Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Wow, I lost count how many times I said WTF??!!
His technique with the chisels was making me very nervous!!

Wow, beautiful work Steve!!

Lillian wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:34 am

Sorry about the hijack Zandit.

Haha, don't worry about that!! If any of my threads don't take a hard left turn, I get disappointed!!

Lillian’s suggestion to look up a Men’s Shed is a good one (sorry Lillian - that is the name that they go by in Australia. They do not exclude women, but the name makes a very gendered assumption about who would want to use them). It could give you good access to bigger tools like a thickness sande...

Well, that turned out rather nicely. I think I'll do just one more........................... :P Beautiful job Daniel :D :D Haha, thank you very much! If you get to know most of the builders in here I don't think you'll find anyone who's done their first build on a building course and then gone on ...

Wow, that's a fantastic looking instrument! Great job on the build. Thank you very much Fisherman! I agree that you produced a really fine looking and sounding guitar - an outstanding outcome for a first try. All of that planning paid off. You say that you want to make another - and that is no surp...

That is an extremely neat build for a first go. Interesting that few people stop at one! If you are not aware of Trevor Gore and are interested in a more analytical take on guitar design and build you should take a look. Cheers Dave Thank you Dave! I was quite proud of my cleanliness throughout the...

That s a nicely executed cutaway Steve Thank you very much Steve! It added a day to the overall build. The other guys in my class finished the day before me. I had dreams of mitering every corner, but that would have added so much extra time to the build! It was an unusual class for Aaron Fenech, a...

kiwigeo wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:56 am

Nice work mate. Whats the finish? Proof that the best instruments have a lot of planning behind them.

I knew I would have missed some detail!
It a nitro-cellulose finish, just from a rattle can.

Good morning all! Glad to be here finally after being a stalker for some time. I'm primarily a performer, but also seriously distracted by beautiful guitars, and how they are built! Just over two years ago, I finally wetted my appetite by building an acoustic guitar with Aaron Fenech in Miami, Gold ...