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Tod Gilding wrote:Excellent work Paul

And be warned If you visit the woodrat Island it's not the sharks you need to look out for ...it's his attack trained guard goose

Get it Right Tod!....its a Duck!

Aye Stu....the jetty be the one that the drawbridge is lowered on to on Cap'n WoodRats Island of Tonewood....Sharks, yes of course you can'st be too careful with people the likes of those furniture welfare fanatics getting about saying that it is terrible to use it in good olde lutherie!....Arrrrrrr...

Ahoy Paul me Matey, Cap'n Woodrat here saying that you certainly know how to put Me Cast Offs to good use! Well Done!...Shiver Me Timbers Lad, next time you come to Cap'n Woodrats I'll make sure you leave with some more of me old driftwood!...

Ahrrrg

Cap'n Woodrat

I am happy with what I got out of this for a back, I have managed to get a pic that looks like what it looks like to me in the shed. None of our four legged friends were harmed during the making of this back and sides set or even a three legged corner piece. Jim Jim....I guess you are referring to ...

Hi Peter, Welcome to the forum....absolutely stunning work there....beautiful craftsmanship, detail and timber choices!

Cheers

John

Hi Rob, Yes it is a low starting price....I recon if it goes for under $300 someone has got a super deal... ...Its funny....I have a really nice floor standing morticer that I used to use a lot when I was making furniture but now it only gets used for one thing and thats one 3/8 by 3/8 mortice for t...

Heads Up Morticer on eBay If you are thinking of buying a benchtop morticer to do the bolt on Neck Joint in the Gore/Gilet book....you may be interested in this one....hopefully someone will snag it for a good price... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Record-Power-Morticer-Drill-/251387203142 Cheers John ...

Wow Rod....that is a lovely look you have going there with the Maple and the Jarrah....

John

Hi Wayne....I am in the process of finishing my first guitar with the BRW that I reclaimed from the table that I brought back from the UK earlier this year. I was terrified when it came to the bending of the cutaway as the only other two BRW guitars that I have built were non cutaway ones. I bent mi...

Hi Scuffle....thats the hardest question in the book....!!! and I wish I had a dollar for every time I was asked it too! I would say that if it is a first time acoustic that you use 200 hours as a minimum lead time for your brothers guitar.....at 16 hours per week that would be at least 13 weeks not...

Well Done Jim.....man...being given a couple of dusty old BRW boards in Australia doesn't happen every day! Grin should subside in a year or two!....

John

Had my first go at the epoxy pore fill today....two guitars too....I am looking forward to the results

3 hours and the fisrt one is touch dry... so that is a good sign...

This thread is of interest to me because I am about to grain fill two guitars with epoxy for the first time. I am using West Systems and have the 207 hardener so hopefully all will go well....I would not like to be scraping it off two guitars thats for sure.... Rod...I tried Timbermate on a rosewood...

Hi All....I have been doing bolt on necks since day one of my building and have recently started to do the BoltOnBoltOff neck joint from Trevor's book and it really is an impressive connection. Solid as a rock. I really like the concept of a continuation of the neck support under the fingerboard on ...

I dont know Stu....it might flavour the tone! (?)

...seriously though I dont think you would want to because white vinegar is the cheapest....

Jim this Blackwood blank has been in for about 2 weeks. As you can see it seems to penetrate fairly well. I think that several months would be the go...

John

Thanks for all the pics posted!!! Looks like a great gathering....some familiar faces too....Well Done!

John

Very Nice, Very Elegant too Allen.....

John

...Hope all the makers have a great weekend...I am sure the acoustic junkies will! ... Please someone post some good pics of the weekend...Thanks

John

Lovely Guitar Shane...I like how all the tones of the Kiwi woods go together...lovely detailing too...very,very nice!

John

Yes I find Techniglue really great too....as an aside has anybody found that the hardener seems to oxidize over time and turns a darker colour in the tin....it still seems to cure with no problems but is a bit slower. Because it is a bit ex-ie I have now taken to putting it in small jars to use so t...

Nick wrote:Friend of mine was encouraging me to bring out a range of air guitars only just last Friday, I was going to throw in a guitar stand with each one but maybe I should talk to this guy now and we could offer a 'package' deal?

...Nick...that would be a "pickage " deal in EnZud!

I found it easier to use too Tom...it is the first time that I used it just a couple of weeks ago on a new OM....

I have just come back from Micheal Connors this weekend where I delivered this Journeyman to Adrian Cooper. This is the second guitar that Adrian I have built for Adrian. I built him a Mahogany and Spruce OM about 4 years ago and now I have just delivered this one. His Mahogany one was about number ...

I'm a Masters Luthier :wink: ...............I bought some Tightbond from Masters....... and used it to make a GSO :lol: . I don't know what goes on anywhere else , but here in Newcastle we help each other out and treat potential Luthiers as new members of the family , I often offer a bit of a hand ...