Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Handy hint: I found it worthwhile to buy two syringes from local chemists...cheap...10ml and 3ml for the resin and hardener. Find two small jam jars, height more than the length of the syringes. Cut holes in the lids, dia to suit syringes. No need to clean out syringes, just put them in hanging on t...

I've been trying to track down ARC for a couple of blanca necks...any suggestions? I tried kauri with two cf imbedded struts, it seems stiff enough but the glue lines show up something terrible. I did once put black veneer in the glue lines which was some improvement. I think the cedar would be a go...

I built a crossover using standard kauri for laminated sides; bent ok on the bender at 2mm thick...added WRC 1.0 as the inner. I have another QS board that I know was a cupboard shelf for 40+ years. I am planning to use it for a blanca neck (with cf centre insert) to keep it really light. I found th...

Cutty wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:58 pm

I like the jig for holding it down on the bench, what a great idea!

Well worth making for cutting binding channels.

I have very successfully used Selleys 308. I think it was also called Aerolite. It was developed to build Antarctic sledges in the sixties! It is water and heat resistant. Was used a lot for boat building. I never had laminated bindings disintegrate. Its a powder that is mixed with water and then a ...

I have found the white plastic slats from venetian blinds excellent for stickers. About 50 x 3.3 mm. I cut them into 400,200 and 100 mm
lengths. Mine came from blinds we junked, but you see them at the recycle shop and roadside hard rubbish.

FWTW: I've built 4 instruments...1 crossover and 3 flamencos with no side splints. They are all with laminated sides. The last has the inner lining cross grain WRC. That's a bit fiddly, but I think it makes for a very light stiff side and no chance of cupping. Kauri B/S and sitka top. All up weight ...

I got the Swisstec drum sander from Gregory in Brisbane. Very happy with it for three years. I nearly bought the Jet, no comparison. The Swisstec comes with a second drum that is a nylon brush, but was able to knock off the price of that as I had no use for it. This one has a variable drum speed, bu...

I've been thinking about this for my next build. I can't justify a mortising m/c or attachment for just this. My thought was to upend the neck on the TS, then cut a slot the width of the square bar. Would need a simple jig for safety. I would dry fit the bar, and fill the remaining slot with a glued...