Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

As to finish in the fretboard - dont... Ive never put a finish in any of my fretboards, just sanded to 400 and left bare. However if you mus t have a finish you can buy a fretboard oil, i think behlen make one - google it to find supplier. As to filling the holes, i have done this a few times and ha...

Beautiful guitar and well done on donating it to charity

Nice, but give me a handplane and spokeshave anyday.
Quicker, quieter, less messy, more fun :p .

Sure this isnt for compensation?
Easiest fix would be to route the neck pocket back the same amount.

Quinny wrote:So how come Koa is ok. Is it lighter??

Short answer is - Yes, i believe so. But it's not just about weight.
From my ears, Koa topped Ukes dont actually sound very good (compared to a spruce or WRC top uke of simular build quality).

Looks great Alan!
What bridge is that?

Just leave 'em in overnight. The important thing when deciding how long to leave your top under clamps is to maximise beer drinking time :gui 48 hours is way too long.....overnight is just right. Thanks Martin, the reason I leave my spruce tops in the jig for `2hours is so that air can get around t...

I did read a while ago that guys made the joints too smooth and the glue had nothing to suck into it relies on a slight vacuum,and Martin also found this to be a problem so for want of a better explanation they made the faces a little fury so to speak. To avoid this i very lightly run some 180grit ...

Thanks all for your suggestions. Sorry, havent been online for awhile. Turns out it just needed longer to set, left it in the jig for 48hours this time - opened her up - solid. I usually only leave my spruce tops in the jig for 2hours, then carefully remove and let 'air' for a day. What a pain, this...

So i've started making my first WRC top and the bloody join won't stay, using titebond original. Joined it up yesterday, waited 2.5 hours, took it out and the join just fell apart. Planed it back this morning, removing any left over titebond, gave it another shot, waited 6 hours this time, and again...

kpcart wrote:everything else about this guitar is untraditional from Spanish classical guitar building

So you feel that us builders should keep making everything 'traditional'?

Absolutely beautiful !!

Sorry to dig up an old thread.
What about WRC for falcate braces? I recently salvaged some from an old outdoor table. Perfectly quartered.
Haven't tried bending it yet.

Tcelectronic polytune. Quick and super accurate.
I have 1 on the bench and 1 on my pedal board.

I never use the polyphonic function.

Qld Maple!

Interested to here peoples thoughts on Bunya for kerfing? I got cr@ploads of the stuff quartered and big enough for kerfing to last a lifetime.

Cloverfield wrote:If only there was one in Vic

Make a holiday of it! Far better weather up this way

Some of you guys here might be interested in Trevor Gore's Contemporary Guitar Design and Modal Tuning intensive 3 day course at AGMS Toronto in Lake Macquarie NSW 7 - 9th Nov. I believe there is only 2 or 3 spots left up for grabs. http://www.australianguitarmakingschool.com.au/courses.php A few on...

Titebond Original! You can get it at Masters or heaps of online luthier stores stock it aswell. https://www.masters.com.au/product/900000012/titebond-original-wood-glue-473ml.jsp I only times i use a different glue to titebond is when i glue in abalone or MOP dots for fret markers - then it's super ...

Lol all this technical info. When all I did was to mark and chisel out a notch to half the depth of the side and walla jack fits. Man the simplest option that nobody thinks of first. Took me around 5-10 min with my novice skills. Otherwise chisel out a channel on the inside to make the side thinner...

Get a smaller drill

Depending on the diameter of the jack get a matching T-nut and insert that from the inside. Just make sure the jack never undoes from the T-nut.

Otherwise chisel out a channel on the inside to make the side thinner where the jack is..

[dad joke alert]

How do they make extra virgin Olive Oil?

From really ugly olives...

I have a rule - never upgrade to a new version of Windows until SP1 has been released.

I run linux anyway on most my PC's.

Hi, thought i'd share this.
A lot of people on here will know Strato and the Australian Guitar Making School.

http://www.australianguitarmakingschool ... o_tips.htm

There is a new video posted every Monday.

Hi Bob.
My business has several VPS's and dedicated boxes, some with spare 'room', most are in Global Switch data centre others on teh vocus network. Let me know if you want us to put it up on one of these.

will pm phone number.
Cheers
Steve

Sorry i dont have any ideas for plastic, but have you thought about making a timber one?
You could dye it it you are after a specific colour/tone.