Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi Dominic, They are Crazy , I have The Highest Respect for Trevor, not only is he one of the Few inovators that is able to back up his claims with hard and fast data, Not hokus pockus and a don't question me Mentality, but his generosity of that knowledge is truly amazing , I have been Using his Id...

Hi Dominic,

Just to clarify I agree, and I see your point , the last bit was just a bit of fun!

Cheers,

Hi Dominic, I'm Not a Technical Person by Nature , But I'll put In Lamans terms and see if I get your point , at the Piont that the two Braces intersect at the X there is a halving joint , so at that Point the two braces become one, not just as a Joint , but also as the total width and thickness are...

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I love my little jet sander 10/20 , the best money I ever spent , My mate has the carbatec one , And I'm not so fussed on it , the feed belt is not as god , and I find the Jet a lot easier to adjust so you get even thickness across the width.

Cheers,

Hi Johnathon , Do yourself a Favour , go to the palns section of the board index and follow the link I have posted to Ultimate guitar plans , they are the best plans going I think , for a few Paypal Bucks you can download a set of classical plans with a pretty good set of instructions included for a...

Now your just Showing Off Jeremy but really Nice work , one of the sexiest Uke's I have seen , attention to detail is amazing.

Thanks for Sharing.

Hi All , Thanks for your Input , I know Trevor recommends 3x3 but I just can't fit that in it's nearly 30% of my shed , My shed is lined and insulated , sorta too big to be dehumidified and kinda too small for a Dry room, If I make one I'll make it out of 50mm freezer Panel, just means trashing half...

Hey Cookie Man,

I get my Qld maple , NG rosewood and Mahogany from Anagote Timbers , Ask for dave V he's one of us and Knows what to look for he only works every second week but he's the man , I've always been happy with what he has sent me.

Cheers,

Hi All , I'll seek your collective wisdom for my problem , I have a workshop that's about 6 X 5.4 m And I use all of it , I have been agonising about my choices in Regards to humidity control , I have toyed with the Idea of a Dry room of about 1.8 x 1.8 m , that takes a far chunk out of my shed and ...

Thanks for the Clarification Trevor,

It was more of a perceived issue on my part than a problem that had occurred , So I'll take that onboard for my next build.

Cheers,

Paul.

Hi Trevor, This All the CF work on the soundboard is done with resin (and I might have used the term "glued down" rather than "resined down"). If you use "glue", with its extra viscosity, it will carry out the CF with the squeeze-out as you clamp. So again, pretty much as you said. brings up a Point...

Hi All, I'm on Holiday's in Port Macquarie and took the oppertunity to drop in on John, aka the Woodrat ,and talk guitar , pick through his extensive Stash , feed My W.A.S and most importantly have a look , listen and feel of his guitars , the journeyman is a treat to the ears , loud, bright and art...

Nice Craig, I'm a big fan of Blackwood with Blackwood binding , I got some really nice stuff from Tim with BWB purf's , those look great, understated and elegant, I love the Colour of your label just visible through the soundhole, I think you have inspired me to make a Blackwood uke, bet they look e...

I don't have a dry room , the shortest time I have left it in the shed to stabalize was 4 day's at 45 - 48 % and that made me a little nervous, and I have a logging function on my hygrometer, so you need to be sure you've had , I think at least , bare minimum 4 day's below 50 % to be safe . I waited...

As a Chronic W.A.S sufferer , I'd be up for half a dozen tops , if the grain was nice .

Cheers,

I'm Impressed craig , I've often thought of taking the Bunnings challenge , and seeing if i can make a half decent instrument out of only what I can Find at Bunnings , even thought about merbau for the fret board. I think you've just proved that for UKe's at least, you can make use of what you can g...

I'll ask the new owner to do a MP3 file of a song , and post the Link when he does .

Cheers,

I can only imagine with amusement , the thought process behing that initial "repair" , Bridge lift's after going for the next Octave on every string , whilst using 13 - 56 strings , bridge meets Nut , owner says I get Johno to take a look he knows a guy , who drinks with a bloke that once watched a ...

I totally Agree Markus , I have never Called it a Classical , Just a Nylon In fact we should call it a " contempary " I love a Challenge, I'm not Bound by fixed Idea's of what I beleive an Instrument should be, I believe within reason , that It's OK to Push the Boundries, I'm Lucky to be Mentored an...

Congrats Craig,

Stunning peice of Timber , treated just right, I'm in awe at your skills, that Mitre on the Cutaway is perfect !



Can't wait to see how you top that!.

Hi Gents, Thanks for your generous Praise , I have a photographic memory , so It often never Occurs to me to Take Construction photo's , Now after using a makeup compact and a shitty camera I wished I had , So it's the best I can do, Sorry , But I did a Mock up using a MDF template, a "Opps I F#@* t...

Sorry Colin been away for a few days. I use titebond to glue the laminations , But a Trevor Pointed out It does make them Curl a bit because it' water based, and then I have to Tidy the Sides up un the Drum samder, So In future I'll try some Techniglue , You should be able to Find something Similar,...

Hi All, This is My first Nylon , it was a Steep learning Curve, Although I did have some Guidance from my mate Justin Montifiore. It was made for the same guy who I made the black and white Tele (guitar , not TV set) :? for , his brief was," I hate the feel of all the Nylon's I have tried, I hate th...

I get mine from strings and beyond , I try to get 30 mixed sets , which makes the Postage about $1 a pack , Bezdez on Ebay also offer Phosphur bronze ( generic strings) at a reasonalble rate .
But Stings and beyond IMHO are hard to beet.

Cheers,

Hi Colin , I would give it a Go, the worst that will happen is you will waste a bit of Spruce , as Trevor said It either will or it won't , The peice of Spruce i have been using is perhaps a nice compliant peice , just bend it as you would any other timbers , a bit of heat and moisture , as long as ...