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Thanks Bob, i actually got that set off ebay for a pretty reasonable price. Wayne

Thanks Jim. Sorry about the garage door Nick maybe i should have bs and said it was flaming, you can see it better in my avatar. Wayne

Thanks Nick, no flaming just a garage roller door. Wayne

Thanks Markus. Wayne

Thanks Alan, i'd say it's got a warm tone to it rather than bright, i was a bit surprised by it really. Wayne

Thanks for the comments guys. Ziricote can be a bit brittle, you have to thin the sides down a bit more than other timbers, can't remember what i made them but i followed Allen's recomendation. Wayne

I've just finished this one, had a few hiccups along the way, twice i banged it into the wall and had to repair the dings and i also sanded through the finish in one spot while levelling, what a pain in the arse to repair ( maybe someone with more experience could do a tut on repairing finishes ). b...

I use timbermate sometimes and it's like what the other guys are saying dark grey instead of black, so today i added some black tempera powder to it and it seems to have done the trick, i used it to fill the fret end holes on an ebony f/board. Turned out really good. Wayne

Thanks for the photos Bob. It was nice to meet you and Trevor and Rod and also Paul. Wayne

Looks great Shane, and nice to see some build pics. Wayne

Beautiful guitar Rod, the sinker Redwood has a great tone, i reckon that guitar will sound fantastic. Wayne

Thanks Eric and Steve. Markus the armrest isn't big the guitar is little. Wayne

Thanks Markus, the armrest was requested by the customer. Wayne

I've finally finished this one, after putting a hole in the top, and then having to remove the bridge after it was glued because it moved and i didn't notice, plus a whole pile of other mishaps. It's taken just on 12 months, i'm not completely happy with it, just glad it's done at last. B/S cocobolo...

Andrew, you could try Aust. Furniture timber in Port Melb. I get a bit of timber from them. Maybe call first to see what they have in stock, you can buy as little or as much as you want.


http://www.afttimbers.com/productsindex2.htm

Wayne

Sounds like good advice Allen, it's a Padauk bridge and i have plenty here. When i removed the neck i damaged the finish and had to repair it, don't want that to happen again. Wayne

Superb, Jeremy. Wayne

Thanks Allen and Richard, i have a heat gun so i'll try that and go real easy. I've got a feeling if i use the iron i'll be in more shit than a Werribee duck. Wayne

I think i have one of those guitars that dosen't want to be built. I've had to replace the top after i dropped a jug on it, then i had to take the neck off it and make a new one after it was glued on because it was made for the old top and didn't fit the new one properly ( i shouldn,t have used it )...

Very nice Col, well done. Wayne

I'm using some sass for a neck on an OM i'm building, got it from Tim, seems to be fine. Wayne

Looks like a great place to hang out, makes me wish i still lived in WA. Wayne

Like Liam, i seal the top first Kim, only i use shellac, no fibre tear out that way and easier to clean up any excess glue. Wayne

I've used it on a couple of necks at a customers request Dave and it seems fine. Wayne

Steve, there's not much you can do with p2 paper masks they'll always fog up, you can use a canister mask with a p2 filter in it, i have a sundstrom and use that quite a bit. Not sure how much they are, i get mine for free. Wayne