Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I use a milk frothing thermometer from the $2 Shop. Costs a bit more than $2 tho' - maybe about $10
Miguel

Brand new, but its in his driveway...

Maybe because it's the SUV model?
Miguel

Wow!! Love the contrast between the whiteness of the body and the rich brown of the contrasting details.
Miguel

Great work. I'm a huge fan of recycling wood to make musical instruments.
Bought a great piece of mahogany recently for $8 from the local hospice shop. They thought it was a headboard. I immediately recognised it was at least 2 tenor ukuleles.
Miguel

+1 for Dragon rasps
Miguel

+1
It's a far better tool than I am a craftsman but I still get good results.
Miguel

Fractured an arm and an ankle working on an ambulance ........ Sorry, but I did laugh.
Just stay well clear of any hearse that comes in for repairs.

.... and get well soon.
Miguel

My instinctive reaction was "Holy S#!+. Look at that grain."
Once I finally got over that, I could see the instrument was pretty damned fine as well."
Excellent work
Miguel

Another brilliant instrument. Love the proportions, love the wood combinations. Excellent work
Miguel

It's not necessarily easier to make a ukulele than a guitar. Both are difficult. Making a ukulele is a bit quicker because jobs like sanding and polishing take less time, bracing is simpler.... If you've got more information on making a guitar, go with that. It's easier to copy what an expert has wr...

I absolutely love the concept of "re-purposing" wood to make musical instruments and this is a fine example. Looking forward to the sound clips.
Miguel

Yep +1 for Jim.
Maybe James if it's for a classical guitar.
Miguel

Half fill a plastic shopping bag with it and put in the firebox once the embers are glowing nicely. It quickly turns into a solid glowing block of heat.
Anyone north of Tweed Heads can ignore this advice.
Miguel

A nice little research project which could lead on to a nice little restoration project. The rosette appears to be very similar to the rosettes on a couple of antique Neopolitan mandolins I have - built c.1900. The MOP designs are similar and the black ring surrounding the MOP appears extensively cr...

Beautifully proportioned, Christian, very elegant indeed.
The neck joint looks too simple to be true.
How do you lock the neck in place so it can't accidentally be tapped loose (or gradually work its way loose)?
Miguel

Beautiful

I just like making sawdust. When I try my hand at building guitar shaped objects I get to make very expensive sawdust and have a helluva lot of fun. The results generally draw positive comments from friends and family but I always know I can make the next one better. I don't aspire to be a Master Lu...

Very classy.
A tribute to the wood donors and the maker.
Miguel

+1 for Ozwood
Guess I'll have to ban myself as well
Miguel

Got my first set of glasses when I was 16. No computers in those days. People blamed the TV. Now as a near geriatric I have to take my glasses off to do any close work and magnifying glasses to do purfling and binding work. It's a funny old life ..... But it beats the alternative
Miguel

From what I read here, it seems the top is "bellying". I once fixed my daughter's guitar with a bridge doctor device. Very simple to install and it worked well, though it may not solve the problem for every guitar.
Check out http://www.jldguitar.net/ for more info. Stewmac sell them too.
Miguel

+1 for Alaskan Specialty woods
Postage costs to NZ astronomical too so best to save up and buy a lifetime's supply
Miguel

Thanks Bob
I initially read the topic as Forum Outrage.
Must have been a freudian slip
Miguel

Which is the gizzer selling or iss iiit som otha gizzer?

Don't quite understand the question but I think you're asking if I'm the seller. I'm not the seller nor do I know the seller.
Miguel

If you're quick, this guys selling SI ebony. Slightly more than you need but maybe he'd do you a deal?
Miguel