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- Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What price a good blade?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7423
Re: What price a good blade?
I've bought a few Veritas tools over the last few years and am well pleased with them. I've got that block plane too and use it a lot. Never tried planing ali though, except with my Makita (blades easily replaced).
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Binding tape ruining my top
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18327
Re: Binding tape ruining my top
I'm on my first proper acoustic at the moment (the others were resos) and I just used shellac around my soundhole rosette today. Never thought of using it around the bindings, but will do. I use a heat gun to gently warm the tape and pull it off at 45 deg as Woodrat suggests. Would it be possible, o...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:57 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 40th birthday surprises...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16786
Re: 40th birthday surprises...
Happy birthday. You guys have got class; fantastic pressies.
So that's the Lion Of Judah on bass in your avatar?
So that's the Lion Of Judah on bass in your avatar?
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:07 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: fretboard attachement
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7444
Re: fretboard attachement
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaat ideaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa; and it's my birthday soooooooooooooooooooon!kiwigeo wrote:Geeeeeeeeeet the boooooooooooks
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:25 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: fretboard attachement
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7444
Re: fretboard attachement
That's so neat; I think I'll give it a go. Thanks for sharing.trevtheshed wrote:Use a double MT like this. No CNC required.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Finish repair problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6587
Re: Finish repair problem
But is it the same Ferrari every day?Allen wrote:
I would be treating it exactly like it was a Ferrari that was in to get the dings and chips repaired. I do that every day of the week, so it's old hat.
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:10 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What would be your pic out of these two Rimu backs? A or B
- Replies: 25
- Views: 24119
- Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Luthier Tips du Jour mailbag video - fret ends
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5020
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:18 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: newcomer and bunnings guitar
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19052
Re: newcomer and bunnings guitar
You'd be pushed to find decent jarrah at Bunnings, even in Perth, nowadays. They used to mill most of it years ago!jeffhigh wrote:
A few years ago I could walk into bunnings at Kotara and buy Jarrah......
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Western Red Cedar for bracings?
- Replies: 19
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Re: Western Red Cedar for bracings?
Hahaha, Tod you really are a laugh! I did get some Am cherry out of the skip a few years ago which I've used for a neck. I was doing some shop-fitting at the time and we were re-fitting a Maccas. Got enough for a few more necks. I'm mostly involved in home renos in the older Perth suburbs. Eyes now ...
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Ideas?: Executing the side stripe on this Martin & Coupa
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16163
Re: Ideas?: Executing the side stripe on this Martin & Coupa
This is all assuming that the sides have to be made from solid; would it not be simpler to make a male/female mould and build the ribs from (2 or 3) veneers, inlaying the stripe between the external veneers as you go? The 3 external pieces can be held in place with veneer tape. I've built a few reso...
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:05 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Western Red Cedar for bracings?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20909
Re: Western Red Cedar for bracings?
Thanks for your input. I am making two similar OM's but have only enough spruce on hand to brace one and I have heaps of WRC so I thought.....hey maybe???? I'll go for the spruce then, I know where I can get a bit in Perth. And perhaps I'll venture into the realms of carbon fibre/cedar composites at...
- Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:23 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Western Red Cedar for bracings?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20909
Western Red Cedar for bracings?
Hi, has anyone tried WCR for guitar bracings? What are your thoughts and experiences?
I have enough spruce for one guitar but now I'm considering building two together and I have plenty of WRC that I may use if it's OK. Thanks for any advice.
I have enough spruce for one guitar but now I'm considering building two together and I have plenty of WRC that I may use if it's OK. Thanks for any advice.
- Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sheoak guitar soundboard?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7699
Re: Sheoak guitar soundboard?
Thankyou gentlemen for your swift and excellent advice. Kim, so it was you who nearly got my van with that stubbie!!! If you'd emptied it first you might have got the mill LOL. I worked at the Jarrahdale mill a few years ago doing restoration stuff (indirectly)for the Heritage Council and noticed th...
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:07 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sheoak guitar soundboard?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7699
Sheoak guitar soundboard?
I'm about to build an OM style of flat-top acoustic guitar and got some good sheoak (about 5 or 6mm thick) from a mill just south of Perth which I intended to use for the back and sides. However, when I mentioned to the mill operator that I would use spruce for the top he asked why not use sheoak to...
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:25 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Malaysia Spring
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11641
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Stiff Grover Machine head
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11414
Re: Stiff Grover Machine head
Ah, she's stuffed, mate. Best you just send that old D28 over to me! No, but seriously, as I understand it Grovers offer a 'Lifetime' warranty on their tuners. At least they do nowadays. Maybe you can contact them and find out? You might get a free replacement. They look like Rotomatics to me.
Cheers.
Cheers.
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:07 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: The Celtic Beauty - The epic journey
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17369
Re: The Celtic Beauty - The epic journey
Just come across your posting. I really love that guitar! And the build story. I think with your "Never-Give-Up" attitude you should be granted Honorary Australian citizenship! And since I'm originally Scottish I should have a "Celtic Beauty" too. Or would it be easier if I just married your friend?...
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weld On 16 ..... alternatives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9797
Re: Weld On 16 ..... alternatives?
Thought I'd provide an update on my plastic bindings adventure........ I got a tube of Pacific Balsa C23 glue ($4.25) from Stanbridges model shop in Perth the other day and it seems to be working OK. I glued most of the binding on the Les Paul from the top of the neck round to the horn then I heated...
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:19 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weld On 16 ..... alternatives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9797
Re: Weld On 16 ..... alternatives?
Thankyou gentlemen, for the welcome and advice. I believe I've now included my signature. Jim, my parents actually christened me "Fantastic" after my father, Fantastic Mr Fox. However, as it's a hard name to live up to, especially in the "Nano-Shed" (my workshop is so small it's best described on th...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weld On 16 ..... alternatives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9797
Weld On 16 ..... alternatives?
I had part of a tube of Weld On 16 in the fridge since my last LP build, about 4 months ago; went to glue the plastic fingerboard bindings on this arvo (new LP project) but the glue's turned to gel. Not easy to get this stuff in Perth. The last time I tried Mulford Plastics but they want a minimum o...