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    Steve, I'm always happy to talk about guitars. ...

    Steve, I'm always happy to talk about guitars. I'm out Beaudesert way. Send a pm.


    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f98/studio-lighting-195436
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    I have used K&K under soundboard dual piezos in...

    I have used K&K under soundboard dual piezos in combo with a Kent Armstrong mini humbucker on an archtop. Very good sound!
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    that would be " shat edge ".

    that would be " shat edge ".
  4. Thread: Modified 000

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    Cheers Rob, I able to cut enough silk oak back...

    Cheers Rob, I able to cut enough silk oak back and side sets to keep me going for awhile. I also scored a lump of Q/S old redwood 75mm x 290mm x 1.8 m.
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    Thanks for looking and commenting Sebastiaan. ...

    Thanks for looking and commenting Sebastiaan.

    A side note, this could be separate topic. I just fitted a Symour Duncan " Acoustic Tube " soundhole pickup. I'm pretty happy with it. It's...
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    Thanks for commenting fellas. Martin, I have...

    Thanks for commenting fellas.

    Martin, I have sort of settled in with this headstock profile for the moment. It's a Benedetto / stewmac A style mando based design. I would like to go back and...
  7. Thread: Modified 000

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    Modified 000

    This guitar is my first fixed bridge and first bolt on neck. It's a dovetailed bolt on neck, not by design but at the eleventh hour, future neck adjustment seemed a good idea for a flat top. I'll...
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    ...... and a feather duster.

    ...... and a feather duster.
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    Thanks for commenting Steve. If anyone is...

    Thanks for commenting Steve.

    If anyone is interested the fabric is curtain backing, 24800mm wide, white only, $8 per metre at Spotlight. I bought 4 m and bodgied up a demountable frame to use at...
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    Studio Lighting

    I'm getting my feet wet with studio lighting. Some old and new guitars. The guitar stands are brand new. I can't decide if it is a long lost Shaker design or it is from the Ikea custom shop. If...
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    For me, it's easier to dress the bottom true than...

    For me, it's easier to dress the bottom true than to scribe it to the base. It's good practice using winding sticks and your planes. The real bonus is you don't have to sweat tear out if you don't...
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    Very nice work Ian! The trad tail vise is the...

    Very nice work Ian! The trad tail vise is the King of tail vises. With all this hand work, yours is a royal flush!
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    I wouldn't want to make another either! That's...

    I wouldn't want to make another either! That's why the old timers oversee the young fellas. I did just that last week, we made " strum sticks ". A quick and easy luthier project to get his feet...
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    Cheers Ian, kind words. I left behind, in...

    Cheers Ian, kind words.

    I left behind, in Calif., a dream Tage Frid trad. bench. It was made of " piano action" maple, dovetails all round, tusked tenons, the works! This bench was only meant to...
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    This is a half way vise. Not as versatile as a...

    This is a half way vise. Not as versatile as a trad. tailvise but more useful than a wagon wheel. ( a one trick pony ) This bench has been in service since 1981. This is a very easy build.
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    Touche, he's a worry! (Biggrin)

    Touche, he's a worry! (Biggrin)
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    Me and UNK like Festo.

    Me and UNK like Festo.
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    Thanks for the comments Chris. My design, such...

    Thanks for the comments Chris. My design, such as it is. It sounds great plugged in. Unplugged it is the only instrument I own that I can play while watching TV and not annoy my wife.
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    Good advice from Rob. I used the Ossman book to...

    Good advice from Rob. I used the Ossman book to get started and built a viola. (I had one to copy )

    I found Harry Vatiliotis's wife's comments very interesting ..... " I sand till I get a certain...
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    In the top photo, bottom shelf, looks like an...

    In the top photo, bottom shelf, looks like an Aldi smooth plane. I bought one a whim ( $14 )and am quite happy with it. It's set medium fine and used for bulk removal. The steel is surprisingly ok.
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    Bedside / Artbase

    This is an art base but has been serving as a bedside. Vintage box, new top and bottom. The top is removable to store art.
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    Lucha Libre Bedside

    Each Jaguar handcrafted, the whiskers are long gone from the top drawers. We used to have a Latin American shop in Bris.
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    Mostly coffee! The bow is a tricky thing to put...

    Mostly coffee! The bow is a tricky thing to put somewhere while I pour another cup. I've been adding to this thing for about 3 years. The music rack was a big push last week.
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    It's on high rotation here.

    It's on high rotation here.
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    Cheers tea lady. It's only meant to amuse.

    Cheers tea lady. It's only meant to amuse.
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    Frankencaster

    Failed bass parts for one reason or another. The last photo is an early configuration. My wife keeps asking me to play " Alone & Far Away ".
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    Bench, Planes & Magpies

    I'ts like I just discovered garlic! I put Magpies on everything now. A juvenile Butcherbird is coming along fine.

    I'm lucky enough to have room for a high and low bench. I'm waiting on a H&S...
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    " chicken pickin' "

    He heard about " chicken pickin' " and thought ...... " if a chicken can do it ..... ". So if I give him some time he'll be clearing shavings.
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    smaller than my maggie

    A mate brought this one back from England. 160mm long, iron 44mm ( screw logo ) and 63* angle.
  30. Thread: Cut & Paste

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    I've added my Magpie to distract the eye away...

    I've added my Magpie to distract the eye away from the scribe lines.
  31. Thread: Cut & Paste

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    Thanks for the comments fellas, I'm not done...

    Thanks for the comments fellas,

    I'm not done yet. I still have to work graphite into the scribe lines for extra contrast. ( shock emoticon ) I'm an anarchist. ( smilie emoticon, damn things...
  32. Thread: Cut & Paste

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    Cut & Paste

    I've wanted to do something like this for awhile. Some more boxes with actual joints are on the way.

    Chilean Myrtle, Laminex Color Core, graphite in the rebates, mitres, butt joints and biscuits.
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    I'll just add. If you learn to play most likely...

    I'll just add. If you learn to play most likely you'll know other fiddlers. It's helpful to hear someone else play your fiddle from a distance. Some people plug the ear closest to the box.
  34. Thread: Dovetail Saw

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    Cava by all means learn to cut dovetails by hand....

    Cava by all means learn to cut dovetails by hand. When you've had enough, this is one of the best tutorials I've seen on getting the job done and having small, beautiful pins. REAL woodworking nous....
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    I love the Kranskys! Anyone serious about saws...

    I love the Kranskys!

    Anyone serious about saws and music should look into these.

    http://musicalsaw.com/
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    Jeff Lang

    Richard Thompson's 52 Vincent Black Lightning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wirxd8q39-A

    Stones Sweet Virginia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwLmbQn3RL4
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    When I thump my Bacho hardpoint panel with my...

    When I thump my Bacho hardpoint panel with my thumb and bend to an "S" shape I get an "A" , an octave above the Keystone "A". A bass and a piccolo .Thumping and bending to an "S" is more musical.
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    Billy Bragg & Wilco put music to Woody Guthrie...

    Billy Bragg & Wilco put music to Woody Guthrie words. " Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key".

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwcQAlRn0Gs
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    If you can't beat'em join'em. Ikea kitchen boxes...

    If you can't beat'em join'em. Ikea kitchen boxes have 3mm edging & good hardware, just make doors & benchtops.

    http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ikea-furniture-slipcovers-and-stickers-2014-2
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    I bought two Bahco panel saws for $14 at a Mitre...

    I bought two Bahco panel saws for $14 at a Mitre 10 sale a year ago. Still on the first one. No complaints, we must be anarchists. I want to make some scrapers but the damn cheap thing won't go...
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    Why not just scrub plane everything and call it...

    Why not just scrub plane everything and call it done? Hand sand with 240, no cork, just to knock off any fibers that remain.
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    God news! Will poor old Bob get some new ear...

    God news! Will poor old Bob get some new ear protection?
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    Like Rooster Cogburn said to Lucky Ned ( in the...

    Like Rooster Cogburn said to Lucky Ned ( in the Coen Bros "True Grit " ) when Ned threatened to kill the girl......" Do what you think is best Ned! "
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    Thanks fellas, PLD, a " rollie " is a handmade...

    Thanks fellas,
    PLD, a " rollie " is a handmade ciggie. It's a better smoke, the tobacco actually looks like a shredded plant leaf.
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    Rollie Uke Bass

    This rollie bass has been around for a year, just decorating it now.
    The yellow is as close as I can get....I've run out of things mix.
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    Times do change. When I arrived here 30+ years...

    Times do change. When I arrived here 30+ years ago I was politely informed that a saw horse was a stool, a table saw was a saw bench, cope/stick was scribe/ counter scribe and now dull is creeping...
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    Justin Townes Earle changed " John Henry " so...

    Justin Townes Earle changed " John Henry " so much it's now " They Killed John Henry ."

    Justin Townes Earle | They killed John Henry (album version) - YouTube

    Townes Earle wrote " Memphis In...
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    He's too thirsty to be much good at dusting.

    He's too thirsty to be much good at dusting.
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    Glued & screwed to the back. This cupboard has...

    Glued & screwed to the back. This cupboard has been hanging and defying gravity for 30+ year.
    I didn't dust as well as I thought.
  50. Thread: Saw Storage

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    I keep mine in canvas saw bags, two per bag, in a...

    I keep mine in canvas saw bags, two per bag, in a cupboard.
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