Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

:shock: thanks jay, for sharing about using 2.5mm d. fir. the piece was thinned as it seemed very heavy to me at the time . I also have some really old d . fir about 40 yr old stock that was scrounged from an old shed for brace stock, . I am originaly from vancouver BC , and have used d. fir on a lo...

Surprised the 1972 oval soundhole macafferi with red cedar top was built by veteran Vancouver bc luthier michael dunn , who is still building.

:roll: thanks for all the input. I left the top at 2 mm cause it felt hard and heavy compared to the usual red cedar or spruce tops. Will do a standard bracing for top using 10% thinner d, fir bracewood.,Sorry never built a macafferi, but do own one with a cedar top and brazilian rosewood back and s...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on: Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:16 am has anyone in guitarmaking land used doug fir for a top ? have a very dry 15 yr old top thicknessed to 2mm , that I/d like to use in an OM style gui...

Waddy , How thick or thin is the HHG hide glue you use . I have some 192 g strength glue granules that i use in violin making. Or do you use a higher gram strength?? like 250? hide glue, joints have to be perfect. Do you also use hide glue for the headstock veneer or reg. titebond?. I will try to ma...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on:Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:53 am " I watched robbie burns tutorial video twice on making a V joint . When I finished , my woodworking instincts told me that this neck may fail if dr...