Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I had an older version of a Performax 22-44 for years changing the paper was always a pain. I have big hands, so trying to get the ends of the paper in the mechanism always sucked, even when using the special tool. That machine had all sorts of other problems it plagued me with over the years, so I ...

I love the transparent red finish. Well done, sir.

Has anyone ever used hide glue as pore filler? I know it’s probably a crazy idea, but the stuff sticks to everything. If you put it on that then used a plastic scraper to scrape it flush, it would minimize scraping later. Just an idea…

Thanks for the info on the egg whites as filler. I’ll still give it a go sometime. Yeah, I’ve used aqua coat and it does require a ton of sessions. I wasn’t a big fan of it. Dang guy that sold it to me at the woodworking store made it sound like it was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I made a couple nuts from aircraft grade aluminum for a couple electric bass guitars a few years ago. I was fixing them for this dude that was in a metal band, and the way he would beat the hell out of his instruments, I knew a bone nut wouldn’t survive long.

I thought I read somewhere (might have been on here) that you can use egg whites as pore filler. It sounds kind of crazy, but I guess if you’re going to finish over top of it, it might actually work. Anyone on here try that method?

Thanks. Here is a link to a YouTube video that I made a couple years ago about an acoustic guitar that I built for my brother as a gift for helping take care of our dad during the last year he was alive:

https://youtu.be/mOX2sBimCyk

I bought this really cool handsaw here in the States a few years ago by Glen-Drake Toolworks. The saw plates can be swapped out for other ones with different pitch, etc. It cuts like a Japanese saw, but I think the saw plate can actually be flipped around to cut like a Western saw. I haven’t tried i...

How does those capoes work? Is that fishing line that is connecting the leather to the wooden tuning peg?

Also, i looked at your website and those wooden “stamp” capos are really cool. They look like that of the old world. I might try to make one. Thanks for the idea!

Hi Edi, your work looks great. I really like the hurdy gurdy the most. I am wanting to build one and I got some plans recently, so I might have a couple questions for you if I get stuck. Also, very cool on the Spanish heel in the last post. I have never seen one at an angle like that. Nice job, and ...

Hi Fillipo,

I’m new here too. I didn’t know anyone made CF honeycomb double tops. What is your source? Also, how did you do any bracing inside the top? X-brace?

That’s amazing. That dude does more with a jar of glue and a few hand tools than I do with a whole shop full of stuff. Roughing out the neck with an adze was something I’d never thought of, even though I probably won’t try it. He did make me a little nervous when he was scalloping the ends of the br...

Hi everyone, I am an amateur luthier in the U.S. and I’m new to this site. I’ve built a couple ukuleles and three acoustic guitars and I am getting ready to start on my first archtop. I’ve been a member of both GAL and ASIA here in the States and I read their magazines from cover to cover when I get...

That is a very neat idea. Where does one find an LED strip like that? Amazon?