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I think it's going to be a big project, so don't expect anything overnight - but if anyone's seen Warmoth's list of body/neck woods and their descriptions, that's something close to what I'd like to...

Some good stuff there. If people are able to give a quick write up on whatever woods they've worked with and feel comfortable commenting on, I'll try come up with a format for each wood and condense...

Hi all,

I've looked around and haven't seen a thread like this, so I thought I'd throw it up and see what we can come up with. Thought we'd be well off having a sticky'ed thread on Australian...

That's absolutely inspiring. The guitars that people from this forum are amazing, and that's a prime example. When it's finished, stack it up with the guitars you find on the top rack in a guitar...

Shame the tuners and trem were replaced. A mate of mine's mother has a 335 from the 60's, the cherry red version you see in remakes these days - one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen, let...

Damn, now THAT's now you do it.. :) Thanks Dayvo, top find. :)

I'm contemplating putting my Rhoads Cutaway build on hold to build a Les Paul for my mother first, this is gonna come in real handy.

Mount Isa's branch told me the WC2000 is a deleted line. They could get everything else except that. No idea why, but I had to order mine from JustTools Brisbane.

Sorry to join the hijacking side, but while we're looking at a nice example of QLD Maple, how does it stack up against American/Canadian maple that'd you'd see in big name guitars, for strength and...

I had a bit of a read around google (do a search on 'building drum shells' and a few other variations), and it seems most people limit themselves to buying finished shells and assembling the...

That's the stuff from eBay that I've been looking at as well - Did you have any problems getting it through customs? I e-mailed them about it, for referred to the department of forestry or some such....

Is that available now, Stuart?

My build as it stands will be a guitar I love, shape-wise, but improved. My own choices in wood and construction, upsizing, with a few of my own modifications. The cost for buying from ESP what I...

Is this for acoustic guitar building? I'd love to see some courses for solid body building..

Are you able to remove the fretboard? The only way I can think to fix it at the moment would be to remove the board, and use a belt or drum sander to thin it down from the underside. Second option...

Well I've made my first stuff up, which is sort of a win in a loss. I've finally got the jointing technique going pretty well, which is a win, so I was jointing the neck pieces to prepare for...

Is the camera playing tricks, or have you not tapered the fretboard at all on this one, Ray?

Yep, it looks at this stage like the riving knife.. I can't find anything out of whack with the frame, blade, fence etc. I've tried pulling the thing into line, and it goes good for a cut or two, but...

Okay, so I finally got 90% of the tools I wanted together, and I've got around to starting my first. I'm aiming for a copy of the ESP Alexi, which itself is a modified version of the Jackson Rhoads....

I'll add a pic to this post when I get to it, but alot lighter. Slightly more brown than Mahogany. :(

I did some measuring on the frame, and it seems at the most to be only 1/2 a MM out. I measured up the blade against the fence and got that nearly dead on, wasn't far out.. but here's the kicker -...

Hey guys,

I'm waiting on some Titebond to arrive from Brisbane.. waiting.. yep still waiting. So I wanna fire ahead and find something local that'll suit the job - hoping someone can give me a...

Looking very nice, top work for your first attempt :2tsup: I've just cut some striped ebony up into fretboards, and that's the kind of finish I was hoping for - mine's much lighter. Did you do any...

While it isn't a huge amount of money, I think their response is poor. I had something very similar:

Asked for X woods from the company in X sizes, with the following: "This wood is going to...

Yep that side of it's all good. I haven't had a kickback yet, but I'm a bit shaky about one nonetheless so I measured everything before I started. Only problem I have is the riving knife always...

Haha awesome way to put it. The measuring part was what had me stumped, I should have thought of that. :rolleyes:

In other news, that was the first real work I've done on the WC, the cuts had to...

Evening all!

Just finished cutting up some striped ebony for fretboards, and it looks like I have something not quite square in the table. To get a nice cut, the fence needs to be set with the...

Nah flag the acoustic mate, they're for cranky old adults. :oo: :D

If you're building an electric, decide what sort of electric suits you. That might give you an idea of what wood to look out for...

Hey all,

I'm working on building a copy of the ESP Alexi 600, with a few mods. I've been playing around in Photoshop and worked out a simple way to turn a high res image into a perfect 1:1 scale...

PM me an e-mail address and i'll sort you out. :)

Is it possible to get this stuff in Australia, as in do we have any native trees that have that Spalting? It looks fantastic on guitars...

Really nice man, it's good to see things like this and see what's possible for Triton Noobs like my self. I bet the Minister of War & Finance isn't so iffy about the money you spent on the tools...

Great info Steve, thanks a heap for that. Second question then - I'm planning on buying the Triton Jigsaw, as it seems to be a fairly good deal for the features - would I be wise to go with that...

Hey guys,

Quick question - how much clearance will the Triton Jigsaw and Jigsaw Kit allow? I'm looking to buy it to cut guitar bodies and headstock, will it allow up to 50mm of cutting with...

Nah man, I won't be routing freehand anywhere. My plan is to use the drill press with a forstner or bradpoint (flat bottom) to remove most of the material, and use the router to clean up the...

Here's the bit from Triton's FAQ as well, copied verbatim -

The paint finish on Triton products is an epoxy powdercoat, oven cured. A close match can often be achieved by your local paint...

I've stuffed up the measurements I mentioned in two ways, so I should probably clarify that - the actual board stands now at 1000 x 100 x 25 - I plan on crosscutting it once (to make 2 boards of 500...

That Gretsch access hole is horrid :oo: I've seen pots replaces in a 335 at a guitar repair shop, where the repairman put a piece of solder wire through each pothole he was working on, shifted it up...

That's awesome, you might have Triton knocking on your door asking for the patent.. :D

Regarding the paint, I saw in the Triton website's FAQ the formula for the Bristol Paint colour, but as...

Haha.. right after I've completed the order.. way to burst my bubble :U

When it comes to neck pockets and body routing, I'll be using a drill press with a forstner bit to remove most of the...

Hey all,

I'm about to order a Triton Workcentre for building electric guitars. I've gone through every step of building a guitar, and for myself, it'll solve alot of problems and give me a few new...

Hey guys,

I'm tossing up whether to buy a Triton Workcentre for building guitars, so that I can use a Circular Saw as a table saw, and also use the Router and Jigsaw table, but I'm trying to...

The end design is up to you man. Far as I know, ES335's are set neck, provided the body join is stable enough you shouldn't have any problems, perhaps a bit of investigation into acoustic guitars...

Awesome man, really nice work. You must be proud, considering the extra work that goes into a double bass compared with guitars and such.. :2tsup:

Aside from the bad fence and mitre guage, are these things alright as far as the actual table, blade etc go? I guess it's already been explored, but I'm in the same boat of wanting a cheap starter...

I was gonna say mahogany, but I'm no expert. The raw pieces have a pink tone like mahogany, similar to the stuff in my garage, and it hasn't got any real figure, but old_picker will be much more of...

http://users.pandora.be/marnix.ghesquiere/blockingtrem/blockingtrem.html

Looks pretty similar, only thing I could suggest is to make a template on whatever, so that if you do get shrinking, you...

On the topic of fretboards, has anyone had a go at dying one? I've got a piece of macassar ebony that's a little too light for my taste...

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replies.. looks like I didn't search far enough back when I did a search for apprentice :- Judging by the talk in the threads above, I get the impression that 'fine...

Hey guys,

I've decided I need to make a career change. I've been up in Mount Isa for a couple of years in the Copper Smelter at Xstrata... good money and a few other benefits here, but I just had...

Best thing I can think of is to get strips of firm cardboard, get a loan of an LP, and gradually cut the shape into the cardboard. Just keep gradually cutting out the curve in the cardboard until...