Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi Pavliku There wont be many agree with me here but you can use nitro in aerosol cans, and get a reasonable result. True, spray plant is better if you have access to it, but the set up cost is high if you are not going into production. PM if you want any further info, I'd be happy to help. If you d...

Thanks a lot Martin, thats 1.5 hours of my life I wont see again.....................there are some comic gems in there.

Wonder if someone could resaw it into purfling strips or something??

Cheers

As well as the 2 mins silence, theres also an email doing the rounds asking people to wear red and black tomorrow (Canterbury and Crusader colours!!) to show a bit of solidarity. I'll be doing that - its a statement of support that doesnt cost anything but means a lot because we will all know what i...

Hey Martin, They said on the news tonight the RNZAF are moving a some people in old peoples homes out of CHCH to less vibratory surroundings - not sure which ones though. Not much help, but if you cant find him, its worth asking if they have been evac'ed Cheers Nick, if theres anything I can do.... ...

When Julia Gillard (Aus PM) was over here a week or so ago, she made the point that the first people to offer help during the last quake and Pike river mine disaster was Aus, and the first people to offer help to Aus after the floods and cyclones were the Kiwis. The first overseas S and R teams in C...

Auckland not affected other than being a bit in shock - excuse the pun Central Christchurch looks bad though. We've heard from a few mates that work in our office there, they are OK but homes are much more affected than the last time. The main cathedral in the centre of town, an iconic image of surv...

Lovely Peter, all elegance and simplicity. The tuners look very neat - modern and retro at the same time

I'm part way through my first OM - I hope it looks half as good as that when its done.

Cheers

Richard

Your framesaw is definitely cooler than my el cheapo panel saw - and probably a lot quicker. I cut as deep as I could with the table saw first then cut with the panel saw.

I think I will do multipiece backs in future - then I can use the bandsaw.

Cheers

I don't have a big bandsaw, so I have to cut my plates like this I find lubricant, such as that shown, and Steely Dan on the stereo helps move things along :D DSC06413.JPG (And , yes, I know a better saw might also help, but I dont do this very often) Any day in the shed is a good day in the shed!! ...

Thanks Jeff

Jeff - thats a great idea - what size did you make your go bars?? I was just about to buy some,

Cheers

Richard

Err, thanks but no, I wasn't wondering that at all. I always thought they were a myth made up by people selling tickets to rock concerts. I certainly never met any of them.

might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb i suppose..... Kim, rest assured the kind and amount of work that you and Bob and the other moderators do without the rest of us even knowing about is very much appreciated, at least by me. The spam situation is yours to decide on as moderators , and for t...

Another vote for kwila - I bought some in Auckland and it looked just like that, including the yellow resin in teh pores. I took a lot of filling when I went to fill the pores I had three goes and still didn't get them all. I built my travel guitar and the black tele using it, I like the finish and ...

That pic is on the front page of the New Zealand Herald today - I commented that the boats looked like thay had mostly survived the experience, when a friend wondered whether there was another layer of boats underneath!

Actually have just seen the pictures of Hinchinbrook - there was obviously a surge there.
Thats pretty impressive

I have not bought anything from Mr Parekh but it seems to me he is getting a bit of a hammering here. Mr Parekh is entitled to use whatever system of payment he likes. We can buy where we like, so if we dont want the hassle, just buy the wood from some one else. I have had similar hassles buying stu...

Anyone heard from Alan Hamley? Good to hear the rest of you are OK. I am interested in the coastal surge, and whether it got anywhere near the predicted levels. We heard 7 metres but I thought that sounded a bit high. Then later someone said it had been revised to 1.6m - still a huge surge on top of...

OK, Allen thanks for that. I'll keep the eggs for the banana smoothies.

Good luck with your impending visitor Yasi. Stay safe!

Cheers

Richard

Hi Daniel and welcome. A few thoughts from one who is not very far ahead of you, building wise and well out of sight behind you playing wise, by the sounds of things. Kits I started with a kit from Stewmac, sitka and rosewood dreadnought. The woods were as good as I have seen elsewhere, including th...

I tested a new ice cream container and it was too thick, so found an old munted one and it was just right. I didnt want it so tight in the slot that it caused another chip pulling it out. CA glue is drying as we surf. If you dont hear any more - it worked. Mikey - welcome to the site mate, but if I ...

Allen In a few weeks time I expect to get to the pore fillnig part of my next build - an EIR and Redwood OM. When I watched your excellent video of epoxy pore fill, it reminded me of this tute. This appeals to me becasue it sounds pretty easy and wouldnt have the scary potential of Kims epoxy experi...

Thanks again, team

I have an ice cream container in the shed so will try that first and if that doesnt work, I'll PM you Nick and take you up on your offer

Cheers

Thanks guys

Nick, Ill check thickness when I get home tonight but I use the LMI fret saw,so whatever that is.

Cheers

Dear Brains Trust I have been putting inlays into the next fret board and have a couple of small chips at the upper end where the fret markers are a bit big. The chip extends from the diamond shaped marker to the adjacent fret slot. I have filled most of it with ebony dust and CA glue and thats fine...