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21st March 2016, 09:14 PM
Thread: Benedetto Archtop build
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Steve, I'm always happy to talk about guitars. ...
Steve, I'm always happy to talk about guitars. I'm out Beaudesert way. Send a pm.
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1st November 2015, 10:41 AM
Thread: my new cigar box guitar project
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I have used K&K under soundboard dual piezos in...
I have used K&K under soundboard dual piezos in combo with a Kent Armstrong mini humbucker on an archtop. Very good sound!
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31st October 2015, 10:10 AM
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that would be " shat edge ".
that would be " shat edge ".
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2nd July 2015, 09:40 AM
Thread: Modified 000
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Cheers Rob, I able to cut enough silk oak back...
Cheers Rob, I able to cut enough silk oak back and side sets to keep me going for awhile. I also scored a lump of Q/S old redwood 75mm x 290mm x 1.8 m.
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27th June 2015, 06:55 AM
Thread: Modified 000
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Thanks for looking and commenting Sebastiaan. ...
Thanks for looking and commenting Sebastiaan.
A side note, this could be separate topic. I just fitted a Symour Duncan " Acoustic Tube " soundhole pickup. I'm pretty happy with it. It's... -
24th June 2015, 07:25 AM
Thread: Modified 000
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Thanks for commenting fellas. Martin, I have...
Thanks for commenting fellas.
Martin, I have sort of settled in with this headstock profile for the moment. It's a Benedetto / stewmac A style mando based design. I would like to go back and... -
23rd June 2015, 04:53 PM
Thread: Modified 000
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Modified 000
This guitar is my first fixed bridge and first bolt on neck. It's a dovetailed bolt on neck, not by design but at the eleventh hour, future neck adjustment seemed a good idea for a flat top. I'll...
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31st May 2015, 10:06 AM
Thread: Studio Lighting
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...... and a feather duster.
...... and a feather duster.
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30th May 2015, 09:31 AM
Thread: Studio Lighting
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Thanks for commenting Steve. If anyone is...
Thanks for commenting Steve.
If anyone is interested the fabric is curtain backing, 24800mm wide, white only, $8 per metre at Spotlight. I bought 4 m and bodgied up a demountable frame to use at... -
28th May 2015, 05:55 PM
Thread: Studio Lighting
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Studio Lighting
I'm getting my feet wet with studio lighting. Some old and new guitars. The guitar stands are brand new. I can't decide if it is a long lost Shaker design or it is from the Ikea custom shop. If...
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16th June 2014, 06:47 AM
Thread: Roubo workbench in pine
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For me, it's easier to dress the bottom true than...
For me, it's easier to dress the bottom true than to scribe it to the base. It's good practice using winding sticks and your planes. The real bonus is you don't have to sweat tear out if you don't...
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14th June 2014, 04:35 AM
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Very nice work Ian! The trad tail vise is the...
Very nice work Ian! The trad tail vise is the King of tail vises. With all this hand work, yours is a royal flush!
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6th June 2014, 02:05 PM
Thread: Some tail vice advice please?
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I wouldn't want to make another either! That's...
I wouldn't want to make another either! That's why the old timers oversee the young fellas. I did just that last week, we made " strum sticks ". A quick and easy luthier project to get his feet...
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6th June 2014, 09:24 AM
Thread: Some tail vice advice please?
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Cheers Ian, kind words. I left behind, in...
Cheers Ian, kind words.
I left behind, in Calif., a dream Tage Frid trad. bench. It was made of " piano action" maple, dovetails all round, tusked tenons, the works! This bench was only meant to... -
5th June 2014, 09:42 AM
Thread: Some tail vice advice please?
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This is a half way vise. Not as versatile as a...
This is a half way vise. Not as versatile as a trad. tailvise but more useful than a wagon wheel. ( a one trick pony ) This bench has been in service since 1981. This is a very easy build.
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31st May 2014, 03:44 AM
Thread: Next best to Festool
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Touche, he's a worry! (Biggrin)
Touche, he's a worry! (Biggrin)
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30th May 2014, 06:27 PM
Thread: Next best to Festool
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Me and UNK like Festo.
Me and UNK like Festo.
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18th May 2014, 08:09 AM
Thread: Rollie Uke Bass
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Thanks for the comments Chris. My design, such...
Thanks for the comments Chris. My design, such as it is. It sounds great plugged in. Unplugged it is the only instrument I own that I can play while watching TV and not annoy my wife.
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8th May 2014, 06:50 AM
Thread: Making a Violin
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Good advice from Rob. I used the Ossman book to...
Good advice from Rob. I used the Ossman book to get started and built a viola. (I had one to copy )
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5th May 2014, 07:53 AM
Thread: Of old tools and ebay...
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In the top photo, bottom shelf, looks like an...
In the top photo, bottom shelf, looks like an Aldi smooth plane. I bought one a whim ( $14 )and am quite happy with it. It's set medium fine and used for bulk removal. The steel is surprisingly ok.
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5th May 2014, 07:08 AM
Thread: Bedside Table (Night Stand)
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Bedside / Artbase
This is an art base but has been serving as a bedside. Vintage box, new top and bottom. The top is removable to store art.
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5th May 2014, 06:53 AM
Thread: Bedside Table (Night Stand)
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Lucha Libre Bedside
Each Jaguar handcrafted, the whiskers are long gone from the top drawers. We used to have a Latin American shop in Bris.
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2nd May 2014, 11:57 PM
Thread: Frankencaster
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Mostly coffee! The bow is a tricky thing to put...
Mostly coffee! The bow is a tricky thing to put somewhere while I pour another cup. I've been adding to this thing for about 3 years. The music rack was a big push last week.
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30th April 2014, 09:05 AM
Thread: Frankencaster
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It's on high rotation here.
It's on high rotation here.
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26th April 2014, 09:41 AM
Thread: Frankencaster
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Cheers tea lady. It's only meant to amuse.
Cheers tea lady. It's only meant to amuse.
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24th April 2014, 05:25 PM
Thread: Frankencaster
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Frankencaster
Failed bass parts for one reason or another. The last photo is an early configuration. My wife keeps asking me to play " Alone & Far Away ".
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22nd April 2014, 03:59 PM
Thread: of Planes and Work Benches
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Bench, Planes & Magpies
I'ts like I just discovered garlic! I put Magpies on everything now. A juvenile Butcherbird is coming along fine.
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20th April 2014, 06:46 PM
Thread: Smallest coffin plane?
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" chicken pickin' "
He heard about " chicken pickin' " and thought ...... " if a chicken can do it ..... ". So if I give him some time he'll be clearing shavings.
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20th April 2014, 10:12 AM
Thread: Smallest coffin plane?
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smaller than my maggie
A mate brought this one back from England. 160mm long, iron 44mm ( screw logo ) and 63* angle.
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20th April 2014, 03:29 AM
Thread: Cut & Paste
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I've added my Magpie to distract the eye away...
I've added my Magpie to distract the eye away from the scribe lines.
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14th April 2014, 09:55 PM
Thread: Cut & Paste
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Thanks for the comments fellas, I'm not done...
Thanks for the comments fellas,
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14th April 2014, 04:57 PM
Thread: Cut & Paste
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Cut & Paste
I've wanted to do something like this for awhile. Some more boxes with actual joints are on the way.
Chilean Myrtle, Laminex Color Core, graphite in the rebates, mitres, butt joints and biscuits. -
26th March 2014, 04:05 PM
Thread: Making a Violin
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I'll just add. If you learn to play most likely...
I'll just add. If you learn to play most likely you'll know other fiddlers. It's helpful to hear someone else play your fiddle from a distance. Some people plug the ear closest to the box.
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6th March 2014, 09:51 AM
Thread: Dovetail Saw
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Cava by all means learn to cut dovetails by hand....
Cava by all means learn to cut dovetails by hand. When you've had enough, this is one of the best tutorials I've seen on getting the job done and having small, beautiful pins. REAL woodworking nous....
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6th March 2014, 09:34 AM
Thread: Saws - beyond ridiculous
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I love the Kranskys! Anyone serious about saws...
I love the Kranskys!
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5th March 2014, 10:19 PM
Thread: Reinvented songs Part II
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Jeff Lang
Richard Thompson's 52 Vincent Black Lightning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wirxd8q39-A
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5th March 2014, 10:53 AM
Thread: Saws - beyond ridiculous
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When I thump my Bacho hardpoint panel with my...
When I thump my Bacho hardpoint panel with my thumb and bend to an "S" shape I get an "A" , an octave above the Keystone "A". A bass and a piccolo .Thumping and bending to an "S" is more musical.
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2nd March 2014, 11:23 AM
Thread: Reinvented songs Part II
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Billy Bragg & Wilco put music to Woody Guthrie...
Billy Bragg & Wilco put music to Woody Guthrie words. " Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key".
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2nd March 2014, 09:16 AM
Thread: DIY cabinet making
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If you can't beat'em join'em. Ikea kitchen boxes...
If you can't beat'em join'em. Ikea kitchen boxes have 3mm edging & good hardware, just make doors & benchtops.
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ikea-furniture-slipcovers-and-stickers-2014-2
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1st March 2014, 08:11 PM
Thread: Cheap hard point saws.
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I bought two Bahco panel saws for $14 at a Mitre...
I bought two Bahco panel saws for $14 at a Mitre 10 sale a year ago. Still on the first one. No complaints, we must be anarchists. I want to make some scrapers but the damn cheap thing won't go...
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14th February 2014, 09:31 AM
Thread: Grinding and wire-brushing
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Why not just scrub plane everything and call it...
Why not just scrub plane everything and call it done? Hand sand with 240, no cork, just to knock off any fibers that remain.
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14th February 2014, 07:39 AM
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God news! Will poor old Bob get some new ear...
God news! Will poor old Bob get some new ear protection?
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14th February 2014, 07:32 AM
Thread: Grinding: under or over?
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Like Rooster Cogburn said to Lucky Ned ( in the...
Like Rooster Cogburn said to Lucky Ned ( in the Coen Bros "True Grit " ) when Ned threatened to kill the girl......" Do what you think is best Ned! "
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14th February 2014, 07:25 AM
Thread: Rollie Uke Bass
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Thanks fellas, PLD, a " rollie " is a handmade...
Thanks fellas,
PLD, a " rollie " is a handmade ciggie. It's a better smoke, the tobacco actually looks like a shredded plant leaf. -
13th February 2014, 08:30 PM
Thread: Rollie Uke Bass
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Rollie Uke Bass
This rollie bass has been around for a year, just decorating it now.
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24th January 2014, 07:01 PM
Thread: Saw Horse vs Saw Bench..
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Times do change. When I arrived here 30+ years...
Times do change. When I arrived here 30+ years ago I was politely informed that a saw horse was a stool, a table saw was a saw bench, cope/stick was scribe/ counter scribe and now dull is creeping...
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23rd January 2014, 07:35 PM
Thread: Reinvented songs Part II
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Justin Townes Earle changed " John Henry " so...
Justin Townes Earle changed " John Henry " so much it's now " They Killed John Henry ."
Justin Townes Earle | They killed John Henry (album version) - YouTube
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22nd January 2014, 09:49 AM
Thread: He designing a hanging wall cabinet.
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He's too thirsty to be much good at dusting.
He's too thirsty to be much good at dusting.
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22nd January 2014, 07:37 AM
Thread: He designing a hanging wall cabinet.
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Glued & screwed to the back. This cupboard has...
Glued & screwed to the back. This cupboard has been hanging and defying gravity for 30+ year.
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19th January 2014, 09:31 AM
Thread: Saw Storage
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I keep mine in canvas saw bags, two per bag, in a...
I keep mine in canvas saw bags, two per bag, in a cupboard.