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    Nice one. ive done a few necks of lammed up...

    Nice one.
    ive done a few necks of lammed up redgum decking, works great and looks real pretty
  2. Thread: What the???

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    If it enables you to travel with a valuable...

    If it enables you to travel with a valuable antique and be assured of no customs hassles then I say it's a great idea, why not
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    Amen. ive used all kinda of #### that a lot of...

    Amen.

    ive used all kinda of #### that a lot of 'tone wood snobs' would definitely turn their nose up at. I don't think my axes are world class at all. But I love em and they're mine. And I make...
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    Hi. I don't know why these fellas don't think...

    Hi. I don't know why these fellas don't think that jarrah will make a decent fingerboard, I have zero experience with the stuff, but maybe you could split it for a couple stringers in your neck lam,...
  5. Thread: Pallet UKE

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    You spin a great yarn :) im a huge fan of...

    You spin a great yarn :)

    im a huge fan of making something out of nothing

    great stuff *****
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    I really like the router table from chopping...

    I really like the router table from chopping board, an inspiration great stuff *****
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    These look great! i have a way of creating...

    These look great!

    i have a way of creating neck angle for thru necks in cigar boxes and cookie tins that I call a 'body end scarf join' which pretty much says it all.. Anyway I've used that quite...
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    Ps Check out what happens with two tins and four...

    Ps Check out what happens with two tins and four sticks :D

    http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/jeflong/2012%2004%20leaping%20cow%20moo%20harp/3aa96671.jpg
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    If you want to do sound holes in a tin the best...

    If you want to do sound holes in a tin the best way I've found is to make a template of the f-hole with another scrap of sheet steel for the inside, punch holes and bend around that..(bending the top...
  10. Thread: Pickup wire

    by Jef Long
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    I get it on eBay, the best deals after factoring...

    I get it on eBay, the best deals after factoring shipping in are usually from the uk. I get one kg spools these days but the guy does smaller spools too. The shipping works out almost the same fr the...
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    Great job, really nice *****

    Great job, really nice *****
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    Really beautiful great stuff *****

    Really beautiful great stuff *****
  13. Yeah terry makes some nice stuff... There's a...

    Yeah terry makes some nice stuff...
    There's a few pimps there among the sheep for sure
  14. Cbg's are more popular than c's... which creates...

    Cbg's are more popular than c's...
    which creates a ridiculous false economy in the b's..
    use any old bastard thing that's handy, that's the spirit...
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    Whoah lots to like here! Great job

    Whoah lots to like here! Great job
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    I've never bothered to brace a cigar box sorry no...

    I've never bothered to brace a cigar box sorry no idea.
    But the guy to get the little screws off (along with your fretwire and budget tuners) is Ben gitty, the guy who runs cigar box nation..
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    Wait til you try a cookie tin, easier to find,...

    Wait til you try a cookie tin, easier to find, cheaper rattier tone... Cookie tin gitts are my favs...
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    Ok we'll you know when you're mowing the lawn and...

    Ok we'll you know when you're mowing the lawn and you find the black nasty bones that they're finished with?

    take those to the bandsaw and sander, viola, nuts and saddles..
    the dog part is...
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    Nice one. 'Buy a nut blank..' Don't you know...

    Nice one. 'Buy a nut blank..' Don't you know anyone with a dog?
  20. Thanks mr Spade. It's all found wood, I'm a...

    Thanks mr Spade. It's all found wood, I'm a recycler. Top and back are WRCedar, sides pallet ash, neck unknown knotty but nice Chinese crate bearer wood. Knobs, endpin and mr twig inlay local sticks...
  21. Cookie tin resonator (yes, again.. But very different)

    http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/jeflong/2013%2001%20sofiasFemmGitt/0E2FE471-ED82-42BE-B1A1-B736FB33B82F-267-00000040614C692A_zpsb41bd376.jpg
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    It should be fine if you make nice clean joins...

    It should be fine if you make nice clean joins but if you're really concerned why not make the centre from three pieces to stagger the joins like a bricklayer would?
    Even just a pine 2x2 down the...
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    Love it, really great stuff

    Love it, really great stuff
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    That reso by Harrison Withers has a cone by Mike...

    That reso by Harrison Withers has a cone by Mike Lowe from Texas.. He sells em for $25 each, they stack real nice so 4 or 5 post for the same price as one. Mike and Harrison are both real decent...
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    I've made heaps of em :)

    Hi, I've made dozens, and well over a hundred cookie tin guitars (which I like better usually) too..
    Ill give you a few suggestions..
    1. Do a shorter scale length. I usually do 600mm. Almost every...
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    Heh. Yeah I put it on there cos its so messy...

    Heh. Yeah I put it on there cos its so messy thort someone'd get a giggle. I have a pretty good yonder standing of guitar circuits, but I find it helps me to draw it out the night before 'soldering...
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    8 string blackwood reso

    One piece bod hollowed from behind & with blackwood veneered cedar back, o e piece blackwood neck, cookie tin lid cone, cake plate cover, home brew pups piezo driven sustainer...
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    "I'm a cheap bastard surrounded by beautiful...

    "I'm a cheap bastard surrounded by beautiful suitable timber."
    *like that mr Peen..

    spotted gum decking from bunnings works great, as does the merbau too..
    if you dig thru the eucalypt decking...
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    Think i'll take first choice if its all the same...

    Think i'll take first choice if its all the same with you lot :D
    i get slabs like this for $100 - $150 depending on length, width, prettiness etc..
    they are from fallen trees, not from chopping em...
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    I made my daughter a strumstick kinda thing when...

    I made my daughter a strumstick kinda thing when she turned 3, she loves it.
    I wouldnt make a guitar for a five year old either, but lest strings, less frets, something thats easier to play will be...
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    yeah theyre ook, i bought a one piece mahog body...

    yeah theyre ook, i bought a one piece mahog body blank from them for my first ever, maybe 1994 or so...?
    was expensive tho, i only use fallen and recycled timber now. Im out east, past dandenong,...
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    thanks guys. Wal im a big fan of nice cigar...

    thanks guys.

    Wal im a big fan of nice cigar box guitars. Theres a lot of guys pumpin out crap, but a decent one can be surprisingly loud and warm
  33. great job on this, not gonna single anything out,...

    great job on this, not gonna single anything out, i love it all
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    5 String resoletric

    oh my i havent stopped by here in a while,,
    sorry.
    heres a recent one, body core is construction oregon, top and back cedar wall panelling, neck Qld walnut. cone is a cookie tin lid, cover from a...
  35. Thread: Irig question

    by Jef Long
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    heres a little video with one of my recent axes...

    heres a little video with one of my recent axes and the iRig with $10 cash converters computer subwoofer

    LongBro - YouTube
  36. Thread: Irig question

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    i Plug my iRig into an old computer subwoofer...

    i Plug my iRig into an old computer subwoofer every day. If it gets feedback you gotta turn down, move things around. It wont blow up your iphone. Just go for it. I recommend Jamup Pro over the IK...
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    Yeah I do that too. Alternate tung oil and super...

    Yeah I do that too. Alternate tung oil and super glue few drops at a time and rub rub rub
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    nice one. ive done a few of these too, love em,...

    nice one. ive done a few of these too, love em, the volume can be surprising sometimes huh
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    education 'thing'

    this is a new kind of instrument i invented, the split frets enable it to voice all the correct chords up the scale major, minor, diminished etc with a minimum of knowledge, designed for education,...
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    try bone :2tsup:

    try bone :2tsup:
  41. Thread: Pine guitar

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    Awesome awesome awesome. I been meaning to try a...

    Awesome awesome awesome. I been meaning to try a pine laminate neck forever. Great stuff
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    Hey Peter I wouldn't go back for tuners mate I...

    Hey Peter I wouldn't go back for tuners mate I bought the whole lot for $40. Sorry.. Guess you will hafta visit if u need more. Thanks for the heads up
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    wow thats some beautiful wood sir i like your...

    wow thats some beautiful wood sir
    i like your neck lams, i can never get perfection with stringers that thin, guess you need a thickness sander huh
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    Just past the Hallam on the highway at the bottom...

    Just past the Hallam on the highway at the bottom of the hill before Westfield mate.
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    Yep that's really beautiful. I like how you...

    Yep that's really beautiful. I like how you skipped on binding, really clean, super. Like that linear rosette too really clever new ideas.
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    Hi mr fly. Wow ok better get my butt into...

    Hi mr fly. Wow ok better get my butt into dandenong. I love a bargain. Get most of my straps at savers there btw, dandenong ladies discard the tackiest belts, perfect to bonJovify any lame attempt at...
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    Hey tea lady the dog lives in belgrave too. Im in...

    Hey tea lady the dog lives in belgrave too. Im in narre, we nearly neighbours. I don't take his bones til he's quite finished with em. Mr peen thank you sir I made you a reply with more pix I thinks...
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    well thanks Mr Peen. yeah folk art is a good...

    well thanks Mr Peen.
    yeah folk art is a good description, tho they certainly play in tune and sound and feel good. I do as much of it myself as I can and love to salvage materials from hard rubbish...
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    Hi Alan. John McNair at reddog guitars (cigar box...

    Hi Alan. John McNair at reddog guitars (cigar box guitar guy) has some awesome tutorials on converting old Bakelite radios into guitar Amps if that interests you
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    Hello from Melbourne

    Hi there my Name is Jef Long, Im in the outer East of Melbourne. Ive lurked on your forum for quite a while and wow theres some awesome talent about. I think I dont really fit in with you guys...
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