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7th October 2014, 08:25 PM
Thread: What cheap machine heads for a CBG?
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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.
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20th September 2014, 07:08 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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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12th August 2014, 09:25 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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... -
10th August 2014, 05:46 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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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9th August 2014, 06:24 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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.
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8th August 2014, 09:58 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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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4th July 2014, 07:46 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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.
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28th June 2014, 06:34 PM
Thread: What Finish to use?
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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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21st June 2014, 03:19 PM
Thread: 12 string build advice
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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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21st June 2014, 10:26 AM
Thread: QLD Maple Soprano Ukulele
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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.
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14th June 2014, 06:54 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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.
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2nd June 2014, 02:11 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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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1st June 2014, 08:50 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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.
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31st May 2014, 03:33 PM
Thread: Acoustic - Qld maple vs Silky Oak
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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).
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11th October 2011, 11:05 PM
Thread: Deceased Tool Maker's Equipment Sale
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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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8th September 2010, 06:51 PM
Thread: Aldi/Taurus Router Table and Router
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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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7th September 2010, 10:20 PM
Thread: Aldi/Taurus Router Table and Router
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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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21st August 2009, 08:10 PM
Thread: Need a big BandSaw in Brisbane
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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