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  1. N.S.W. yep Monday fine. I actually live in summer hill...

    yep Monday fine. I actually live in summer hill but i don't want to be carting these around.

    I'm working tomorrow too if that works.
  2. N.S.W. Lathe bench oscillating saw attachment

    Any interest in these? Mount these dudes above and below your bench and connect to the lathe drive belt. Instant panel saw.

    It'll cost you a six pack of craft beer, and you have to collect. And...
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    Liogier Do you still make your luthier rasp? I...

    Liogier

    Do you still make your luthier rasp? I can't see it on your website. I have some Auriou rasps but they do not make a truly flat rasp with a square end like that. I'd rather get a new flat...
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    Did you put the shop strings back on for the...

    Did you put the shop strings back on for the "after" test?
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    northern i think. got it from Gilet.

    northern i think. got it from Gilet.
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    offset plates - i've nearly run out, so if you...

    offset plates - i've nearly run out, so if you can get them, i'll have a few more!
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    I thought I'd never see that bending pipe again!!...

    I thought I'd never see that bending pipe again!! :D:D

    I think you might get a better result with a bending strap made of thin sheet steel or aluminium. Spreads the pressure and the heat across...
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    Is that the tall Lombardy poplar? Poplar is great...

    Is that the tall Lombardy poplar? Poplar is great for bass sides and backs but I haven't heard of it being used for a soundboard except as part of a laminate lay-up between something like maple...
  9. Thread: Dun duns

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    looking really impressive scally!

    looking really impressive scally!
  10. i bought one.

    i bought one.
  11. Thread: Cello

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    Rubbish. :D Sorry but that's completely untrue. ...

    Rubbish. :D Sorry but that's completely untrue.

    Show me a single cello with a one-piece top and I'll show you a thousand with a jointed top.

    I have NEVER seen a cello with a one-piece top....
  12. Thread: Cello

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    I'm a bit puzzled about your thinking here....

    I'm a bit puzzled about your thinking here. You're worried by how the glue joint will affect the sound - very, very, minimally, if at all, in my opinion - yet you're proposing a build with two...
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    I think that's because there isn't necessarily a...

    I think that's because there isn't necessarily a desirable pitch. What's important is that the whole doesn't fight against itself. So you try to tune the components so that when they vibrate they...
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    Any vibration in the neck is actually robbing the...

    Any vibration in the neck is actually robbing the bridge of string energy, volume and sustain.

    The MOST sustain would be if you had an immovable, completely rigid neck. Then ALL the string energy...
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    I don't think I expressed myself very well. I...

    I don't think I expressed myself very well. I meant offering a slightly oversized bent rib up to the rib glued to the mold and tracing the good edge onto the new rib with a pencil from beneath.

    I...
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    Do you think another approach might be; make one...

    Do you think another approach might be; make one side of the rib flat, leave the other side a bit proud, then bend to the mold, then overlap an existing rib and trace the good edge onto the proud...
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    I don't know Bob Hitchings book but plenty of...

    I don't know Bob Hitchings book but plenty of people have used it. Another one is Peter Chandlers book which also has a range of plans you can choose from. Hitchings book, I think, only has one...
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    Heeeeeey, hold on a moment Martin. That's not me...

    Heeeeeey, hold on a moment Martin. That's not me in the picture.

    its my Mum :o
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    And what's wrong with THAT, Martin???? ...

    And what's wrong with THAT, Martin????

    http://b8.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00719/83/09/719019038_l.jpg
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    Well, whatever cooks your goose I suppose. :oo: ...

    Well, whatever cooks your goose I suppose. :oo:

    Personally I think they look gross and I can't imagine why anyone would want one, let alone make one. I think woodcarving if done tastefully is...
  21. try one of the secondhand tool shops like ......

    try one of the secondhand tool shops like ... Mick Moyles in Summer Hill ... they have all sorts of used reamers, chucks, tool steel, dies, milling cutters etc etc. I think you'd need to go there and...
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    You've seen mine already. ...

    You've seen mine already.

    http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/1385884738_503d43bc88.jpg
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    Myspace "friends" are only EVER link swaps for...

    Myspace "friends" are only EVER link swaps for self promotional purposes and two-way platitudes and I don't actually think anyone who uses Myspace regularly - and you have to use it a lot to be able...
  24. Paul you need to use a router with a 6mm bit, in...

    Paul you need to use a router with a 6mm bit, in slow passes taking off 1-2mm each pass, otherwise it will clog.

    I have made up an MDF jig that screws to the fingerboard and upon which the router...
  25. Thread: Holly ?

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    beautiful white wood for inlay. If I was in Melb...

    beautiful white wood for inlay. If I was in Melb i'd take a branch or two!
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    Ah but you CAN bend even thick timber around a 1"...

    Ah but you CAN bend even thick timber around a 1" radius or less. It's important to use airdried timber and keep the wood in longitudinal compression with a steel strap. if the outer edge of the bend...
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    YouTube - Bending linings Above I am bending...

    YouTube - Bending linings

    Above I am bending 4mm x 25mm silky oak

    the iron needs to be too hot to touch. The wood needs to be damp. You can use an upturned clothes iron on HOT

    place the...
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    Red cedar and huon pine are all very well but...

    Red cedar and huon pine are all very well but extremely expensive in the size needed for a DB top.

    Remember, you need to start out with a plank 50mm thick and at least 300mm wide (need to add some...
  29. He's carrying a heavy load of schoolwork, that's...

    He's carrying a heavy load of schoolwork, that's what...
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    The plans are excellent. You can buy the books...

    The plans are excellent. You can buy the books online.get chandlers book and read it through ten times until you are dreaming of it. Then you are ready to start
  31. I thought about that. Problem is, Luke's very...

    I thought about that. Problem is, Luke's very capable of running me through with a broad sword if I'm not nice to him ...
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    So you want to build a double bass - Peter...

    So you want to build a double bass - Peter Chandler
    Setup and Repair of the Double Bass - Chuck Traeger

    Both are great, and both are flawed and not entirely adequate.

    Do you play double bass?...
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    You can use a number of different woods for back...

    You can use a number of different woods for back and sides, just like in an acoustic guitar. What's hard is finding big enough pieces. A flat back uses much less wood. hardest to find is the rib...
  34. how about an update, Luke? Any progress pics?

    how about an update, Luke? Any progress pics?
  35. drawer sides from old cabinets are usually great,...

    drawer sides from old cabinets are usually great, well-dried, quartersawn wood, that I reckon would be great for guitar sides. quartersawn because those pieces were chosen by the drawer builders so...
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    Hmmm never though of using a barrel as a bending...

    Hmmm never though of using a barrel as a bending form ...
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    I think Bob wants you to give him suggestions for...

    I think Bob wants you to give him suggestions for luthier websites so he can link to them from his own shopfront website, presumably trying to push his new site up in the google rankings.

    MUCH...
  38. Build a guitar. Making instruments is a wonderful...

    Build a guitar. Making instruments is a wonderful pastime. you need to be careful and patient and persistent. And I think you will end up with a nice instrument. But if you build one guitar you will...
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    My religion insists that the wetting of the wood...

    My religion insists that the wetting of the wood is only to generate steam to allow the heat to penetrate efficiently and minimise scorching. Water is not required for softening the lignin. It was...
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    When bending wood, remember that the cells in...

    When bending wood, remember that the cells in wood are like lightly interlocked fingertips. When the lignin softens, you can compress the fibres by up to 15% of the original length - this happens on...
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    Yay! At last! Go for it!

    Yay! At last! Go for it!
  42. Oh-Oh ... there goes the neighbourhood ......

    Oh-Oh

    ... there goes the neighbourhood ... :tequila:

    :D

    Griff I could tell a thing or two about that fence-wire sound, eh?

    Paul, I did my first pickup cavity rout the other day. The trick...
  43. Looking good Luke. I suggest you rout the...

    Looking good Luke.

    I suggest you rout the 'lectronics cavities, and neck pocket sooner rather than later, as it is much easier working on a flat surface.

    Matthew
  44. wimp :p

    wimp :p
  45. you mean WHAMMYs. Luke, how the hell did you...

    you mean WHAMMYs.

    Luke, how the hell did you keep that ripsaw cutting straight???
  46. Luke, as you said, you have guitars with whammy...

    Luke, as you said, you have guitars with whammy bar. So time for a fixed bridge, i think, and make your life simple.

    (Don't you think "trem" is such a wimpy word? WHAMMY...
  47. I think, if you leave it for a while so the air...

    I think, if you leave it for a while so the air circulates evenly, and not in the sun, the warp will probably sort itself out. By sawing it down the middle, you have suddenly exposed the virgin...
  48. Hey that IS looking good already, and great to...

    Hey that IS looking good already, and great to see someone not scared of a bit of hard work. Ripping that tassy oak plank BY HAND is something not many other people would even want to think about....
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    I shouldn't rain on his parade but honestly, *I*...

    I shouldn't rain on his parade but honestly, *I* find the whole thing remarkable in its un-inventiveness.

    It's made of wood. That's a good start.

    But there's nothing to say a headstock is bad...
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    D you know Andy Rigby? He's a harp maker based in...

    D you know Andy Rigby? He's a harp maker based in Maldon Vic. He's done a lot of experimenting with whistles made of conduit, too. And other things.
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