, currently I am thinking of building a work bench out of pine pallets made from 4"x2" and 4"x4" about 3' long (sorry 100mm x 50mm & 100mm x 100mm, x 900mm) as their only thrown out, theirs also cardboard tubes about 5...

Your comments on that drum sander would great, my 300mm belt sander might destroy a top if dare to use it for that, let us know if the Carba-Tech is a good sander. By the way that fence is a credit to you guys, so much of the equipment we buy today is made in China and the attention to accuracey is ...

Wow, different opions on Jarrah I wanted to use it because it's Australian no other reason, the Tasi blackwood I have has dark oily like stains and wouldn't make a good example for a guitar build, Last night I had a close look at the piano soundboard I have and decided it was not good enough for a t...

That's what I want to hear Matt, simple but effective home made tools I tend to make as much as possible it's much more satisifying than useing a piece of plastic card, roughly what size pipe & guage did you use and did you elongate the pipe.
Eric

My son-in-law want's to build an electric guitar for himself and asked me for guidence!!! I am quite capable in most woodwork projects but never atempted a musical instrument before. He is a well accomplished musician looking for that something different. What I have decided to do is build an acoust...