4 scratch build

[dozymuppet]

There’s some interesting looking darker timber below the bench on the right, what is that?

That’s some Tasmanian Blackwood I found on the internet.

[Trevor Davies]

Yes I understand. My problem is just a lack of space!

[Simon Barden]

Lack of space? Pah! I can see clear bits of floor!

[Rabbit]

That’s some Tasmanian Blackwood I found on the internet.

Groovy. I know that a number of acoustic guitar luthiers use Tassie Blackwood. I wonder what it would be like as a solid body. We use it where I am currently working. Never laid hands on till then. Aside from the variety of hues it comes in, the weight realy caught me off guard... not much heavier than basswood.I was considering buying some for the V, if it wasn't for the fact that I had that Mahogany and lucked out with scoring the Walnut offcut.

[dozymuppet]

There are a couple of affordable planks floating around on eBay if the urge takes you…

[blinddrew]

i am mostly jealous of your workshops.

[Rabbit]

i am mostly jealous of your workshops.

While I do some stuff at home (mostly the glueups), Ever since I moved to a small villa, I do the big stuff at a Men's Shed where I have access to a table saw, bandsaws, thicknesser and a jointer. You could always join a shed .

[FrankenWashie]

i am mostly jealous of your workshops.

Don’t be. Mine is a bombsite at the moment. I keep telling Ig0r not to mix volatiles in the lab but does he listen?

[Simon Barden]

Ig0r - single-handedly creating a ‘boom’ in guitar building.

[Stuart D]

While I do some stuff at home (mostly the glueups), Ever since I moved to a small villa, I do the big stuff at a Men's Shed where I have access to a table saw, bandsaws, thicknesser and a jointer. You could always join a shed .

They do have them in the UK but nowhere near to the same extent as in Aus (I think). I did make enqs where I am but decided to spend vast quantities of money on tools instead! Table saw is the next purchase.