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You could also try Pete Curly. I think I saw on IG he was prepping for a yard sale so may have stock handy.

So are you being instructed in Italian? Post away. Really looking forward to following along.

I don't know. Level floors are pretty handy.

Pretyy much the same thing as hard shellac, which you can get locally.

Very nice Trent. What's it sound like? I'm almost finished one with the same timbers and the b/w came from Pete too and the sap wood is almost identical. Wayne Thanks. Wayne it actually has a wolf note which needs to be dealt with. Unfortunately, I haven't the brain space for that at the moment so,...

If you search for a 'one-piece collet with set screw' you will find thousands of suppliers.

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https://www.makerstore.com.au/product/lock-collar/

I've assumed the post is 1/4".

I'm with Martin, FP is not that hard just a bit of a learning curve and the real pain is the pore filling. It's basically just wiping on shellac, levelling and buffing. If you're going to go with satin oil finish both tru-oil and osmo easy to apply. I much prefer osmo feel under the hand.

kiwigeo wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 08, 2022 9:09 am

lamanoditrento wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:57 pm

Hmm, time for some poppy seeds then.

Yep..I find if I smoke a few I can see alot of "extra" modes

Nothing quite like finding the cosmic fundamental

Hmm, time for some poppy seeds then.

Interesting that it is centred just to the right of the bridge with nothing else going on. Is it possible you have a loose brace in that area?

Really lovely and having all the same wood, it would be interesting to know if you think the wood choices perform differently at different sizes.

Possibly the most luthier drama I've known arrived in my inbox. Thought I'd share

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Very nice. Is that satin on front and gloss everywhere else? Lovely

This is another of my recently completed builds. Less bells and whistles than others lately but was an enjoyable straight forward build. It is a falcate braced, 14 fret OM. Stunning blackwood back and sides from Mr Curly, bell-like ARC soundboard and silver quandong neck from Mr Linton. Obviously tr...

Beautiful Martin! How does the neck adjust? I like your depth of field with the tools in the background.

Maple fretboard on a classical…. ridiculous! I love it! Actually everything about this guitar works beautifully, esp like the rosette and matching inlay. Great to see such creativity and a very modern classical Thanks Peter, i've shied away from calling it a classical, I'm sure it would run a shive...

Man that jarrah is beautiful! Your drednaugh looks quite deep at the heel Nigel, how deep is it? Or maybe its the nice slim heel. Beautiful work.

Hey Joel, we've used Westsystem and Botecote. I'd say the lower the ratio the easier it is to deal with in small batches so Botecote's 2:1 is a bit easier to measure out than the westsystem's 5:1. Botecote also has a longer open time about 30mins and if you need more you can add some TPRD. We use ch...

Nice!

kiwigeo wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:13 am

A copy of a Gibson...made by Martin

Nice Wayne. That rosette inlay looks tricky but very crisp.

But Martin is known to sometimes tend towards overkill............. You're one of those guys who puts up photos of a freshly clamped up top...with gaps between the clamps big enough to drive a car through!!! If you can see what's being clamped up then you don't have enough clamps!!! I only worry it...

If you have an air compressor, a vacuum clamp is not too hard too make and venturi value is pretty affordable at about $30.

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Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:15 am

What type of neck body joint did you use?

I used basically a butt join, however I installed a cross grain support block a bit like an inverted tenon to support the single threaded insert. I didn't like the idea of the threaded insert and all that end grain.

I bought a bunch of spruce tops from Martin Turner a couple of years ago and he threw in a small bear claw soundboard. It has been kicking around my stash until a couple of things happened. A student approached the Brissy school armed with Graham's booking and asked to make a mandolin. The student m...

That is interesting. Seems like a decent way to get things ball park if you trying out a new bracing system. Looks like you would need a mold for each body shape.