Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Im starting a wood bank to buffer the currency fluctations.

Im not big into electrics but that is one sassy guitar Stu.

When working a top to final thickness I judge when Im there by flexing it. You soon get to feel when the top is at optimum thickness by how it feels when you flex it. I use the same test for sides and backs.

Ive got some Bunya in my shop and to tell the truth I cant say Im in love with the stuff...not as much as Im in love with the Lutz, Englemann and Red Spruce sitting on my shelves. The Bunya just doesnt have the stiffness and ring that the other woods have.

4mm is a bit too thick for a top.....2.5mm is average thickness for my sitka, englemann and Lutz tops. I wouldnt get too obsessed with the tap tone of the wood.....I think you'll find that once you get the bracing on the tap tone will change quite significantly. Then after the top gets glued onto th...

Ya really cant say youve lived unless youve survived at least one house renovation.

Breaking news on the TV......a Qantas flight en route from Singapore to Perth forced to land at Exmouth. 40 passengers injured during the mid air incident. No further details.

No guitar building going on in the shop today but I did have a play around with egg whites as a pore filler. I got some Indian Rosewood and sanded back to 220 grit. Pore filling procedure was then as follows: 1. apply egg white to small area of wood with paint brush. 2. sand area with 320 grit paper...

If 100 is the number we need to order to get a generous discount then Ill make up the numbers if were a bit short with orders from members.

Yes....Im low on good ebony boards.

Im in for 30

Cheers Martin

Bob/Bob

Can I please add OG_QS_COCO_009 to my order. That makes a total of 4 sets.



Thanks Martin

Paul, Once I get my sets Ill send you some shavings. If all is ok on the allergy front then you can have one of my sets at cost. Cheers Martin I'd really like to try Coco it's beautiful stuff and really floats my boat, but as I've said before, I'm allergic to just about every bloody thing. They used...

I'll start the ball rolling with following sets:

OG_QS_COCO_001
OG_QS_COCO_002
OG_QS_COCO_003

Bob do I need to notify BobC myself that I'd like these sets or will you take care of same?

Cheers Martin

Ive killed two vacums sucking up plaster debris.....they make a lovely high pitches whining sound before they crater.

Dominic - if there's enough interest in a group buy of Cocobolo I don't mind putting it together. We'd be needing at least 10 sets to make it viable and Coco isn't exactly cheap. Prices range from $125-250USD depending on size and figure. Once we get 10 takers I'll squeeze Uncle Bob on a price and ...

Yeah...what new avatar?

Matthew, This is a common problem. Whenever I have my sanding drum in the chuck eventually the whole thing falls out. Not sure on the long term cure for this..I just put up with it. My drill press is a Carbatec. Cheers Martin Robbie, (or anyone!) ... how the hell do you stop the chuck from falling o...

Customs and Immigration are still holding him......he should be out today sometime doing his best legs apart cowboy walk

Do any of you get a warm and fuzzy feeling when your bank introduces you to your new "Personal Banker" that is barely out of nappies and still lives with their parents? :roll: Yeah, had one of those fresh out of school bozos loose the title deeds to my house. Told him to take a look in the bank vau...

It might be that moustache you grew last Movember......the thing has died and is going rotten on your top lip.

matthew wrote:Yep. A little vegemite pot of old hide glue in the heat. Only a tiny bit, but whoa .....

OK so this is morphing into a "what was your biggest waste of time" thread!

When banks loan out more money than the property its secured against is worth you have to expect something to go wrong eventually...its a bit of a no brainer.

Hey Sebastiaan.....you were right on the money mate. I stayed at the Observatory and loved the place. Not cheap but room rate was nearly same as the Holiday Inn in Perth last time I stayed there and miles better. Room was quiet and service was great. Had a 7 course degustation with matching wines on...

480 watts dosent sound too high. Im sure my Bloues Creek 110volt blanket is at least 1000 watts. I know I had to get a stepdown transformer rated to at least 1500watts to be on the safe side. Just curious ... and this time I got a reply with quote, so I'm a happy fella. 3" x 32" 240 Volt 480 Watts 2...

Sam Price wrote:That's a very classy and elegant looking guitar!

Unfortunately the guitar looks alot more classy and elegant than the builder

Welcome to the world of luthiery Josh. Not alot of things go to plan when you're starting out.

Some pics of the top and back would be handy.