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Mat Carruthers
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darren brown left a comment for Mat Carruthers"hi mat yes to the paint question enamals ,thanks man"
Mat Carruthers commented on Norm Fasey's video
Seasick Steve - Never Go West Live on Later with Jools Holland
"Amazing. Too cool for mortal words..."
Mat Carruthers joined Shane's group
Cigar Box Nation Facebook project
A collection of CBG fan pages on Facebook. Spread the word about other builders/performers on fB!See More
Mat Carruthers replied to Diane in Chicago's discussion The Builders Roster in the group CBGs for Soldiers"I'd be happy to build something for a deployed service-member. I'm a novice CBG builder and am also an OIF veteran. I remember how nice it was to get care packages during my deployment and would really like the opportunity to pay it…"
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CBGs for Soldiers
A connection source to supply military personnel -- both away and returned -- with a handcrafted instrument.This not limited to the US, folks! Any servicemember, any country. The Cigar Box Nation has no borders.See More
Mat Carruthers joined Ben's group
Scale Lengths, etc.
This group is designed as a resource for all things related to scale lengths, string gauges, etc.
Mat Carruthers commented on Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's blog post Rouding out necks with a spokeshave."I found some moderately priced shaves in the online catalog for Woodworker's Supply - they have a store about 30 minutes from the house. Judging by price alone, I'd guess they're higher quality than what's available at HF, but…"
Mat Carruthers commented on Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's blog post Rouding out necks with a spokeshave."Thanks for posting this - I've been looking at spoke shaves the past few weeks and couldn't figure out whether I needed a flat face, a round face, or a half round. This tells me exactly what I need. By cheap spoke shave, do you mean…"
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Vintage Lap Steel Plans group
A discussion group for building the vintage lap steel from plans posted in the FREE PLANS section of Cigar Box Nation.
Mat Carruthers commented on Artist Formerly Known as Matt's group Tarheel CBG"Just checked craigslist for the GSO area - there's a yard sale in Wentworth featuring musical supplies: guitars, strings, stands, capo, tuners. I probably won't make it, but if someone else does, let me know what I missed out on..."
Mat Carruthers commented on beStillroy's group BackYard Farmington Romeos"Don't have any videos to post - only lyrics that haven't been put to music yet. Here goes nothin'...Warning...my stuff tends to get a bit risque, but is all in good fun, no profanity or anything.
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[spoken] So I knew this…"
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- clicked on link to look at cbg plans
About me
I am an OIF veteran, former (and possibly future) teacher of English as a Foreign Language, and a long-time guitar enthusiast. I am also a photographer and a writer. I've been interested in building my own instruments for quite some time, but it always seemed such a huge undertaking and beyond my technical know-how, especially after visiting Santa Cruz Guitar Company and seeing how they do it. Cigar Box Nation has given me inspiration and hope, especially in these current times of economic want and woe. I enjoy DIY projects and am trying to live a more green lifestyle - and this combines both! Cannot wait to dive into my first project...
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- At 11:42pm on October 30, 2010, darren brown said…
- hi mat yes to the paint question enamals ,thanks man
- At 5:23pm on September 4, 2010,
Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said… - Mat. Hmmmm that name sounds familiar. Anyhow welcome to the Nation.
-WY
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