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Looks good Demonx.

Keeps everyone updated.

Not disagreeing but why do you think this?

I don't think I would be able to pick up a good quality moulder for 3k and a new router for plunging as well.

I could also add to the CMS in the...

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for the reply:2tsup:

That is exactly what I am thinking with the adding on.

I should have been more clear. My father is a full time guitar maker, so thats what the...

Hello all,

I am very to close to going for a festool 2200 OF router, router module and the table. I work with my father and use his router at the moment. My old man has had his hitachi 1300 watt...

What is the dimensions of the piece for the neck.


You may be able to cut the wood like this.

Say this is the end section [] . Cut like this [/]

If the piece is big enough you will get two...

Nope still no good.

Here it is.

Luthier Rasp

Your link did not work.

thanks,

I just checked your other thread with the video. That is really great what you do.

I would love to see your luthier rasp and if the price is right I very well could be interested in one for neck...

Bob do you have any blackwood like this stuff at the moment?
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn269/ro--haan/P1000734.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn269/ro--haan/P1000732.jpg...

syisrad,

I have 3 electrics with blackwood bodies at the moment. 1 is a NG rosewood neck thru, two have maple bolt on necks. Another in the works. and about 20 blackwood acoustics.

As bob could...

I understand Jeremy. Im not after timber that looks like ash or aldeR I'm after timber with similar density and working ability.

I would like a timber that looks like mahogany as I think te color...

Does anyone have rays email or a website?

LMI sell dye, both water and analine based.

Neil, how do you think the Hard Shellac would look on this guitar over the dye?

Looking good so far.
I reckon the hannes looks good on guitars like the jackson soloist or any other super strat but not so good on a carve top. Gotoh 510 is a good choice for tuners, why not go...

Greg,

Seeing as it will be chambered to reduce weight I reckon I could get away with it.
Do you know what it sells a m3 for?

Does it look much like mahogany?

Hi greg,

If you are talking Dysoxylum fraseranum it is a bit too heavy. At 700kg/m3.
thanks

Hi,

That was a bit tongue in cheek. My father supplied LMII with a lot of their master grade australian blackwood for quite a few years and heaps of lesser grade as well.

Thats because you live in SA. How much are you paying for a set?
I can cut my own and have enough for a couple of life times

Hi,

What timbers do we have that are similar to mahogany, swamp ash and alder.

Im looking for good timbers for electric guitars without buying timber overseas.

I know blackwood, hoop and...

Save your time and money and put it towards a new guitar.

Anyone got one, are they as good as the other festool products?


Are they better than dewalt, Milwaukee?

I just measured one its about 14-15mm.

What type of wood did you use, quarter or back sawn

I missed the T. Thats why I said look at shcaller or Gotoh.
I have a schaller bridge that is adjustable however it is not a tremolo I cant find any adjustable tremolo bridges.

Do you know what...

Just re read. If you are making the guitar yourself you can place the pickups where they will match up or put the pickups on a slight angle.

Perhaps you should email Mick Brierley at brierly...

You can adjust string spacing on most bridges.
Perhaps schaller, or Gotoh 510?

Let us know if they wont be right.

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone knows if anyone in Australia makes router duplicators?
Or if anyone knows of someone with a duplicator for sale.


Ideal routing dimensions would be ≈30"...

Hi Bob,

Reading old threads 2009 ish there was some discussion on celery top pine, king billy and huon pine as sound boards. Have you had much feedback from customers on how they compare to...

Bob there is a basic neck plan here
http://www.ubershare.org/mahoganyblanks/images/jpg/59%20Neck%20Blank.jpg

should be a great guitar.

You could try Darryl Hoi. He is the guy behind valvetone and use to do scion amps. He has a website but not much on there, pretty sure he is in newcastle or could point you where to go.
Is it a...

Okay, how about a 6ft gidgee log vs a 30m spruce log. The spruce density is way less but i bet you it weighs more. :D

Density is proportionate to weight and displacement, therefore if a timber is...

thats some nice wood Bob.

Im not sure what the dimensions of the neck on the tassie oak and blackwood neck were. It was a 35" scale thru neck. It was a copy (shape wise not wood) of Carl Thompsons...

Beautiful wood Bob, :2tsup:

Are the gaps just filled with clear epoxy on those bass'
Keep the photos coming. There is a guitar on your site made by an Irish luthier, do you have any more photos...

They are nice looking weissenborns Jeff.

Here are a few more pics, these two are ebony fingerboards, the rest is blackwood these two are sold but there is two more here. The two new ones have a...

Bob,

that sounds like a great idea it should look awesome

If you havnt already cut the blackwood burl I would think about cutting it thicker and doing more of a carve than a lespaul, the more...

Sorry TK1, I mis understood what you wanted.

I thought you meant a weissenborn, which is a symmetrical acoustic instrument.

I didnt realise you were talking solid body I understand now about...

A left handed lap-steel would be no different to a right handed one. The strings would need flipping and so would the saddle and nut.

Tasmanian tone woods will have you covered for wood. AMS will...

Its Mick not Mike.
Speaking of Blueston have a look at this one. BRAD’S ‘BLADE‘ NECK THROUGH CARVE TOP

You could do the same as that with a musk cap on the back or replace the mahogany with...

I believe the brierleys are the favoutrite at the moment, they are hand wound and heaps cheaper as well. MICK is also great to deal with.

I think you mean the PRS looks like a double cut les paul,...

Bob,
If he is worried about the burl on the back you could just make the back cap about 2.5-3mm thick. The bindings are going to hide how thick it is anyway.

Also a deep set neck could be used...

Bob,

If you had a thicker piece of Black heart Sass it might be a bit better but I still think it should look good.

40mm and 20mm would be better with bindings that go down right down to the...

Fair enough bob, a double cut les paul looks great as well.
the les paul is my favourite shape as well so I can see why you want it.

Blackwood would make a nice fret board but ask your luthier...

I just measured a lp goldtop. jeff is correct. It is ≈50mm around the binding and ≈60 in the middle max less in most places. I would recommend asking for more carve than a les paul to reduce weigh...

Sorry but that isnt true. 'We' call Pinus raiata 'Radiata Pine' or simply Pine. You probably know this but that is by far the easiest timber to get in Australia. Every hardware sells it and it is...

You can chamber the wings quite easily. Which will take alot of weight out of the guitar.

I would never choose alder for a neck thru, or anything unless it was getting a thick coloured spray. Its...

Where the strings sits is called the saddle.

looks more like spruce but I spose oregon would have a fai bit of variation.

Is it really soft? you should weigh some, then post the dimensions and we can work out density or you could do it...

Blackwood is great for necks. For a bass I reckon you should laminate it with another or a few bits of wood, especially if its for a neck thru. - just for looks.

Figured tassie oak and walnut...

It was a custom build. The same shape as Carl Thompson's ten million dollar bass.
If you really want I can get photos.

I would think blackwood would be perfect for what you want. You are in...

hi,

I recently seen a bass that was made that would suit your needs. It was a five stringer
It was a thru neck. The neck was figured blackwood, figured tassie oak and rock maple with rosewood...

New guinea rosewood is great for guitars the walnut will probably be as well.

it would be nice to know if it will be a sustainable trading, PNG would have to be one of the least humanised areas,...