Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Wow, that amp is classy, or should that be Class A? Very nice indeed.

Indeed WA is spoilt for quality wood. Tim Spittle of Australian Tonewoods is only a few K's out from Perth's CBD in Bassendean. Like most tonewood dealers it's always better to give him a call to find out what is current, but the website usually has something to stir the blood all the same and prov...

DaveW wrote:Damn
I even saw quarter sawn timber ??
hard to find that in WA

Hard to find anything in Perth; pine or treated pine sir? LOL

Sorry, can't help you but thought I'd just say that I hope you do a thread of this build. I'd love to see how you go about it.

It's a cactus?

Great job, I love it. Well worth the effort.

Great work, that old Flamingo has scrubbed up really well.

I've only done it once, on a Thinline Tele. I shaped the plastic with a heat gun and every time I got one end right I worked on the other end only to see the first end straighten itself out again. It was a fight to the death but I won eventually and I'm pleased with it. I'll use timber binding next ...

Looks good. Where did you get the rubber tips from? Bunnings?

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I hope to start my first archtop later this year so I find your excellent work inspiring and very helpful.

Thanks for posting Auscab. A few folk, including myself, have asked for more info/contact details but so far, no response.
They are a new member and might still be trying to find their way around the forum?

Hey Frenchy, I can see a shiney new Veritas block plane. Carbatec?

Beautiful, can I have it?

I'm still trying to get my head around "new whizz bang server"; will I be able to buy one from Officeworks?

I also understand Shellite to be Naptha. I use it immediately prior to all lacquer coats after any light sanding just to make sure everything is clean.

Hi Nigel, it depends what you're looking for. When I built a couple of Les Pauls I followed 2 blogs; "Luthier Than Thou" and "The Accidental Luthier". I just googled Les Paul build and found those 2 very helpful blogs. Saved me a lot of mistakes (although I did plenty of my own) and general research...

Just been on the Lee Valley site and noticed they are supplying thicker Veritas cap-irons and also blades (O1 and A2) to suit Stanley and Record planes.

Hi Guys, does anyone use the Veritas Palm Planes and how do they compare to the Ibex Finger planes. Also are there other alternatives to those two brands to be considered? Sorry Frenchy I don't mean to divert the thread at all, but it was kind of timely that you asked a "plane" type question. Thank...

Bonjour Seb, welcome to the forum. I don't have Lie Nielsen planes or catalogue so can't comment on them. I do have a number of planes, collected over many years including #4 Stanley smoothing, #5 1/2 Stanley Jack, #7 Record Jointing and various little planes of all shapes and sizes. One of my stand...

Fantastic! I'm truly stunned and inspired by the quality of the craftsmanship displayed. Any more pics.......pleeeease?

This is also on my 'want list'. I'll be following with great interest.

I'm currently building my first acoustic, an OM, and I'm using the Jonathan Kinkead book, "Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar". I have quite a few books including the Cumpiano one but I find the Kinkead easy to follow. Sounds like I'm nearly at the same stage as you. I closed the box yesterday, so it's ...

Bunnings, in WA anyway, are discontinuing their stock of CraftMaster (NZ) router bits and are selling a new range, Diablo, made in Italy. I picked up 5 of the old range for $10 each which is got to be a bargain. I noticed they were discounted to $20 a few weeks ago. Anyway, I thought I'd let you kno...

I wouldn't part with my big old Guild D55. But I don't play it much either. I too prefer smaller acoustics.

kiwigeo wrote:Handy also if you want to try a DIY root canal

And nearly $2 grand cheaper too!