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Buying Stewmac sent via DHL (which is generally cheaper than airmail) will generally result in a turnaround of 2-3 days, at least here in Brisbane. Airmail is way too unpredictable. Sometimes they're...

I've only ever bent Queensland Maple once but it was a piece of cake. One of the most beautifully easy woods to bend, using the exact same setup as you (Fox + heating blanket).

I wish I could...

Yeah I bought one of John's Fox bending machines earlier in the year. It took a while to get everything happening (I started off ordering a custom unit he was going to make for me), but after a few...

Just bought a thicknesser and I'm loving it. I don't yet have a table saw either; the thicknesser just seemed a lot more useful. A table saw does nothing a bit of careful and hard work can do with...

I'm in the same boat -- looking at upgrading to a spraying system in the next month or so. I'm very glad this is one part of the process where you can get away with going cheap (with the compressor -...

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the thicknesser as I'll be grabbing the same model next week.

Very clever indeed - I've been mulling over a few jig designs because at the moment I'm fiddling with too many clamps etc. I'll definitely give this one a shot in the next few days.

Now, if only...

Cheers for all the advice. Most of you seem to echo what I thought - I'll be better served by the 15" than by a 12".

I've got some 260mm wide Jarrah that'll probably be the first job the machine...

I've been thinking for a while now that the a thicknesser is next on my to-do list.

I went into H&F the other day to take a look at their machines, eyeing off their T-382 (15") thicknesser at...

I found this site with a few different (FREE!) plans for acoustic basses:

http://www.liutaiomottola.com/instruments.htm

This one looks like a pretty nifty guitar. If you're familiar with...

If you go with the Martin Koch book I'd recommend buying the e-book version from his website rather than the printed version (or get the DVD if it has the book included). Unless he's changed how he...

Aside from native woods which I buy direct from suppliers, I'm yet to have any need to buy parts from anyone other than Stewart-Macdonald.

Their customer service is truly among the best I've ever...

Cheers for all the tips.

$44 for 4L sounds reasonable. I'd probably pay off the spray equipment with the savings on the aerosol cans by the time it's used up so it looks like the way to go.

Forgive this incredibly basic question, but I've recently wanted to start finishing guitars with a sprayed nitrocellulose finish.

I've tried the big hardware stores but none seem to stock any. I...

Your guitars look awesome.

I just recently finished my first acoustic. I've been making electrics for over a year now (six in total now), so I decided it was time to make an acoustic. The worst...

I guess I'd say hi because I'm new here (been reading for a few months but never needed to post until now).

I've reached a point with my woodwork (specifically guitar building) where it's not...