Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Yeah, I figured that I have to wait. But I wasn't happy with the result anyway. There were still too much and too big "dry" spots. So I sanded everything down to bare wood. Then I wiped everything with turps and kept doing that for a few untill the rag stopped turning brown. And now I'll wait as lon...

My first ever attempt (not counting 1-2 necks) to use boiled linseed oil as a body finish is ending in a disaster. I wanted to finish a swamp kauri body in linseed oil. Probably due to the inconsistency of the wood - burling, change of grain direction etc. when I started coating the body I had some ...

Hi Richard I'll give Matakana sawmill a call. Their website is down, so looks like they've been shut indeed. Cypress sawmill is relatively close to my place, so I checked with them first, but they can't help. Bookmatching was my plan B, and I was even considering trying this on my table saw. But I t...

Happy New Year guys Today I obtained a pretty thick piece (600 mm x 500 mm x 65 mm) of spalted alder and I want to slice part of it by say 5 mm slabs for laminating and use as a top for bodies. Is there anyone that can help with this near Auckland, or point me in the right direction? I'm happy to pa...

Thanks Mark! I'm also consiering Tru oil and funny you mentioned it, but I emailed yesterday the guys I buy the epoxy from if they have any idea if their epoxy could have some issues with the tru oil, as I read some mixed reviews about that. Still waiting for their response. I even read a suggestion...

Thanks, Richard! Seems like I have the bug :). The next step is making my own necks. The one good thing about this lockdown is I have a bit more spare time, so I'm on it now. The one thing I learned from making this one is how much I hate working with poly. I'm trying something different for the nex...

It all began several months ago when I decided to give myself a second chance in playing the bass. Well, that didn't work, Again. But this doesn't mean I can't try and make one. It only took me two lockdowns to complete. My first ever encounter with woodworking, epoxy, and of course making a musical...

Thank you, Richard! I sow the other Nick post. Yep, we Nicks are everywhere :) You gave me I reckon very good starting points to start looking for timber. I'll pay these spots a visit. Two days ago I found this random guy on Trade me selling some timber in Browns Bay, so I purchased some maple, rose...

Hey guys. My name is Nick and no, I'm not a luthier, but just a person with too much spare time :) I started working on some of my own bass guitar projects. Just for fun, I reckon for the moment. So far I've made two bodies made from kauri and epoxy resin. Again, that's for fun only and I'm not sure...