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I saw this on the ABC and thought I'd share

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-19/o ... an/9879758

Thanks Wayne, I enjoyed your vid. Great sounding guitar Some of your transitions were a bit too quick for my eyes though

Thanks everyone, I will give these a go. It is funny how when you're a bit downbeat your problem solving skills can go out the window. I think having to remove the 1st bridge, mucking up the finish a bit removing it and then struggling with broken bit knocked my resilience. I really appreciate repli...

Boy, my current build is giving me no end of grief. I am making a new bridge after the first one split under string tension along the lamination while stringing up. I noticed however that one of the 18 holes on the new bridge hadn't gone all the way through the tie block. Using a eggbeater style had...

Love the problem solving! Well done

I have been frequently looking at this thread and the jig described in the book and then I've been procrastinating making a pin router jig using either drill press or dremel for a while now. But I have finally figured out a different method The most accurate machine in the shop is the table router o...

kiwigeo wrote: ↑

Tue May 29, 2018 9:07 pm

Is anyone else seeing the pics in Cals posts upside or is it just me?

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The pics are upside down from this side of the West Island

Wow, what a great worshop!

I love the look of the douglas fir on the heel

+1 for the wood combo - very nice

I'm having terrible trouble trying to get paypal working having not used it in years, changed phone number etc ad nauseam, but I really would like to contribute. Any chance of a PM or an email with EFT details and I could just transfer you some money?

As regards to the use of superglue on raw spruce, I have found occasionally that the superglue stains the wood a greenish tint. Does anybody else experience this and what would the reason be for it only happening on some spruce samples and not others? Ross Yes there is some staining with CA on spru...

At the Brisbane AGMS we now wash the rosette area with CA rather than shellac (before cutting and any end grain is exposed) after seeing it on the Michael Greenfield vid. We haven't had a student build with fuzziness from the SM dremel circle cutter since.

Andrew Armstrong recently had a bit of success at re-jointing a soundboard that already had the rosette inlaid;

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 1526954780

I will be manning the AGMS stall at the Traditional Trades Fair this Sunday. If you thinking of heading along, please drop by to the stall, it would be great to say hi

Wonderful wonderful inlay

That client did not skimp on the wood! What are your view of sounds ports?

I have no idea about bouzoukis at all but love all the experiments and tests of skills and process you have jam packed into it. Are the f holes your design? Wow and love you have done the fan fret on a non-guitar. Makes my mind boogle with everything going on

So I ended up widening the holes in the neck block to 6mm and them making a bit by filing to shape and sharpening with a diamond stick. Worked a treat! Thanks everyone. A few photos and a before and after:

Thanks Trevor. The bridge mass without 4mm saddle is 17.5g. I will leave as it is and keep testing as I go, cheers.

I have a few touches left on the headstock of my current build and I am into finish prep'ing. So basically in the white, no bridge. I did a tap test and the T111 is sitting at 101Hz, T112 at 221Hz and what I assume is cross diapole at 252Hz. Should I be trying to reduced the T112 and Cross Dipole at...

Mark McLean wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:54 pm

Jim
What a beauty! There are lots of things I like about this guitar. First, the overall colour scheme and minimal aesthetic is spot on, in my opinion.

+1

Love the stary motif running through the rosette, fretboard and headstock! And your don't kidding about that figure

Welcome Wayne. Nice guitar I like that Jarrah, blackwood combo

I look forward to being able to contribute some $$, this forum is ridiculously helpful