Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks for the kind words guys. Nick, Sure it sound's lovely but 70% of the amps potential has never been used, and probably wont be. It still sounds nice, especially the clean - never really been a fan of fenders drive on the blues jnr, delux or deville... My point Less is more! P bill, its a nice ...

Hey nick,

I made the neck, had that piece sitting around for a while. The amps a 2X12 but its to much. I need to upgrade to something with less watts, I don't know how to use 60 haha

Cheers Marcus, don't know what i've done there.

Hi everyone, So it's been a while since I lurked the forums and its been even longer since i finished a guitar :dru . After a few tough years, pulled my finger out and have been bitten by the bug yet again. Finished this one last week and she's settlin' in nicely. Two piece Alder body with a fat bir...

Just flicked through the latest Australian Wood review mag that was delivered. Noticed a Tutorial on perfect re sawing "jigs that will make your budget bandsaw accurately resaw long boards" By Darren Oats. Haven't had a chance to read it, was delivered with a hole in the bag and now is drying from t...

I gotta be care full, with a few slight changes, and loosing the dragon fly we could end up with my new logo

Anyways, I think this is a cracker.

Took the idea from your website with the small parlour size acoustic. I think you should use this little dragon fly in your guitars, it's unique, not to complicated and really helps define a 'logo'. It's easy to use on all guitars, can be changed around to suit different headstock shapes. http://www...

Hey Rod,
As purple as it was when we chucked it through the thicknesser? I thought that would be the case.. glad to hear it.

Dean

http://www.diefenbacher.com/luthier.htm

Does this help at all? I know they have blades for cheap.

Deano

I see two legs, a stomach, and a womens ....

Lovely back by the way.

Headstock back - complete with borer habitat!

Best call these microscopic tone chambers

Great looking build! I'm actually about to start spraying a Tele and was looking at different ways to do it. For bolt on guitars, this Jig is a cracker!


Dean

Fijian mahogany is your actual Central American mahogany that was planted in plantations in Fiji some decades ago I do recall being told that the fijian mahogany is from seeds from honduras... Oh and the only thing to be concerned about Matthew is Pin hole knots. But I doubt thats a serious problem.

Matthew, I spoke to Gerald at Gillet guitars about the Fiji Mahogany a while back, I know he sells solid body blanks but speaks highly of it. I went down to the local timber yard this week to get some mahogany for my first hollowbody build. Went through packs and packs of Swietinia and African mahog...

Wait till you see the tasmanian eucalypt build

It's no acoustic..

Hey rocket,

great f holes, nice and clean.

Good to see those tail pieces again

Deano

Hey mate,

Yeah just a few on the go

Thanks Bob,
I must have looked straight past it!

Cheers

Hey,
Im looking at spraying nitro in the next few months. Can some one point me in the right direction of some tutorials on spraying and polishing?.
I have done a quick search on here and on other forums but i cant seem to find anything.. Must be looking in the wrong places

Cheers,

Dean

Hey taffy the end of that fretboard is nice!
What you use to inlay the rossette?

deano

Here's a bit more progress. Plans for a tiger myrtle carvetop. Blackwod body and neck. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/103_Headstock_and_tiger_myrle_JPG_1.jpg http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/103_Close_up_headstock__1.jpg http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/103_Tiger_myrtle_and_neck__1.jpg Th...

Hey guys,

any one looking at going down on Sunday?

Wouldn't mind meeting some contributers to this great forum.

Deano

Just got some necks on the go.

A bit over the top maybe..




All i got are these electric blackwood necks..

Deano

thanks for the replies guys. Shane, I source my Qld walnut from a local timber yard, but I haven't seen any for a while. Here's the latest progress. Got the neck pocket, 'inside' pickup cavity's and tone chamber routed. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/103_Neck_pocket_with_neck__1.jpg http://www....