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From Arkansas to Minnesota and all points in-between and all-around, we live in a land rich in blues and bluegrass. Lets see if we can get some activity going around here!!

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Twin Cities group

Started by Matt Gallagher. Last reply by Russ Dugger Jan 24. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Every time I try to make a Mill City CBG group, some snippy admin deletes it, but are there enough people from the Minneapolis St. Paul area who want to form a group or at least hang out here on this…Continue

on the banks of joachim creek desoto

Started by Nemo. Last reply by Mr.C Dec 17, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

transplant to the area, but i love it. like to here their are others on the mid coast with the same addiction.... ohh and.....whoo...Continue

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Hey Everyone

Started by JohnWoodward. Last reply by Mr.C Dec 15, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

The name is John and I'm in the Dixon/Ft.Leonardwood MO. area.Curious if anyone else is around hereContinue

Hey everybody

Started by Ryan Lansing. Last reply by jamie bark Jul 10, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I just joined. I live in Lake Delton, WI (although my address is in Baraboo for some reason). Grew up in southern MN, lived in Madison for a long time. I finished my first CBG last week and I have…Continue

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Comment by Mr.C on April 8, 2013 at 8:42pm: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/events/st-louis-mo-1st-annual-cigar-b...
All folks aroun mo come on over down or up to the stlouis fest

Comment by Mike McDonnell on March 12, 2013 at 7:27pm: Hey Friends,

I'm glad to sign up and post to this group. I live in in rural Spicer, Mn. sorta in the middle of Minnesota. So far I've made 3 cbgittys and one amp. I'm a true fan of the awesome builders that I find here, and I hope to make some new friends. Shout out to Mark Furillo!

Comment by gary herget on March 10, 2013 at 3:12pm: St. Louis CBG Festival is on the books. It will be held June 8^th, 2013. It is being hosted by HWY 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen in Webster Groves, MO 63119. This is a St. Louis suburb. All CBG fans, their families and friends are welcome. There will be booths for rent if you want to sell your instruments. An outdoor stage will be set up with open mic time for those who are interested.

If you would like to know more or have any questions, leave a message here on the nation For Smilindog1 or Gary Herget and we will help you with whatever you need to know. Pass the word and make this a great festival.

Comment by AG Wright on January 24, 2013 at 4:08pm: If you can find an independent local lumber store there is a much better chance that they will have something besides poplar, oak and pine.

There's a local store here that has an old fashioned shed out back with maple and even walnut. It's not cheap but it is there and the guys that work there can be helpful in finding nice looking pieces that aren't big enough to make a kitchen cabinet or such.

Comment by jamie bark on January 24, 2013 at 3:20pm: I am experimenting with the 1/2" oak for the fretboard on one right now. Hoping to get more elevation off the box lid so I can get more creative with the bridges I am making. That way I can take a little more off the neck material than normal too. Actually used poplar on the neck which made it easy to shave it down. I still gotta get over to rockler too.

Comment by ron carlson on January 24, 2013 at 3:12pm: Hey ya, Russ. I've been using 1x2 Hickory from Menards for my necks. Only two to date but it's worked out well. It makes for a somewhat heavy guit, but it's strong and stable if you pick through the stock and find the right sticks. Most is flat cut but if you keep looking at the locations close to you, you will eventually find some that are pretty close to quarter sawn. When you do, it's pretty straight as an arrow. They usually have a pretty nice inventory of 1x2 maple, oak and poplar also.

Comment by Russ Dugger on January 24, 2013 at 2:30pm: Too awesome! I'll be checking those out as soon as I have the free time. Thanks for the suggestions.

Comment by Matt Gallagher on January 24, 2013 at 2:20pm: Yeah, same here. Home Depot and Loses are pretty much just pine, poplar and red oak. There is always Rockler though. Its a woodworking store and they should have a pretty good choice of woods. They're in Burnsville, Maplewood, and Minnetonka. www.rockler.com

Comment by jamie bark on January 24, 2013 at 2:14pm: Hi Russ, just sent you a message since my phone wasnt working with the website. Menards has a better selection, decent price too. Havent checked Lowes yet...

Comment by Russ Dugger on January 24, 2013 at 1:49pm: Members of Minneapolis! I am curious. Where do you buy your wood for necks 'n' such? So far I've only gone to Home Depot, but their selection is kinda lame. I've only seen two kinds of wood there. I'd like to work with something that looks and feels better. Suggestions?