Hi Peeps,
Guess it is time to bring you all up to speed....
I know I have been quiet for a while, it isn't that I don't love you anymore, just been lurking quietly in the background.
The...
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Hi Peeps,
Guess it is time to bring you all up to speed....
I know I have been quiet for a while, it isn't that I don't love you anymore, just been lurking quietly in the background.
The...
Hi Raven.
Try giving the whole body a very light sand with 320 grit paper togive the surface some "tooth" and apply another coat of stain.
Hopefully that should even out the coverage.
If you run...
Not having a shot, but lets keep the language g rated chaps 😁
And that is why I get mine made now.. I just don't have the time to put into winding, too busy doing repairs and builds :)
I used my winder about a dozen times with no issues, perfect for straight forward winds.
Then I upgraded to a Schatten winder with all the bells and whistles and have used that a grand total of two...
OK. Acacia is close to the modern F company neck colour.
Bloodwood is a vintage amber F typeesque colour
Mission Beach is a more golden colour, designed to really compliment the red and scarlet...
The worst part of the gibbon going under, (if it does actually happen) is the loss of work for me repairing broken headstocks, re dressing frets because of that stupid pleck BS and installing new...
Hey Peeps,
Following on from the discussion re pro finishes on GOTM entries, this is the place to post any thoughts, suggestions and ideas.
Hopefully from this we can sort this out once and for all...
There has been some discussion amoung the Powers That Be and the general consensus is that it may, emphasis on the may, give an entrant an unfair advantage over those with a DIY finish.
Having said...
I have been lurking quietly in the background, Andy... :)
So harsh it posted both versions.... edited and un edited! !
In all reality, it is just another plastic type material.
IMHO, it is rubbish. Over the many years I have been at this craft I have tried just about every new and alledgedly greatest thing since...
You are a very naughty boy, Wokka. Go and sit in the naughty corner and have a think about it for five minutes. And no beer for you for a week :)
It really doesn't matter by who or with what...
You are a very naughty boy, Wokka. Go and sit in the naughty corner and have a think about it for five minutes. And no beer for you for a week :)
It really doesn't matter who or what builds are...
Noice one Adam. Good to see you embracing your inner Bogan there buddy.......
Work around is to go multi layer bindings :)
Here ya go. Bearings and all other routing stuff.
https://www.timbecon.com.au/routing/router-bit-accessories/router-bit-bearings...
Pretty sure it was around 2000 that Studio One was rescued by Megalo..
Yeah, Deb is a well known and highly respected printmaker, sadly her health has pretty much put an end to her printmaking. Sad...
Wow.. Megalo.. had a bit to do with Megalo back in the late 90s when it was in Ainslie..
Had more to do with Studio One when it was in the old archive building in Kinston, a friend of mine Deborah...
Dayum. just Dayum!
That fingerboard.......... drooooooooooooool.
Nice LP kit ya got there John..
I too am an escapee from Canberra.. and Goulburn.... and Bowral....
No, I do not miss the 9 months of winter but I do miss the spring awakening of that part of the...
Bad luck Woks... what was it, three life sentences you are serving in the NW?
Aaaaaaand off to the Naughty warehouse with you for mentioning the BGSFOS.
Woks will pour you a beer on entry.... :D
Grew up in a house where Dad played records from the '50s and Mother played tne Beatles...
Loved the rawness of the old rockers such as Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and co...
Then one...
Yes, you can scuff sand and apply a good quality finish over it.
My recommendation would be to use a Nitro finish such as Behlen which is available in rattle cans.
They make a really nice Seafoam...