Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks all Yes i guess the main thing is to not have it dry out significantly from when it was put together to avoid cracking. Ukuleles being narrower shouldn't be affected as much as a guitar. Ive heard a rule of thumb "A year per inch thick, plus a year" for wood seasoning, so a 2.5mm top is about...

Hi to everyone on the forum, its my first post back in a while. Ive fired up the tools after about 10 years to start making a couple of Ukes. I'm prepping the parts required, back and sides, top, linings, neck blocks, tail blocks, neck blanks, fretboards etc. I don't have any way to control humidity...

MattB wrote:
:... and instead chooses "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias (on repeat), cranked to distortion. Not even as a joke.

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Enrique has distortion


Maybe thats when you need to pay her a visit.....

Dennis Leahy wrote: ......."Due to copyright reasons this video program is available for download by people located in Australia only. If you are not located in Australia, you are not authorised to view this video." ....... If all else fails, use a free proxy server located in Australia, so it look...

kiwigeo wrote:.....as the cloud of gas and condensate will erupt into a huge fireball and then theyll have a really big disaster on their hands.

Cheers Martin

sebastiaan56 wrote:Have you plugged the leak?

If it helps I'll make sure I have a hangover in sympathy tomorrow,

So its over the LEL then...

Well firstly thanks for the welcome and comments. Slashbot_427 is a sig that I use a lot, its from a lot of gaming forums I'm a member of, so I just sign in with that without thinking. I'm pretty new to wood working,but have waded-in the deep end with a couple of guitar projects The Stanley 151 I ha...

Hi All I have a Stanley 151 spokeshave. The edge/bevel needs bit bit more work. but it cuts nicely and doesn't dig in. Has anyone used one of these or similar to carve guitar necks? My plan was to profile the neck at the heel and headstock and then cut the excess in between. I have a coarse and fine...