Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks all. I think a taper and heal cap sound like a plan. I’m not using an arched back and haven’t put together a radius dish at this time, so plane and sand.

With the neck block fitted and the sound board in place, it is clear that the sides are a couple of mm too deep for the neck. I could taper the sides, reduce the overall depth or build up the neck block. Suggestions or advice received gratefully

Graham McDonald wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:45 am

You are making allowance for the soundboard before gluing the neck and sides together ....

Most certainly, Graham - trial fit up at this stage - still to shape the neck and size and shape other internal blocks - just had to see what it looked like (and check the cutting of the neck slots)!

My second build, following a Stew Mac kit. This one is a kit from Australian Tonewoods, with Tiger Myrtle sides and back, and a King Billy soundboard. The fingerboard is Gidgee. Using (or attempting to use :D ) the Spanish method. The kit from Tim is brilliant and requires much more involvement than...

Finding your book very useful thanks. And yes, once we are past this, it would be great to actually meet some people who know what they are doing (or at least are further along the learning curve). The Canberra Woodcraft Guild has an instrument making special interest group that I will also get in t...

I have my copy - great to have a resource from a local craftsman - I ordered on line before realising I could have popped around to pick it up (before social distancing set in!)

Howdy - I’ve just completed a Stew Mac tenor kit, which I found very valuable as a first build learning experience and yielded a nice playable instrument. I have attached a couple of build photos, I have just ordered a kit from Tim Spittle which I am very excited about - a tenor with Tiger Myrtle ba...