Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thank's Martin for the advice, I am going to use the timber i have on hand just for the practical experience in building my first couple of guitars as i'm sure there will be mistakes made. I have been reading the G&G books (a lot to take in) and have purchased a copy of the Kinkead book. "Happy days"

Mark, yes i do need to get fretting tools, I have cobbled a bending iron with a 40mm copper tube a scourer pad in one end and a heat gun it seems to work quite well, I tried bending some Myrtle, Sheoak and Tas oak, frustrating at first but with time managed to get them all to bend! the marvels of Yo...

Thank's gent's, tools I have a lot! thicknesser , buzzer, table saw , band saw , routers ..... plus Japanese saws, rasps, hand planes and also have a mens shed down the road and they have a drum sander. Timber wise i have Myrtle lining boards salvaged from my home reno as well as KD hardwood that wa...

Thank's for letting me join. I'm a 64 year old (ret) carpenter & joiner from Tasmania about to build my first acoustic guitar, I have been collecting timber for my build and learning how to bend the sides, making jigs. Have purchased the Gore & Gilet books should be here on Monday, head first into t...