Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Never tried PVC cement. My money's on wax. Seal the end grain and an inch or so up. No splits yet.
J

Holy crap! I was reading some news and came across this...
I believe this was Saturday's storm.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrlD22Hw ... r_embedded[/youtube]

LOL. Alcohol & elbow grease with a touch of olive oil. Pretty much as non-toxic a finish as you can find. Little slower than nitro, but it really brings out the warmth and color of the wood. Cost you around $20 to get it going. The key is to prep the instrument well prior to finishing. Put on some g...

While I have never met him or read his recent books I have followed Mr Somogyi's career for a good many years, I can say this about him; his ideas seem to be based on sound, practical, and hard won experience. I plan on purchasing his books when I can. On a side note, thanks Nick for posting the lin...

Paul that looks like something out of a Sci-Fi movie. Such an erie red/orange glow. I agree, stay inside as much as possible. I think I would wear a dust mask when outside. I've seen the sun blocked out by smoke from forest fires, but not to that degree. That's a lot of dust!
J

Really nice. Good looking stuff there. I don't know anything about that type of wood, but if it keeps any of that color... WOW!
One question, do you re-saw before it seasons a bit?
J

Thx Paul, very nice tutorial. I was never happy with my attempts at this type of rosette. This will be a great help to me.
J

And I always thought it was my great smile.....


Sorry had to see that pic one more time...
J

Always one looking for a bargain,,, Over the past couple days I have been in the binding mode. Turning this: http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/244_Binding_one_1.jpg Into this: http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/244_Binding_two_1.jpg I bought the 1 1/2 X 3/4 maple @ Lowe's for $6.00. (decent figur...

duh, the links for the pdfs...
Male: http://www.connor.net.au/malejig.pdf
Female: http://www.connor.net.au/femalejig.pdf

Bob was kind enough to upload the pdf's onto the server. Basically print out full size (no scaling) onto 8.5 X 11 letter size sheet and glue onto sheet stock (I use 3/8") and cut away. Next I add a fence at 90 deg for the female and 91.5 deg on the male. For the male I just joint (rip on saw would w...

I'm with Nick; even a simple rosette is worth it. Maybe pre-make a rosette and inlay it? I think segments allow a bit more latitude in the joinery as opposed to lines like BWBWB.
J

Excellent thread Kim and special thanks for documenting it. It was great fun following it. And you got a cool guitar on top of it.

Sweet stuff Hesh. Clean, tidy, and gorgeous.
That is very high quality stuff by anyone's standards. Thank you for sharing.
J

Being a sufferer of WAS for the past 25 years all I can say is the only cure/relief is: GET MORE WOOD! That and spending time in rehab (aka re-sawing)
May the dust be on you.
J

Golden Eagle?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Eagle
That was my first thought but seems a bit too far east....
Its a big boy none the less
J

That is just wrong, oh, so terribly wrong....

touche'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hkIN38qnY

Very nice tail pieces! Did you sand cast them or ???

wow nice round neck there. Threw me off will the single dot @ 12 fret.
Clean, tidy, and ready to play.
G'job

Seriously, with regards to the "banjo heritics" here :P Depending on the level & type of banjo you want to build there is a lot of stuff out there. From what I understand it is the only stringed instrument originated in the US, I've seen them built with tin cans and even cigar boxes which I would ve...

J.F. Custom wrote:Hi Martin,

I think you'll find those dimensions a bit small for that banjo you're building
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OMG lutes are medieval banjos !!!!

Very nice Lillian.
I am a big fan of Mahogany.
I agree with the binding choice. While I like walnut, RW "just looks classy" and it resists dings a bit better too.
Hesh is drooling with envy....

Not to beat a dead horse (no pun) but if you have 90 minutes I'd recommend this:

http://www.hulu.com/stand_alone/b2a9b00 ... _13944_212

Just came across this tonight and watched it with the wife. Pretty amazing story.
J

That's a pretty cool solution to adding heft to a bolt on neck. Any idea what the weight of the added CF & wood brace was?
Well done to say the least!
J

Happy Birthday Bob and may you have many, many more to come.
53, I am pretty sure that gets you and "old farts" club card (pauses and looks at my own to confirm) Yup, sure does.