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You are a classy man with fixes taff...love that logo on the headstock

Egg Whites... I legitimately thought that was a joke...but i stand corrected.

Thanks Allen, i may have to just admit defeat and figure out how to make a nice Nitro Finish

Lil...I knew i should have left a few eggs out of my morning 24 egg shake...damn

I understand some of the above mentioned ideas may not work as i have very little experience in finishing...

For example i understand that some plastic/ resins may reject being on top of an oil base/ shellac base..

Can anyone suggest a clear grain/pore filler that will not get in the way of a Scandanavian oil that i plan to oil a guitar with once the grain has been filled? My plan is to oil the solid body guitar, then cover it with an even layer of white shellac...Then use something similar to a Nitrocellulose...

It's my bias as a printmaker haha

Have you considered making a stamp rather than using computers? I've always liked the idea of doing it the old school "Printmaking" way and printing it with thick, viscous ink from a can by making stamps/ doing a wood cut/ Lino Cut/ or Using typeset stamps. For Melbournians there is a fairly nice ar...

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Hey guys i got some solid bodies joined recently as the guy only wanted 25 bucks. While most of the bodies were fine there was one that had a really shoddy join down the centre join line of the drop top. The glue is very noticeable from close up but with the new skunk stripe it should be much crispe...

The Trade Assistant/ Lackey alternative...But have to make the cage to specs...damn

Hey guys i picked up a tasty Belt Sander Disk Sander combo with a busted (burnt out) motor today for the cheeky price of $0.00...Has anyone ever looked into motor reconditioning for their damaged or busted machinery (that is assuming that their machinery has broken down)? Or even just replacing moto...

Cheers, that is really helpful. Yeah my technician seems to know his stuff on electrics but got all freaked out and worried when i pulled out the acoustic...haha. This was just a preliminary thing to get onto a few good sources that you guys have found useful in your building. I will check out the t...

How is the bracing holding up Rod?

2nd bigfoot sighting...dayummmm

Hey Guys, been too busy working to get anything much in the way of making done in the past few months/ weeks. I had got an idea to make an acoustic based off my mum's old Suzuki...never made an acoustic before... daunting indeed (I apologise in advance for the noobie questions) 1. What is a good met...

this was from ages ago...maybe something recovered from the crash/ attack...

Nice program Jeff...simple

Cheers,
Stu

So i had a brainwave today and thought that it would be a good idea to get an Archtop mold made professionally as i don't have ready access to Bandsaws. APT Laser Cutting in West Heidelberg said they would do the cutting (minus material costs) for $60-100 then all i would have to do is glue three or...

Hi guys if anyone is ordering some Archtop tops fairly soon could you post below if your are interested: I am looking to split/ share an order of some tops...i am sure we could reach a mutually beneficial arrangement where i could pay some shipping costs making it cheaper for the "importer" -Prefera...

I have a one of these: Makita 3216C http://www.exetertoolshop.co.uk/images/catalog/3612Cx_large.jpg They are great once you get use to the weight of the thing (by no means the heaviest of routers though). It has a slow start feature that doesn't twist or break your fore arms when you start it. Speed...

Hmmm...the tail of that "chopper" says Ovation...Coincidence? I think not!...

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What is the weirdest material you guys have seen an acoustic guitar/double bass made from? I mean there are electric guitars made from aluminium, acrylic, fibreglass. Surely someone out in the wide web has made one from a strange substance. See through plastic double bass? Yay? Nay? http://e-blogs.w...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on:Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:46 am " Hey guys I'm at the business end of an Electric Bass and know essentially zilch about wiring and soldering. However i am giving it a go and went ou...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on:"Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:18 am" " I have recently acquired some Huon Pine at great expense...Has anyone in the forums had experience with the use of this timber/ wood as a tone w...