Hi Greg,
No that's the real thing!.
I just have an aversion to Ebony binding., Otherwise I always use timber.
Cheers,
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- Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:01 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: OM Cutaway
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29571
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: OM Cutaway
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29571
Re: OM Cutaway
Hi Greg,
Thanks, No it's ABS I hate ebony as a Binding, it's hard to bend, get in the top wood when you sand and is just generally unpleasant to use, so ABS gives the same look , but without the headaches.
Cheers,
Thanks, No it's ABS I hate ebony as a Binding, it's hard to bend, get in the top wood when you sand and is just generally unpleasant to use, so ABS gives the same look , but without the headaches.
Cheers,
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:41 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: OM Cutaway
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29571
OM Cutaway
Hi all,
OM Cutaway.
Back & Sides Black Hearted Sassafras
Top Is Lutz
Neck is Tim's Pepper wood or brown Beech
Head plate is spalted Sassafras
Fretboard and Bridge are Puriri .
Bracing is Sparse Lattice.
Sounds pretty sweet.
Cheers,
OM Cutaway.
Back & Sides Black Hearted Sassafras
Top Is Lutz
Neck is Tim's Pepper wood or brown Beech
Head plate is spalted Sassafras
Fretboard and Bridge are Puriri .
Bracing is Sparse Lattice.
Sounds pretty sweet.
Cheers,
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Advice needed - patching sanded-through top
- Replies: 29
- Views: 25643
Re: Advice needed - patching sanded-through top
A Tobacco Burst would hide that OK and still look nice, you can practice on a sheet of ply cut into the shape of a guitar until your confident.
Cheers,
Cheers,
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Plans
- Topic: Flat Top Mandolin Plans
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20874
Re: Flat Top Mandolin Plans
Do yourself a favor and Buy Grahams book, it comes with plans for all types www.mcdonaldstrings.com/publications.html
Cheers,
Cheers,
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Jet 10-20 conveyor belts
- Replies: 42
- Views: 44968
Re: Jet 10-20 conveyor belts
I'll be over one day soon !
Show you my latest build, have a Christmas drink and pickup the belt !
Cheers,
Show you my latest build, have a Christmas drink and pickup the belt !
Cheers,
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:02 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Finishing over unknown finish
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6163
- Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Blackwood 12 String
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11659
Re: Blackwood 12 String
Very nice Bob look great,
how thick did you go with the top out of curiosity ?
cheers,
how thick did you go with the top out of curiosity ?
cheers,
- Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Return to retro - medium size style 41 (ish)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14873
Re: Return to retro - medium size style 41 (ish)
Very Nice Indeed Trevor, what are your thoughts on the Lutz ?
Good ! I hope I have 40 sets !!!
Cheers,
Good ! I hope I have 40 sets !!!
Cheers,
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Hybrid Adhesives.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2910
New Hybrid Adhesives.
Hi all, I get sales reps in a work with all kinds of stuff, most of it's not that useful, But I got some samples of this stuff, and It's bloody impressive and has some lutherie applications , as well as for repairs the 3090 is clear , bloody hard and in a gel state and will gap fill up to 5mm and se...
- Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Thinning boards
- Replies: 33
- Views: 39195
Re: Thinning boards
Hi Andrew, I'm Embarrassed to say I wood chipped a very nice highly figured piece of Tiger Myrtle making my First guitar doing exactly that, It was at the Guitar Making School using a thicknesser , The only consolation was a very attractive fellow student (female ........ before you say anything Kim...
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:02 pm
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Jet/Performax 10 - 20 drum sander again
- Replies: 13
- Views: 44394
Re: Jet/Performax 10 - 20 drum sander again
Hi All,
Ken kindly did a kit for me about 2 years ago, it's huge improvement on what it was before it even broke, much smoother.
a tip top solution to a problem nearly all 10-20 owners will face sooner or later.
Thanks Ken!.
Ken kindly did a kit for me about 2 years ago, it's huge improvement on what it was before it even broke, much smoother.
a tip top solution to a problem nearly all 10-20 owners will face sooner or later.
Thanks Ken!.
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: HIGH MOUNTAIN TONEWOOD: INTRODUCTORY SALE
- Replies: 38
- Views: 35030
Re: HIGH MOUNTAIN TONEWOOD: INTRODUCTORY SALE
Hi All, So The first time dealing with a wood supplier is always a little nerve racking, even if they have been endorsed by Shane, But fear not my wood arrived today, I took 10 sets of each 1A and 2A . It was Dry - Tick, well packaged -Tick , not marked with thick permanent marker-Tick, well prepped...
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string bridge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12357
Re: 12 string bridge
Who thinks up the names for some of these products? We Make a Compost Probe, it was developed for Australian Native Landscapes. They called it the ANL Probe , it's two meters long 40 mm round , pointy with a handle on the end. And due to where they stick it , it often smells a bit like poo ! Cheers,
- Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Sapele Parlour Guitar
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14326
Re: Sapele Parlour Guitar
Nice one Allan,
Perfection as always.
Love the little Guitars!
Makes Mine look Plain
Cheers,
Perfection as always.
Love the little Guitars!
Makes Mine look Plain
Cheers,
- Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Jet 10-20 conveyor belts
- Replies: 42
- Views: 44968
- Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:47 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left Overs Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15365
- Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left Overs Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15365
Re: Left Overs Guitar
Hi Stu,
A gloss finish is just a lot more work all round, not just the Buffing. it's all got to be spot on , gloss shows every little bump, spot and imperfection.
Matt is a lot more forgiving, That's why CC are all Matt I suspect .
Cheers,
A gloss finish is just a lot more work all round, not just the Buffing. it's all got to be spot on , gloss shows every little bump, spot and imperfection.
Matt is a lot more forgiving, That's why CC are all Matt I suspect .
Cheers,
- Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left Overs Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15365
Re: Left Overs Guitar
Hi Stu,
Yes mate I did not want to put a heap of time into this one, so a matt finish was the go!
Cheers,
Yes mate I did not want to put a heap of time into this one, so a matt finish was the go!
Cheers,
- Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left Overs Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15365
Re: Left Overs Guitar
You can have a play on saturday night if you like.Nice left overs Paul. I've always been partial to a nice small body.
I'll have it at the AGMS dinner.
Cheers,
- Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:34 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left Overs Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15365
Left Overs Guitar
Hi all, A little Parlor with a full scale neck, kind of a "Mini Martin" style if you like, it was a bit of an experiment, so I used up all my leftovers, bits that are a little sub par but too good to discard. B&S : Ancient Kauri. Top : Sitka. Bindings : Wenge Rosette and Headplate : Ziricote, Neck :...
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Woodrat's journey
- Replies: 79
- Views: 76589
Re: Woodrat's journey
Got a parcel from the Woodrat today, checkout the return address label, he even lives in Rosewood Rd, I beleive he is petitioning Hastings council to have the name changed to Brazilian Rosewood Road.
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Fret wire suppliers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8872
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:12 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Crazy Hot Matrix
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6115
- Sun Aug 03, 2014 2:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Any of these timbers suitable for builds?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18707
Re: Any of these timbers suitable for builds?
Hi Doug, Maybe Contact the John Buckham Aka the Woodrat , I know he often get's his timber from fallen trees...... and ummm antiques :shock: . He maybe able to supply you with some, from such a tree, I know Steve Aka Stopper also is partial to harvesting from fallen trees also I have some magnificen...