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Hey Rod,
I'm still trying to work out how to shape the top & back

the world is full of this type of scum. . . the only way they know how to earn a dollar is rip someone else off.

Hi All,

That is so kool, where can we buy friendly plastic or equivalent in Oz.
My pneumatic die grinder arrived from Blues Creek this week, so keen to give some inlay work a try.

My partner & her 3 daughters are in Queensland on holidays. :cl They started out at the Gold Coast then thought they would visit my sister/brother-in-law in Toowoomba for a few days, that was Monday. I got to work at 5pm Monday, watching the news & the news item was the floods at Toowoomba, my heart...

count me in. . . this could be the start of a revolution. . . power to the people

Hi everyone, Happy New Year & all the best for 2011. Is it my imagination or am I correct or wrong in noticing the price of tonewood has gone up from our local suppliers :?: ( Guitarwoods, Guitaraust, Luthiersupplies ). In particular I am speaking about the price of fingerboards, bridge & neck mater...

Hey Bob, the same thing happened to me a few years back. . . pulled into Ampol, filled the empty tank, did'nt even get on to the road, broke down still at the servo. Just as luck has it, the servo had water in their underground storage tanks & they were working to separate the water from the fuel, s...

Allen,
Great web site, looks fantastic & very professionally put together.
I hope your business does' well, just like your ukelele classes. . .
All the best.

Hi Christian,
grouse looker.
Question: don't mean to be rude, but is the inlay stuck on or in-layed.
in any case great inlay work.

maybe it's a ... a... bantar

Hi Allen,
all the components arrived for my vise,
the vise , base & attaching screw. . .
seems unfair you alerted us all to this product then only part of your order arrives,
give em' a gee-up.

Mine arrived today, nicely packaged but weighed a ton.
Checked it out, now to fit it to my new work bench, yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Hi All,

Just ordered mine, fantastic... Allen you should receive commission

Hi everyone, Who out there in the forum makes their own binding/purfling or just buys from a reputable source? I have sourced this stuff on the local market & overseas, Gurian has some nice binding but the postage just kills doing business, eBay USA has some quality products, which appear to be the ...

Hey Rocket,
beauuutiful, love the headstock & finger rest.
where did you source the wood from? I'm looking at giving an archtop a go in the near future.
Nice job. . .

Hi,
Thanks guys to your great replies, fantastic.
Taffy, you cease to amaze, your innovative ideas are so simple but very productive, awesome.

Hi,
all I've got is a Triton work station, but it seems to work Ok for now.
I envy you guys with the nice equipment you've all got, just gotta save to buy one.

Hi everyone, I have had to give up my spare bedroom (workroom) where I had my de-humidifier, go-bar-deck etc. I have a soundboard that I glued (no bracing) in preparation for my next build. Would it be OK to store this soundboard in another room of the house, garage or work-shed? All of my other woo...

Hello Everyone, Thx Bob for your time and dedication to this forum. I've missed my regular visits here as it is the only social site I'm a member of, if there is a collection of your associated costs involving this site then count me in, more than happy to contribute. All the best. . . Cheers Wayne....

Hi all I'm just a beginner at luthiery & find it very fascinating that with a little time & effort some-one can turn bits 'n' pieces into an amazing piece of work. My dilemma is living in sydney :) with the temp/humidity up & down like a yo-yo, how do I control this aspect in my work environment. My...