Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Nice one Bob . I have the Clapton book and it is a great read .Good to see you still remember back to when you and Wayne were still in short pants.Cheers.

Looks great Klufty.What bracing pattern did you use ? How deep is the body? Looks great with the blackwood used for everything.Cheers .

Aluminium bender heated by a gas torch. It works quite well .

Due to my problems of late with this sort of thing You may as well send that billet up here and I'll attempt to fix it up with mine.No promises about getting it back .Cheers.

Don't worry about the "Stash Envy" most of it appears to be faulty.The bloody Silky Oak looks a bit wrinkled and patchy as well.Allen, could it be the Nitro sending it off ? Did it a bit on the fronts this time as well! http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/139_silkyoakbacks_1.jpg http://www.anzlf.com...

James, The Camphor Laurel has a lot of uses but in typical fashion it is best out of old trees. Not tall skinny regrowth which tends to be pale , soft and unstable.Older trees produce very stable timber and a variety of figure.Color is variable and my thoughts are that there are 3 to 4 sub species o...

Partly due to releasing the tension and partly due to moisture gradients in the timber . Even after sitting for 8 years when you open it up it can still be marginally more moist and will equalize after a while.As Bob said dampen them all and glut them for a week with some weight on top and they will...

Woodrat / Sebastian, The wrinkles are in Australian Red Cedar. Be just my luck the whole bloody tree will be the same.It looks like this. Cutting up branches, second day http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/139_POL_0054_1.jpg Buttresses http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/139_POL_0053_1.jpg Back and ...

No bindings Nick O. Just clean joints to save time and trouble. I started doing it on ukes and thought it would look alright on the 3/4.The timber is busy enough by itself. Cheers

Finished off my 3/4 (style 5) .Body is all Camphor Laurel with a Cooktown Ironwood fret board.Played around with a few sets of strings.Started with some 10-48 PB but didn't have enough tension on the low E.Changed it to Nashville Tuning (12p-14p-10p-16p-20p-30W) for the Guitar show in Brisbane.More ...

Tried everything but I can't get these bloody wrinkles out of the backs of these two Localeles.Is it the cold weather or what?It didn't happen on the sides so I can't work it out! I NEED HELP. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/139_tenorback_1.jpg http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/139_concert_bac...

Looks bloody great Tim.A bit low to the floor for a soprano but great anyway.The standard is remaining high on this forum which is a bugger as I can't get to post anymore of mine.Cheers.

Bought a great book the other day and thought I would share the joy.Picked up my copy from the lovely staff at Australian Wood Review. http://shop.woodreview.com.au/details/2481992.html http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/139_BK07197_1.jpg Extract from back cover of book: The past 25 years have seen...

Yes Alan and as you do up the clamp apply pressure and then release a few times to help pump the CA down into the crack.Put plenty on above the crack so there is enough to draw down in. Cheers.

Get stuffed, it hasn't rained here since a thunderstorm yesterday morning and I was just being nice 'cause it was my 100th post. Cheers.

Looking good Allen , The pore filling and first coat has really brought out the colour in those back and sides.Always good to get them sealed up in case of weather as well. Cheers.

I am also hoping to tap tune or at least try to find out what note the top is before it gets glued to the body.Possibly making another check of its note after gluing on and recording these for some kind of future reference.

I have used Mirotone for about 10 years and it very easy.No noticeable shelf life either in the drum ( I buy 20l drums ) or if it is left in the spraygun.Just bought some retarding thinners a to try out after all these days of rain. Trying to spray to a show deadline in a flood is not my idea of fun.

What brands and styles of tuners do you blokes use? I am thinking of buying a Peterson Strobe tuner for the workbench. http://www.petersontuners.com/index.cfm?category=92&sub=72 The idea is to get something very accurate for intonation and checking.Just wondering if the strobe display is hard to use...

Looks like the Sugar Plum Fairy has been lost in Taffy's stash!

The Guitar Show was a great weekend with lots of nice people going through on both days.Here are a few shots of our stand.The inlay shots are by my mate Stuart and here is a link to his site http://newmanguitars.com . I got to talk to some great luthiers and swapped a lot of info over the course of ...

Also another good reason for sealing up the insides of a guitar with Shellac before closing the box. Not only do they look much nicer inside you can help to stop uneven take-up and release of moisture.

For my ten cents it is applying veneer to only one side.Having said that and looking at the pictures I would just sand it flat and get on with the rest of the building.Hard to tell with pictures but I don't think anyone would notice the slight taper in the headstock overlay caused by sanding it flat.

If you want to keep a pipe bender make it aluminium or steel . The heat goes straight through S/S and it doesn't become a heat sink. As soon as you put your wet timber on there you suck the heat out of the hottest spot . As for side benders my experience with light bulbs was of not enough heat makin...

Very nice job on the tenor Joe. They are a great size and when the strings settle down you will have a lot of fun with it.':D'