Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Lost wax that explains it I have been sand casting to reasonable effect need to do a lost wax mando tail piece ...

Awesome some one who thinks outside the norm refreshing (most likely would not call a strat of any kind ) I like the lace sheoak .

This is a good point Shellac has to be one of the most versatile finishes out there most wont use it .

I have used and heard of many that use turtle wax car polish on a Nitro neck with good results .

My guess is suing and court are a dangerous mix she will have to pay your court costs /wages i have no doubt .

Looks fantastic , I like the Rubner tuners they make some nice gear at great prices

Maton early used a 14 deg head stock angle now its a lot less they changed a lot of things over the years

I should have said put some duct tape on one end of the roller that will make it track better.

True Mr Dave ,
Small pockets i have to watch where I allocate money You can get a cone shaped belt to track worst case a piece of rd on the underside skewed in the rite direction.Bearing wholesalers should have these flanged bronze bushes mine has an 8 mm shaft .

I have made a heap of jigs over the years his prices are not too bad materials aint cheap anymore design albeit a copy of a copy of a jig from way back if it does the job great once money saved ,if you need a weird jig just ask cheers John.

Makore for me sanded it once gets into the air way and expands no oxygen to the blood .New a guy that thought black wood was safe died of cancer he used it a lot ,Mark is rite be aware air born particulate is certainly dangerous .

Looking good there Mr Rocket

This is a good thing Visual aspect (has too many pics of Instrument construction already )It is easy to follow makes sense to an old fool like me ,thank you .John.

I think the nylagut are pretty good almost the same as Dupont harp strings and they all stretch a few days for the harp to come up to pitch .You have the knot end tightening add the normal stretch I guess ,as Mr Kiwigeo mentioned the wound strings a lot less because they are wound floss .Those Aquil...

I am sure it does not matter I believe it is a shielding tape

Sounds good then a long term plan is a great Idea. The exposure is also a good thing.

Do you think the Festival has run it's course for sales of hand made Instruments ?

Plus the Red Head thrown in.

I have worked on most pumps ,I know a gasket cutter that uses quite a large one he pulls the gasket material down onto a foam bed .For me I was originally going to(still want to ) Vac bag fiberglass so my set up even for cnc is fine have used the small vac bed i routed for quick stuff ,the Vac pump ...

I use a catch pot similar to this acts as a secondary storage and all the foreign particles end up here not in the pump

Spruce looks great Modern old all in one .

There are a Million suggestions on the Internet of every thing ,My wood carvers are final polished ,pushing through oak,ebony to pine they say a blunt knife cuts you more because you have to push harder .I just do what makes them work mirror is good .

Yes and I remember the first a fine cabinet door shutting will always sound the same an Instrument on the other hand .

It's a nice package for sure ,yes the bridge reminds me somewhat of the Japanese building style that uke is nuts .The guitar fits together as a package it's hard to design elements that come together ,I have many a scrap paper scribbling.

Allen I use a Liberon product Black Bison (clear ) old tin I have had for years still a nice finish silicon free mostly used on small stuff and a nice Tenna you have there