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- Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Stew Mac shipping - warning
- Replies: 26
- Views: 28854
Re: Stew Mac shipping - warning
Unusual, they have always shipped dhl for me. I placed an order last friday and it went dhl as well, typically i place the order on friday and its delivered tuesday/wednesday the following week. They have three shipping options, typically, i always select the one that requires you to tick the box in...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:52 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: How to Reset Acoustic Neck
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8900
How to Reset Acoustic Neck
Few and far between nowadays on my tutes, i think the energy for photographing and collating everything is finally peetering out
How to reset the angle of an Acoustic style neck
http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Neck_Resetting.html
Steve
How to reset the angle of an Acoustic style neck
http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Neck_Resetting.html
Steve
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:21 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Replacing an acoustic back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8042
Re: Replacing an acoustic back
Pretty sure if the whole website "How To" was converted into a repair book and sold through someone like stewmac, it would work well, might even achieve a little fame in my corner of the world.
Steve
Steve
- Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:59 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Replacing an acoustic back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8042
Re: Replacing an acoustic back
Thanks, have been deliberately slowing down the repairs and associated tutes, have plenty of photos of jobs, just time to sit down and type something up amongst other stuff
Steve
Steve
- Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:13 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Replacing an acoustic back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8042
Replacing an acoustic back
I dont really do many tutes these days, just trying hardest to keep up with crazy repairs.
A tute
http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Acoustic_Back_Replace.html
Example of some of the crazy repairs
Steve
A tute
http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Acoustic_Back_Replace.html
Example of some of the crazy repairs
Steve
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:17 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Some tutes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4846
Some tutes
Been a while, had some heart problems, too much work, and days became weeks and weeks have become months. Some tutes for those momments of boredom you may find How I bend sides http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Acoustic_Side_Manufacture.html How to replace a veneer top http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Replace_...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:43 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Question re strength of different mahoganys
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18885
Re: Question re strength of different mahoganys
Allan shipped me a piece of his African Mahogany which he has for sale in the sale section. Its good stuff and double the weight of anything I have here. Mahogany density and strength is very related On the left one of these blocks of wood weighs in at 186grams for a machined headstock, On the right...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
The old saying , from humble beginnings comes greatness, that and a heck of a lot of hard work
Steve
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:57 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
Your shop almost looks like a catalog advertisement in sears for hunting cabins.
That is smashingly good looking
Steve
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trev’s Falcate Bracing to Taylor’s New V brace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6164
Re: Trev’s Falcate Bracing to Taylor’s New V brace
Cole Clarke’s reverse v is a bit rough, I think it has a lot to do with using cnc to carve the tops up.
They too relief carve the border of the top.
They too relief carve the border of the top.
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trev’s Falcate Bracing to Taylor’s New V brace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6164
Trev’s Falcate Bracing to Taylor’s New V brace
Gee, they look awfully familiar. Whilst different they are not too different. Taylor’s reverse v appears to be based size wise around the sound port, where as trev’s curves in more and then arches out. One thing you have to give the company, attention to detail is always exemplary, artistic in its a...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:42 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
Wayne, no room for a lawn mower in there , squeezing it all in I can see, I couldn’t for the life of me spot the kitchen sink but
Steve
Steve
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 3:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
My eight dollar shooting board, possibly may even make a tute on making one.
Whilst some of these tutes are totally useless here, for a novice builder it’s possibly a good starting point.
Whilst some of these tutes are totally useless here, for a novice builder it’s possibly a good starting point.
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 3:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
Measuring and marking out tools on the very end, trying my best to maximise this space
Set of verniers
Small Set Square,
Three rulers, 1m, 300mm and 150mm
Tape measure
Drilled the back toolboard for two pencils adjacent to the second clamp down
Set of verniers
Small Set Square,
Three rulers, 1m, 300mm and 150mm
Tape measure
Drilled the back toolboard for two pencils adjacent to the second clamp down
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
And for giggles, of this bench came a tute for bending sides.
Clearly the resawing was done in my shop first
http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Acoustic_Si ... cture.html
Clearly the resawing was done in my shop first
http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Acoustic_Si ... cture.html
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:13 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
The first shelf above the bench turns out to be a bit of a pain in the backside (keeps getting in the way) so I removed it and turned it into a middle shelf, dropped some 9mm mdf onto the back for a toolboard I also fitted the first set of tools onto the bench, bending sides, so I have a electric pi...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:10 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
Filled the bottom with wood, this is going to be new storage area for acoustic guitar builds
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
First thing, was a Bunnings drop cloth to keep any work clean, yes I also have a second bench attached, but the goal is to fit everything onto this one workspace, from bending sides to shaping neck and so forth
Cut the drop cloth up and screwed it to the bench
Cut the drop cloth up and screwed it to the bench
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:06 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
Re: The compact workshop challenge
Purchased one of these benches as they are 2.7meters long and have overhead shelf, and fit into a garden shed
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:03 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The compact workshop challenge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 37239
The compact workshop challenge
When I use to teach acoustic guitar building, students would go away and I would touch base with them in following years to see how their future builds were going. The biggest comment I got back was not enough space at home to build a guitar, so I have set myself a personal challenge to make a workb...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Acacia dread build thread
- Replies: 133
- Views: 10797390
Re: Acacia dread build thread
I got to admit, I have a thing for Sapwood, I reckon guitars that have sapwood showing just look stunning. So that would be my choice of the pick purely for aesthetic reasons
Steve
Steve
- Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Acacia dread build thread
- Replies: 133
- Views: 10797390
Re: Acacia dread build thread
Looks like the acoustic bug has bitten you mate, cutaway always IMO!, to me it shows skill sets
On a side note, I have a commission of 5 for a local store who wants to run a closed box building course
Steve
On a side note, I have a commission of 5 for a local store who wants to run a closed box building course
Steve
- Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: RIP Gillian
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6727
- Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Help with a delaminating head needed.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 18985