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You're most likely getting *&&&** good at making them!

Thanks for the update Bob. Hope youre staying dry up The Barossa!

Some neat work there David....puts my efforts to shame.

Steve.Toscano wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:16 am

As Nigel mentioned - Chris is now working at SM.

Great. Chris gave excellent service while at LMI. I once ordered a bunch of dishes and the wrong sizes got delivered. Chris said to keep the dishes and he'd send the correct ones.

Try a search on this forum as well:

http://www.anzlf.com/viewtopic.php?f=1& ... ron#p96257

PS: welcome to the forum!

Thanks for that Martin. Don't have a classical style bending iron. Don't think I'd be permitted to lay out the readies to buy one. Could get the grandson to fabricate a Turkish type. Out of interest, would steam bending be delitirious to the finished instrument? Mind, the ribs would be well dried b...

Steam bending isn't necessary unless the wood you're bending is thick and won't yield on a bending iron with a spritz of water. I assume you're laying up rib sections over an internal mould as you'd do for a lute? The rib sections will only need to be around 2-3mm thick to be able to be bent on an i...

LOL.....enough's enough! Ive just unsubscribed from Stewac emails.

Hi, yes I was thinking the same thing, I haven’t opened one of those emails for a month. I wait till I need something. Back in the day I remember I used to enjoy getting their paper catalog in the mail. Taff Ive still one of those huge folders chock full of info that Allied Lutherie used to send you.

Whoever has bought Stewmac needs to throttle back on the advertising emails....three in one day.

I hope Stewmac continue supporting Robbie Obrien now that LMI is about to be no more.

Any takers for the position Trent?

Thanks Robbie!

Bloody hell Taff....that's a monster of a jig.

Thanks Robbie!

Nice work Mark....plenty of bling with this build.

Nice fix Taff. That guitar looks like it's done a few miles..

peter.coombe wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:45 pm

I suspect a lot are buying from LMI now before they close.

I bought in 100 years worth of spare blades for my Scheider gramil

Hey Steve...youre getting pretty good at this. You should start a guitar making school mate

Nice work on both those instruments MAPP

Anyone else noticed an uptick in frequency of Stewmac advertising in the email in box? Im getting two a day now.

Must be getting a bit tough in the luthier supply business?

Video title should read "How to Nail Jelly to a Wall".

Thanks Robbie

Taffy Evans wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 07, 2023 6:51 am

Hi, I’m even lazier, I use a window too… but it’s still in the wall at the back of the bench. I can only shoot my boards in the daylight.
Taff

Park your Landcruiser outside your window with the headlights on full beam and you'll be able to candle tops all night long!!

Gore and Gilet's books contain a section on making up truss rods.

I'd call that more being resourceful than lazy mate

DickHutchings wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:11 am

I'm too lazy for that. I found a window in someone's trash and Bob's you uncle.20230803_073339 (WC).jpg

Whoops....thought you were after a "solid bodied Instructor". Please ignore my application