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"You've done a lot of great things but this might be the best! Thanks. " Larry Chapman replied May 22, 2018 to VIDEO & PHOTOS: Jim Morris Re-Creates Historic Fiddle from Just a Photo	34	Nov 15, 2019 Reply by BrianQ.
"Where's the link to the photographs? " Larry Chapman replied Jun 6, 2015 to Cigar Box Nation Redesign	97	Jul 18, 2015 Reply by CS LeBeau
"The very first CBG I built was fretless but I scored the lines with a saw and pounde…" Larry Chapman replied May 19, 2015 to Burn, draw, or paint fret lines	43	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
"Nice sound...good simple build that sounds great! " Larry Chapman replied Jan 31, 2013 to Happy New Cigarbox Guitar Day, sort of	17	Feb 7, 2013 Reply by Tom Drommond
"I recently finished my first non-paper covered CBG, a black Rocky Patel, and have be…" Larry Chapman replied Jan 30, 2013 to Happy New Cigarbox Guitar Day, sort of	17	Feb 7, 2013 Reply by Tom Drommond
"The Craftsman photo is of a joiner. Typical use is to establish a good edge on a boa…" Larry Chapman replied Jan 21, 2013 to Portable Surface Planer, do you use one?	17	Jan 22, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay
"Look on his Gitty's website in the fret wire section. Certain packages state they co…" Larry Chapman replied Jan 14, 2013 to 3 string diatonic build	26	Jan 26, 2013 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"The first two builds I used online fret calculators and that worked fine except that…" Larry Chapman replied Jan 13, 2013 to 3 string diatonic build	26	Jan 26, 2013 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"Just discovered that the orbital sander I recently purchased at an auction is a Ryob…" Larry Chapman replied Jan 7, 2013 to Tools	16	Jan 13, 2013 Reply by 3 Fingered Ape
"Never had a 3-wheel band saw but the first one I bought back in early 80s was a 4-wh…" Larry Chapman replied Jan 7, 2013 to Tools	16	Jan 13, 2013 Reply by 3 Fingered Ape

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Larry Chapman's Discussions (25)

"You've done a lot of great things but this might be the best! Thanks. "

"Where's the link to the photographs? "

"The very first CBG I built was fretless but I scored the lines with a saw and pounde…"

"Nice sound...good simple build that sounds great! "

"I recently finished my first non-paper covered CBG, a black Rocky Patel, and have be…"

"The Craftsman photo is of a joiner. Typical use is to establish a good edge on a boa…"

"Look on his Gitty's website in the fret wire section. Certain packages state they co…"

"The first two builds I used online fret calculators and that worked fine except that…"

"Just discovered that the orbital sander I recently purchased at an auction is a Ryob…"

"Never had a 3-wheel band saw but the first one I bought back in early 80s was a 4-wh…"

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