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Jaw dropping work Rob!!

I know you are making to a market Peter but I like the pajama stripes.

Its pretty much exactly what Steve Winwood was playing a few weeks ago,

There is a case to be made that Angry never actually qualified as a musician.

TruOil is generally used on its own Paul. Ive done numbers of guitars and mandolins with it and they are fine. You need to leave it for a week or so to reach full hardness but it is pretty resistant to wear. What is your top wood, spruce, cedar? If it is your playing style then maybe a pickguard is ...

From the UBeaut forum,

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f14/hondu ... le-140020/

Its a bit of a hike from North Ryde to any beach. You will learn about Sydney traffic 40mins would be a good run to the Northern beaches from North Ryde. IMO they are all much of a muchness. I prefer to get out of Sydney altogether.

Im with Martin, but then again I reckon Pat Metheney would make even one of my monstrosities sound good.

Dr Oud's book is a great resource. The Oud making videos Ive seen all seem to use his method which does not include a mould for the bowl.

http://www.droud.com/products.html

Ive just pinched this from the Cafe, for communal erudition


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Thanks Robbie, Ive used TruOil a number of times now. I reckon its a terrific option if you dont want to get into spraying.

I remember walking around Edmonton admiring the ice sculptures rugged up like the Michelan man shivering. Next to me, my Canadian friend in a flannel shirt, jeans and runners. The temperature was about 20F. Similarly I was in Karumba one July where it was 22C and the locals were carrying on like it ...

PM sent Alistair,

Heads up for the lute dudes,


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from the Mandolin Cafe forum http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showt ... d-analysis

Ive hung out in a few bars that move like that.

Seriously, that is uber cool!

Remember seeing him in the early 70's, I had a few albums as well. Great player, RIP.


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Now we need a sound clip of you doing some khoomei and strumming along my man. Speccy build Padma, I love your aesthetic sense.

Great link!, thx

Stradivarius was reputed to have produced 1000 instruments over his lifetime so its probably not that different to what his workshop must have been like. Still Im not sure I envy the hours it took to perfect that f hole cutting technique

Having worked in the edible oil industry I can tell you definitively that all oils go through the same filters, 10um from memory. If it is clear in the bottle its going to be the same as another clear oil in a bottle. Some peanut oils will shed remnant protein after big temperature variations. It is...

Great idea, I'll do mine in 400 grit

Well done Kim! Nice find, nice fix. It looks like it will serve you for years to come. Tools can be just as addictive as anything else,

I wish I could get wood like that....

Good on ya for giving up the ciggies Paul! As for the MacBook, Im jealous.

Well you've settled the discussion on who's is biggest...

I need to stay seated for a while Allen, spectacbluddyfabby mate!!