Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

It is Merbau,can'y say I have ever seen it wide enough for a 2 piece back though!

Same problem with my cousin in Jindalee....He put the lot out on the curb to be dumped,tools,machinery and all the timber!! .

Cheers fella's.....Tiz easy to find things when you know how!!!!

I have used a dovetail joint on all of my earlier builds, this time I have decided to go with a bolt on.....problem is I have no idea how! The book I have only shows the dovetail method. I summize that knock in threaded inserts are what are used??? I have made up some 10mm roundstock and threaded th...

Kim, I really had no intentions of using it for a neck,but thought maybe someone may have known what it was.It is 240x50x1800, so more than enough for b&s, but still that grain is pretty wild !...I think it would be a risk to try and bend the sides....Maybe one day i'll break it down and give it a g...

Found this hunk in the corner,does anyone know what it is??? It would make a nice match !!

Looks and sounds sweet Alan.........

I think I shall go with the Maple!!! Maybe a little bit of stain to match it up....Cheers fella's!

My current build is Indian Rosewood with Sitka sb, problem is I don't have a piece of Indian Rosewood for the neck.....Any suggestions? I have Q,maple,
Silkwood,Mackay Cedar,Aus Rosewood,Qld Walnut.....I would like to try to keep the colour the same if possible though.

Cheers,Rod.

This has turned into a real shitty thread!

Hey Rod, What measurement do your fingerboards end up being at the nut?
Cheers....Rod

Good one Rod.......I'll be giving this one a go!

Nice one Rod...............one day mine are gunna look that good !!!!
The fret work is outstanding,as is the inlay.........SWEEEEEEEETTT

Lawn rage maybe???????????

I have cut this one at 108mm just to experiment for myself,and it looks so much BIGGER..........bit unsure of it now.It is a lovely piece of spruce though,so it will be going on!!!Will get a picture up tomorrow........Thnx for all of the great advice ...........You are champions!

Another thing to consider is that if it is grown in a suburban environment,(which I summize it is if a tree lopper has it) it will have grown a lot quicker than it would in its natural environment. If this is the case the growth rings will not be as tight, making it a lot less stable and prone to cr...

In a previous post of mine I was asked what size the sound-hole was..This has started me thinking on it,and what are the effects of different sized holes?? I imagine if to small the guitar would lack volume and sound a bit "tinny" ?, and to big a bit drummy maybe???(don't you just love my big techni...

Soudhole for Nick

Thank you for the kind remarks......I am sure I don't deserve them this early in my guitar building career!!(but I don't mind anyway :wink: ) Timbers are Tarzali silkwood (Cryptocarya oblata)..grows from Cooktown to the Southern side of the Atherton tablelands in rainforest.....similar to Qld maple,...

Seemed to miss a few pictures on the first post !

B&S Tarzali Silkwood
Soundboard Engelmann Spruce
Fingerboard Johnson River Hardwood

Not quite up to the standards of you's blokes, but I'll get there !!!!!

Fairdinkum.......some people just have to much time on their hands!

Hmmmmmm, sounding like my braces need to go on a diet ! Dom, I will do a search on Kent today,and see if I can obtain a copy of his DVD.....sounds a must. Cheers. Kim, the soundhole is 105 mm. Allen, I think I may have some shots of previous builds on my pc, so I will try to post other bracing pictu...

Kim, Thnx for the reply.Sorry about the picture quality,the next ones will be better...took these with phone. I should have given some dimensions.The max height of braces is 12.5 mm, and max width is 7 mm. I had only glued the cap on just before I took photo, so it is now trimmed down. I will certai...

As this instrument building is all new to me,( only building number 3 now) I have limited knowledge.The first 2 look and sound nice, but I think they both lack volume on the bass strings,sound really good on the high side. Could this be a bracing issue? I have posted pics of the current build,which ...