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by Steve.Toscano
Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Day 6

Blocks and sides glued. Headstocks, and more fretboards.

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by Steve.Toscano
Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

That looks completely awesome - and exhausting. The quality of work that I can see there is fantastic, and it must be really inspiring for the five of them to be there working together (as well as for you, Steve). Thanks Mark, it certainly is all the above. How is the humidity - down the road from ...
by Steve.Toscano
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Day 5

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More brace shapeing. Cutting mortice and tenon neck joints. Carving heels. Headstock shapeing.
Plus - it was Friday so.... pizzas were eaten and beers were consumed (post machinery/tool use).

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by Steve.Toscano
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:27 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Day 4


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Brace shapeing (top and back). Laying down Carbon fibre tow.

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by Steve.Toscano
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:16 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Day 3, January 5th 2022

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Fitting and glueing down top braces, joining backs, thicknessing backs and sides, side bending. Misc - starting on bridges, fretboards, headstock veneers etc... Plus: theory discussions and plenty of banter.

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by Steve.Toscano
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Intensive course 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Day 2, 4th January 2022

More brace making, soundboard thicknessing (hand plane), neck glueups.
by Steve.Toscano
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:57 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Re: Sydney Guitar Making Intensive course 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Day 1, 3rd January 2022

Cut out plan, make and glue in rosettes, start making braces.

The orders stuffs up
by Steve.Toscano
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:55 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy
Replies: 30
Views: 31076

Sydney Guitar Making Course - Intensive, Jan 2022 photo journal - very photo heavy

Hey all. Thought I'd give a look into my intensive guitar making course running from my Sydney workshop. This course started on Jan 3rd and runs for 15 days Mon - fri / 3 weeks. Its a crazy 15 days - for me and the students. I take a well needed weeks holiday at the end of each of these courses. I r...
by Steve.Toscano
Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:44 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Raspberry jam wood
Replies: 1
Views: 2202

Re: Raspberry jam wood

One of my staff recently used it as fingerboard on a personal build. Worked really well. Great smell :)
by Steve.Toscano
Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:15 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Neck Taper
Replies: 16
Views: 22952

Re: Neck Taper

benldwyer wrote:
Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:09 am
Hi All,
Simple question, but I'm interested in different methods people are using to taper the neck prior to shaping, I'm not happy with how I'm currently doing it...
Cheers,
Ben
A spokeshave. :D
by Steve.Toscano
Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
Topic: Puzzled re adding mass etc…
Replies: 5
Views: 16639

Re: Puzzled re adding mass etc…

Firstly.
How does the guitar sound? Is there something wrong (acoustically) with it? Why do you want to move the top freq?
If you havent strung up, do that first.
by Steve.Toscano
Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: US Postal Service
Replies: 9
Views: 6622

Re: US Postal Service

Weird. I'm still receiving stuff through USPS. Taking around 4 weeks.
by Steve.Toscano
Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:52 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Chisel set
Replies: 12
Views: 12687

Re: Chisel set

Food for thought..... When i started my hobby of guitar building i went out and bought a bunch of the chinese made handtools mainly being chisels and planes: luban, woodriver, and other no name stuff etc. Many years on i have none of these tools left, with the exception of 1 plane (a woodriver thats...
by Steve.Toscano
Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:57 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Growing Dalbergia Latifolia, East Indian Rosewood
Replies: 4
Views: 12124

Re: Growing Dalbergia Latifolia, East Indian Rosewood

Great initiative.....
Let me know in about 40yrs when i can buy some wood from you :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Steve.Toscano
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:01 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Robert Shine's Hard Shellac
Replies: 4
Views: 4454

Re: Robert Shine's Hard Shellac

sebastiaan56 wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:39 pm
I just ordered off Restorers in Gosford. Post is pretty ordinary at the moment so we will see how long it takes. They sell hardening additive as well.
Mike @ Restorers Choice is a great bloke. Been buying from him for years (helps that his shop is around the corner from my house) :)
by Steve.Toscano
Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:19 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Some Concert ukes I just finished
Replies: 6
Views: 6152

Re: Some Concert ukes I just finished

They are beautiful Paul, well done.
by Steve.Toscano
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Video tutes
Replies: 5
Views: 5914

Re: Video tutes

Thanks guys. Hi Steve, I would like to suggest: How to guarantee that the bridge is square across the soundboard; and Calculating nut to saddle distance. I find that a bit confusing (Including Ukuleles). (It's that - adding a bit extra to the lower half that's puzzling). Thank you - Cheers - PH I th...
by Steve.Toscano
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Video tutes
Replies: 5
Views: 5914

Video tutes

Hey ANZLF'ers. I've recently purchased myself a new fang dangle video camera and am starting to record some tutes and tips stuff to chuck up on youtube. Is there anything you guys want me to cover? SOmething you might be struggling with? Something you want to look at another way of going about? No g...
by Steve.Toscano
Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:03 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Bending Torrified Maple
Replies: 3
Views: 4827

Re: Bending Torrified Maple

Hi Andrew.
It doesnt bend at all, well the set we attempted certainly wouldnt.
I had a student buy a uke set to test it out. With every bending method known to man we tryed to bend the sides, CRACK!
by Steve.Toscano
Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:49 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Australian Red Cedar
Replies: 7
Views: 5398

Re: Australian Red Cedar

Toona Ciliata. Love the stuff for necks. I use it for necks on about 75% of the guitars i make. From time to time I also used it for back braces and tentelones when im going for a super lightweight flamenco blanca. Super stiff. Super light. Super stable. Carves well, although some pieces can be very...
by Steve.Toscano
Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:50 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falcate - without CF or epoxy
Replies: 2
Views: 3432

Re: Falcate - without CF or epoxy

Anyone built a falcate braced guitar without the carbon fiber or epoxy? If so, how did it go? Ive had students do without CF/epoxy underneath (only on top) and they have turned out fine. I ask because; 1. a well executed titebond joint is stronger than the surrounding timber, so is stronger glue ev...
by Steve.Toscano
Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Torrefied Tonewood
Replies: 24
Views: 27268

Re: Torrefied Tonewood

Having made about 50 or 60 or so instruments with torrefied sitka, I can tell you that it isn't stiffer having been through the torrification process. For the work I do, I find regular sitka too heavy and too stiff. So I don't use it. Baking the wood in an oxygen free oven (torrification) makes the...
by Steve.Toscano
Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:23 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Glue not sticking
Replies: 10
Views: 6721

Re: Glue not sticking

I'm no expert on glues, could be way off and happy to be proven wrong here. I believe titebond original soaks a tiny amount into the surfaces of the 2 mateing pieces of wood, while protein glues (Hide glue etc) sits as a layer between the 2 surfaces. In which case titebond will/should provide a bet...
by Steve.Toscano
Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Torrefied Tonewood
Replies: 24
Views: 27268

Re: Torrefied Tonewood

Ive had a few students source their own torrefied woods to use at my school - mostly soundboards.
Honestly, I haven't found there to be any tone advantages in the instruments made with these timbers.
So in my opinion, unless you like the aesthetics of, then dont bother.
by Steve.Toscano
Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:52 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Glue not sticking
Replies: 10
Views: 6721

Re: Glue not sticking

yep the oils in huon pine can be a real problem.
When i've worked with it i cleaned the surface with acetone 10mins prior to glueing.