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- Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Goncalo Alves Side Bending
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10657
Dennis We started bending at 150C (probably 5-6 minutes) and it was wrapped in foil and craft paper, plus a few days with Supersoft on it. It didn't even feel as though it was going to become pliable with the heat. This wood has had about 30 years drying and killed a number of bandsaw blades resawin...
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:09 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The humble Tasmanian Oak
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15746
Nothing humble about Tassie Oak Matt. I've seen it mentioned in a couple of forums as being totally unsuitable for instrument building due to instability and cracking. Which is a load of bollox. We've got a guitar set that we're very keen to build with. How do think Tas Oak/Vic Ash would be received...
- Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:25 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Top bracing, let's see em
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12121
Here's a pic of the top from that Myrtle OM we just finished. Apologies for the out of focus pic but it's the only one I've got of this guitar. The top of this is quite thin, 2.2mm, but it was a very stiff Engelmann top. We left the braces a bit heftier than we normally do and because the top was so...
- Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Blackbean or Sassafrass Anyone?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20331
Hi Alan I've just started putting together a little 0 model parlor type guitar from sassafras so I don't know what it's going to turn out like either. It's a little harder than Mahogany but still reasonably soft for a hardwood so I'm with you in thinking (hoping) that it'll have a warm sound with ni...
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:09 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Tutorial - Fitting Bridges
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16320
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:44 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: My Heshtone
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14590
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:45 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Show Us Your Joint
- Replies: 51
- Views: 49387
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Gee that's a big guitar
- Replies: 108
- Views: 91478
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 12 string finished
- Replies: 48
- Views: 49419
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:13 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Show Us Your Joint
- Replies: 51
- Views: 49387
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 12 string finished
- Replies: 48
- Views: 49419
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:49 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: CSIRO - Australian Timber - Luthier Survey
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6398
CSIRO - Australian Timber - Luthier Survey
Attention all Makers of Stringed Instruments! Andrew Morrow of CSIRO in Melb is currently working on a Funded Project with Maton Guitars to manufacture & test Australian Timbers in the use of making Guitars. Maton are being used from the manufacturing stand point of consistent (CNC Machine) manufact...
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:01 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Cane Toads
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3600
Cane Toads
Here's a little animated movie about Cane Toads.
It's about 30Mb if you are on dial up.
Right click and "save as"
This won some awards a few years back
http://www.connor.net.au/canetoad.avi
Bob
It's about 30Mb if you are on dial up.
Right click and "save as"
This won some awards a few years back
http://www.connor.net.au/canetoad.avi
Bob
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:08 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: My new 12 fret 000 - in the white
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17442
Thirsty work that pool cleaning stuff Paul. Hope Le Fridge is stocked. I'm with you on the local timbers. The only thing that we haven't got here is a choice of top woods other than King Billy, or Bunya. I'm not sold on the Bunya and the King Billy, as you know, is quite difficult to come by these d...
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:58 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Progress on my SJ-walnut/lutz
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22516
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:54 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Goncalo Alves Side Bending
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10657
Goncalo Alves Side Bending
Dave and I bent some sides yesterday out of Goncalo Alves. This would have to be the toughest wood we've encountered. We soaked it in Supersoft but this had no effect on it at all. Winding down the waist in the bender you could feel it fighting all the way and this was on an O model so no tight wais...
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: My new 12 fret 000 - in the white
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17442
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:43 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Just Dropped In!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13992
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The Brazilian
- Replies: 36
- Views: 39198
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:39 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: I gotta try and make something a bit more conventional......
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22837
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:08 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Dressing Frets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7710
Dressing Frets
I took some photos of the fret vise today so I'll start there. I bought this from Ebay which cost about $20 but I reckon you could knock one of these up in under 20 minutes. I use another mini clamp on the fret vise to keep the the fret secure. http://www.mcguitars.com.au/phpBB2/userpix/2_Walnut_002...
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:41 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: I'm Baaaaaack!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15386
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:23 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: I'd just like to say............
- Replies: 37
- Views: 36405
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:42 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: I'm Baaaaaack!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15386
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Bridge
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32081