Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

jeffhigh » Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:25 am Having a small, sealed, dehumidified room for assembly and pre assembly storage is a must IMHO. All the other things like insulation, ventilation and Air con will make the place more comfortable for you but not necessarily reduce the Relative humidity to accepted...

Hi Bob I converted my old fibro double garage into a guitar workshop. I stripped back to the frame and insulated the roof, walls and floor. See youtube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJG8bx5qLYQ For insulation and sound rating being in a residential area I used: - Outer skin foil - 30mm thick...

An excellent family of guitars and great craftsmanship.

Wayne

Wayne, absolutely brilliant! The timber and finish on the electrics and acoustic are all inspiring and look great.

Wayne

Sorry, I found a couple of typo errors. Please refer to the corrected attachment 'Cutting Notes01,jpeg'.

Wayne

I have made some additional guideline notes for cutting pockets and inlay inserts with the pantograph. See attachment.

Wayne

Outside of this forum, I have had other questions asked regarding the Pantograph Jig and as additional information I have provided some of my comments. Wayne COMMENTS: 1. From my investigations on you tube with CNC for cutting out pockets and inlays, I found that a very slight difference in sizing b...

For those who may be considering building the modified inlay pantograph using a Dremel with a 'Stewmac' Plunger attachment, I have provided a full size cutout template drawing and it can be cut out as a template to make the Pantograph Dremel Mounting Plate. The attachment is in pdf format. I have pr...

I has also added some addition note on attachment 'CP06'.

Wayne

Thanks Martin for the good comment. Having drawings available for future reference is good. Note: I do have more information regarding specific functions when using the pantograph jig and this information can be made available if required in the forum. I need to resubmit one of the photo attachments...

I have prepare some drawing of the pantograph jig modifications for those who may be interested and have added more notes to some of the photos, See Attachments.

Wayne

I waited over six weeks for a 'Stewmac' Router plunge tool to arrive to fit it to the Dremel in my Pantograph Inlay Jig. Generally, most of my orders from 'Stewmac' with free shipping arrive within 1 to 4 weeks. I now have been able to make the modifications to the pantograph and improve the cutting...

by Spring » Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:33 am I am also in the process of starting a design for a 14 fret neck joint, so I look forward to responses to your post. I have been re-reading the appropriate sections of the Gore/Gilet books and it looks to me that you are meeting most of the criteria set out in 7...

Dave, I make my logo inlays using a pantograph that i built and previously posted my pantograph jig in the forum. I wanted to be able make repeatable logos and decided that instead of making a full name logo I design a logo with my initials. This easier to do and reduces the potential difficulties c...

I seem to recall that the Carbatec Store, Auburn, NSW, advised that Carbatec no longer imports JET products. I have a JET 22-44 drum sander that I purchase new from Carbatec around seven years ago (I waited nine months for my order). So far I have only had to readjust levelling the drum and replace ...

Welcome Dave to the forum. When I first become interested in setup my workshop guitar building I was given good advise from Gilet at Botany. Good to hear how you have become involved in guitar building. Recently, I was searching to purchase some pearl slabs and found a company called 'Australian Mot...

by lamanoditrento » Thu Oct 28, 2021 4:53 pm For what it's worth, I keep the start of my taper approximately the same distance from the SL as the 12f plan. Tail side it is a longer taper and vise versa in front of the bridge, a shorter taper./quote] Thanks Trent for the taper information. I don't h...

After building 12 Fret body Joint falcate braced guitars that have the bridge located in the optimum response location. Some guitar player who like these guitars still prefer the 14th fret at the body joint and are prepared to accept that the bridge location would not be where the roar of the sound ...

Welcome Ricky to the forum. I can see that you are very creative in setting up available space for your guitar builds in the garage. I 'm certain that you will enjoy the guitar building journey, even with the good and sometimes difficulties things that can happen. Looking forward to seeing your post...

I need correct the audio link posted by WJ Guitars » Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:18 pm. It was older version. See below for the latest version of Amazing Grace Instrumental.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AO8owh ... sp=sharing


Wayne

by Dave M » Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:20 am So much detail - and that Acacia is quite magnificent. I wonder what the neck body joint is? There doesn't seem to be room for the G&G bolt on, and you also have the strap button into the heel...? Great stuff Dave Thanks Dave for the great comments. The body joi...

by 56nortondomy » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:39 pm Great build Wayne, really beautiful guitar. Wayne Thanks Wayne for your positive comments. I did enjoy this guitar build with the figured Cooba back and sides. I am very happy with the results. As another matter, I decided to review my recording methods. P...

Great photos of the guitar build. I like all of the guitar features that fit together with the back and sides in Tiger Myrtle.

Wayne

Thanks again Dan for your reply. I do understand that you were not being critical regarding my timing comments. Going through this recent recording process has encourage me to spend more time playing my guitar as most of my house renovations are now completed. Building guitars is very interesting an...

Can you confirm that the first part of the video is not EQ'ed etc?! (I actually thought the start of the recording was EQ'ed etc. until I read your post properly. Very nice). Quick question, the distance from the edge of the fingerboard to the E strings at the nut seems wider than normal. Is that t...