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charangohabsburg wrote:Is the bridge also silky oak? I like how it looks, and I also find the black saddle and nut (ebony?) very elegant.

The bridge is silky.
The nut is black "tusq"

Well finally got Model #2 finished. Basically an OM sized acoustic. Again I've used recycled Silky Oak for the back, sides and neck. The top is Indian devil tree ( Alstonia Scholaris ), which was knocked down in a a storm earlier in the year. It is native to Australia. Its air dried density is 385kg...

The unbound florentine cutaway mitre was achieved by stacking both the side and cutaway pieces on a shooting board ( as you would do plate joining ) I used a block plane which I had set on the correct angle to suit . (This was done prior to bending of course ) This picture taken prior to binding an...

Looks awesome Jay!! Love the Koa
What have you used to get your fretlines??

I wouldnt mind those profiles myself if you can spare them Bob

Cheers

Loving that Harp Guitar Daniel.
You'll have to keep the forum up to date with your progress.

Could you give me the definition of "COMTEMPORARY"??

Check out --> http://www.thomaslloydguitars.com.au/index.php

This is from the Maton Guitar Website http://www.maton.com.au : Bunya Bunya ( araucaria bidwilli ) The Bunya Feast was a regular gathering of indigenous people from around the Bunya Mountains in Southern Queensland. They would gather to feast on the ripe nuts from the Bunya tree and to sing, dance a...

My buffer is a Snap-On one, but there are cheaper options out there. You do need a compressor of reasonable size though to run these things so if you don't have one then this becomes an expensive option if only using it to set up for buffing. Allen This sounds like an interesting option. I've looke...

My buffer is a Snap-On one, but there are cheaper options out there. You do need a compressor of reasonable size though to run these things so if you don't have one then this becomes an expensive option if only using it to set up for buffing. Allen This sounds like an interesting option. I've looke...

Nice looking guitars mate!!

Thanks for the feedback guys
FYI #2 has started already pics on the way soon.

CHEERS

Well pretty much finished (I think!). Some problems and mistakes that I'll 'fess up to at a later date... :) But for now some pics. http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww177/tim_buk2/Guitar%201/IMG_0163.jpg http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww177/tim_buk2/Guitar%201/IMG_0169.jpg http://i717.photobuc...

Nice looking Dread...

I use the Stewmac base too, although I use it with the Foredom style setup. Just out of interest... Did you get the Foredom from Stewmac as well or were you able to source it locally? Cheers Michael. The handpiece is Foredom, custom modified (threaded) by and sourced through stewmac to fit their ro...

J.F. Custom wrote:I use the Stewmac base too, although I use it with the Foredom style setup.

Just out of interest... Did you get the Foredom from Stewmac as well or were you able to source it locally?

Cheers
Michael.

Some progress on the neck.
Spent a lot of time sharpening spoke shaves etc... But ended up doing most of it with files. I thought the "feel" was better.

You can see that I've also built my Neck Joint Routing Jig.

Love the Wando and the Gum Burl !!
Great work.

BTW. What's the finish?

Sounds exciting!!

I've got a plan that Christophe Grellier used to have on his website.
Happy to email it to you if you want to check it out. There is a pdf with a file size ~260kb and a dxf ~2.5Mb.
They are pretty basic though

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys...
Certainly been a lotta fun so far & not too much cussin'

Kim wrote:Well done mate..

Would be good if you could include a name in your signature so we know who we are responding to.

Cheers

Kim

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Looking great!!!

This has been posted elsewhere so apologies to people who have already seen these pics, but... I thought maybe this is the best forum to problem solve errors etc. I finally got my shed built... It took nearly a year and involved doing a Owner Builders Course etc. But learnt a lot in the process and ...