Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

maybe its some freaky sort of genetic thing like how the body rejects transplant organs or some crazy science stu ff

its not just a matter of contracting Bovine diseases with cow bones. Like previous post says, its bad for your lungs, and wearing a mask would help stop the stink i expect.

nice find, only problem is, port melb is about 1 hr 30 mins drive for me. i was looking for somewhere closer, or home delivered

quick update here

I've spent all weekend looking for somewhere that sells mahogany locally

as of yet, no luck. even guitaraust.com.au is outta stock. so at the moment, the project is on hold until i can find somewhere

hey, i've been looking for a place that sells mahogany and other tonewoods in my area

tried the yellow pages, but nothing really.

Does anyone know of somewhere close to Dandenong that sells mahogany?

never heard of Carbatec... I'll look that one up

I've already planned to have a set neck that im going to make myself, and i know I'll need these tools because i want to bevel the body. Plus, they were cheap

Kim: Thanks, looking up the setup of planes now (very technical stuff). Dont really know what the rest of what you said means :P but I'm sure its more tools = more uses haha EDIT: So scary sharp you reckon i can resharpen the existing pane blade? Bob: Live in Southeastern suburbs of Melbourne (naree...

They cost me $10 each bargain i thinks.

ah cool, I was worried because their body blanks are cheaper than other places, however it's the only place I can find mahogany. Being on a tight Uni budget, I'm hoping to pull this off for a few hundred

So here is my project log. I'm still in the early stages yet, I'm still looking for places to get most of my materials from, and still need to finalize the measurements of everything. The reason I started this thread is that I just got the first parts of my kit today, and I think that acquisition of...

more questions

With the tone pots, do i drill the hole so the tone pot screws in, or drill it wider so it just slides in (theres a nut that can secure it).

oh, and are there any common mistakes that you guys can warn me about?

thanks in advance

well for starters i have a few very amateur sounding questions 1) how do you ground the electronics on a tune-o-matic bridge 2) what distances should the neck/bridge humbuckers and the bridge saddles be from the nut (in an 24 3/4 scale 22 fret) 3) I want to do perspex inlays for the fretboard marker...

Hi, Im new here, Ive noticed you are all primarily acoustic guitar makers.

wondering if there are any electric builders here?

Im currently working on an electric guitar project. and would love to hear from some people who make electrics.