Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks Steve, Tod. As to the neck, I guess time will tell. It seems perfectly stable, and as the events with Mr. Thames point out, CF rods don't appear to help unless applied in a particular way. Double acting truss rod and the Sassafras worked much like Qld Maple, which I usually use.... Overall, I...

This one is for my wife's cousin's wife.....sheesh that's a mouthful. Top: AAA Sitka from Alaska SW Back and sides: Tas Blackheart Sassafras from TimS's sale a year or so back Neck: Sassafras one piece from a chunk I bought for 2 necks Bindings: Sassafras offcut from the side pieces w/ BWB, and BWB ...

Hot. As usual.

Well, you have to admit, he's pretty good at this stuff.....

Nice Taffy.

Now I want a scroll saw more than ever......surely there must be SOMETHING I could use it for....

Not enough room to list mine. I'm sure one will turn up before this thread disappears down the list, but....

I've just had a spray with some 3220 on Bubinga. I know, not a Dalberga sp. but, it ran like crazy on the first coat. I mean side to side runs, and about four on the back. I sprayed a light cover coat as usual, but I am happy i learned how to fix runs..... I used the same batch I mixed to finish coa...

got time to do some repair work on an old Ibanez? A guy put up a thread on an Ibanez site, and is looking for some work in Melb's.

Looks like a nice tool, Taffy. I've had thoughts about them too, but have yet to look too far into it... Markus: Beer down here is ridiculously expensive. When I left the US, I was buying a carton of beer for not much more than I started paying for a 6-pack here. Couple years back, we went to Europe...

Nice work there Craig. Very elegant. I've decided to just go 5,7,9,12,15 which uses up my 6mm dots. Steve, I'll shout you a beer anytime. My Mum's moved back to Perth after50 years away, and as I haven't seen her for ten years, I'll likely visit someday soon. Will look you up then....Thanks for the ...

Hi Stu. Straight edge. I saw a you tube clip about making a one-off jig, and did that. I Set the neck on the pocket-to-be, ran a straight edge to get it aligned properly, clamped a piece of perspex on each side, then one across the butt, and went for it. First thing I did was make it too deep, so I ...

That's the one. the black is harder to dissolve. The rest are easy as....

I've got to decide on a fretboard inlay set for a 12-string I'm building for a mate. I do't want to buy more pearl just yet, so a quick forage in the pearl jar gives me this lay out. Like? I've bound the board with white/blackpurfs and curly maple binding, so I think it's busy enough without going o...

Hi Stu. Thanks, and yeah, the dyes were powdered, and from Guitar Australia, IIRC. Comes in 5 colours, red, black, blue, yellow, mahogany, I think. Some dissolves well in water, and some better in solvent but I only used water......Still plenty of colour....I reckon these jars will last as long as I...

Nice work. The tapered chamfer gives it a unique look. I like it. I'm assuming you didn't join the neck with an angle?

Thanks Steve, Greg, sorry I missed your questions. The dye takes getting used to. I watched NZ Nick's tutorial on his tobacco burst, but failed miserably at doing something like that, so I just wiped it on and rubbed in circles till I got something I liked. The dyes I got are really powerful and onl...

Hmmmmm ought to have dyed mine another colour. That is just jaw-dropping.

Jim: I actually started this one when I hit a wall working on a couple acoustics. Just had no interest, and dragged out the bits for this one just to keep a hand in. Eventually got back to the acoustics, too... Nick: The case was meant for a white strat I had, and matches the strap I used on it. The...

Cheers, Shane. Ah. The celluloid. 1.5mm x2mm of bending on the flat. If I never domit again, it'll still be too soon. I traced the outline of the top on my bench, and, using pan head stitch screws every 10-15mm, help it down flat. I pinched the missus's hair dryer to heat it up for the bending, and ...

Thanks guys. Tod, the bridge ended up like this as a result of a brain fart. I cut the bridge blank up for the head plate instead of the fretboard tail, as I thought. Sooooooo, I had a wafer of Maple, and went with that. The maple is also why i want the bone pins now. I think it'll tie in better.....

As my Tele is my favourite electric, I thought it might be fun to build one. I changed the headstock, and experimented with a couple things I had in mind. Celluloid binding, and aniline dyes, specifically, and here's the result: Body and neck: New Guinea Rosewood leftover from a project in the house...

Love a bit of Silky. Nice work.

Mason Rack Band is pretty fun, too. They play pretty regularly at Bruns Pub....

Up to fretting and finishing, but a couple others have gotten in the way. Won't be long now....Mine has a tail and floating bridge, so it'll be a first for me in more than one way. Used a dowel and epoxy neck joint, just because. I did finish a dread and a tele thinline style this week.....

Got asked to make a dread for this young fella's 18th, and was only 2 months late, but they are understanding, and know all the BS I was going through for a while, so it's all good. Top: AAA Sitka B/S: Mango Neck: Qld Maple. Mulga top plate, Mango back plate. Binding/Fretboard: Mulga Bridge: Mulga/M...

This one is nice. Neat, elegant, well executed......

Nice. I'm not sure about the burst, but then I am not a fan of any burst, so don't pay any attention to me. Two things you've done that I'm trying out too. The M&T neck joint, and the dyes. I did the M&T joint on a 12-string I'm working on now. I have to say, I'm a convert. That's a pretty guitar, t...