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    The $4/set open back ebay tuners are fine for...

    The $4/set open back ebay tuners are fine for ukes. Much better than the nasty ones on $20 plywood ukes. You can adjust the tension by changing the angle of the grip.

    Not so good for guitars...
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    12 string done

    12 string is done. Sitka top. Bridge glued today. String it up tomorrow. Had a bit of ebony for the FB, and made a contrasting 3-piece back. No less than 4 different species of grevillia in this...
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    Thanks Steve et al. It's settled in and I...

    Thanks Steve et al.

    It's settled in and I A-Bd it against my 15 year old 000-16GT. Similar timbre, but more complex in the mids, a fair bit more volume and better sustain, particularly in the...
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    Got strung up with medium phosphor bronze. Did...

    Got strung up with medium phosphor bronze. Did initial setup and neck set (needed very little adjustment). Sounds and plays amazing. Only one bad buzz on the bass 13th fret - to be fixed when I...
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    Tung - Organoil HBO. Put the bridge on today,...

    Tung - Organoil HBO. Put the bridge on today, finished the neck and did the initial fit.

    Gets strung up tomorrow!
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    Sorry this took a while. 1st almost finished,...

    Sorry this took a while. 1st almost finished, second coming along nicely. Lots of first build screw-ups will do a dedicated thread soon warts and all...
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    In the end I had enough spruce for top bracing. ...

    In the end I had enough spruce for top bracing. Backs are braced with maple. Guitars are coming along great.

    The oak sides bent very nicely.

    The necks do look great in maple.

    /Damien
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    I don't agree with this (re oil). I use organoil...

    I don't agree with this (re oil). I use organoil hard burnishing oil (tung) and the layer it develops is micron thick, but hard, even on spruce. I have some very responsive instruments in this...
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    I use chinese hardware from Ebay. I haven't had...

    I use chinese hardware from Ebay. I haven't had any problems so far.

    I'm doing a 12 string 6 string 12 fret double build at the moment. Silky oak B/S Maple neck. Sitka and Engelmann tops.
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    Your uke looks great! I use the same finish -...

    Your uke looks great!

    I use the same finish - so easy and durable. It even works well as a floor finish. Used it on many ukes.

    I've found Qld maple to be a handful for back and sides. ...
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    Finally got started on this. The silky oak looks...

    Finally got started on this. The silky oak looks awesome but can see it will be a :o to bend. It bends easily on the flat, hard on the quarter. This is obviously on the 1/4.

    Still got no...
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    No, the maple is from a now shut miller on the...

    No, the maple is from a now shut miller on the sunshine coast. The northern silky (darker, including the necks) is recycled from a door and someone's kitchen. The southern silky is from a big tree...
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    Silky oak vs maple necks. Both oiled. The maple...

    Silky oak vs maple necks. Both oiled. The maple is still being worked on.
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    I'm going with maple. Got a lot in just the right length.

    I'll stick to spruce for the top braces. I might...
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    Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak

    Building 2 000-28VSs, one 6, one 12 string. Both spruce tops/silky oak back/sides. Back is 3-piece (don't have big enough pieces of oak). First Guitars (made lots of Ukes).

    I have both Qld Maple...
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    He's got some nice stuff all right. It looks...

    He's got some nice stuff all right. It looks like he was doing a lot of prototyping and prefab for engineering (mostly mech and chem) - something that is used less and less now but was a wonderful...
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    I've got plenty of tools (too many!) from Norbar...

    I've got plenty of tools (too many!) from Norbar and Stanley to Ozito/GMC, but the Taurus stuff is in a class of its own.
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    Aldi/Taurus Router Table and Router

    I've owned an Aldi branded Taurus router for 2 years, and always thought it was horrible. One of the nastiest habits is that the cam that locks the plunge is made of plastic and strips rapidly. The...
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    Hi Andrew - where are you located? Have you...

    Hi Andrew - where are you located? Have you tried the big red shed at Darra? If you find someone, can you let me know? I'm in Jindalee, and don't have access to a bandsaw at all.

    Damien
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