"For what you want to do, the Irwin blade should do nicely. Carbide blades aren't 100% carbide - just the tips of the teeth are. If you look at the close-ups of the pic of that Irwin blade, you'll see that the tips of the teeth are separate…"
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Found an Inexpensive Source of Bone for Saddles.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rusty Pup (Mark) May 26, 2012. 4 Replies 1 Like
Living in a small town has its drawbacks. For instance, there are no real butcher shops or pet shops in the area to source cow bone for nuts and bridge saddles. I found an inexpensive source of bone…Continue
Help With an Amp Potentiometer
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rusty Pup (Mark) Mar 6, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Howdy! This is my first post here on The Nation, and I have an amp question.I scored a VOX VT15, 15 watt amp in partial exchange for some work I'm doing for an aquaintence, and there's a problem with…Continue
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Rusty Pup (Mark) replied to Where's Uranus?'s discussion Joining Lumber in the group Low Budget LandRusty Pup (Mark) replied to Where's Uranus?'s discussion Joining Lumber in the group Low Budget Land"I've seen some guys use 60 and even 80 tooth blades for ripping hardwoods, but I think that's overkill for something like this, unless you're doing some seriously detailed trim work. That's just my opinion - others…"
Rusty Pup (Mark) replied to Where's Uranus?'s discussion Joining Lumber in the group Low Budget Land"Personally, I just check the surfaces I want to glue up with a straight edge to make sure they're nice and flat and the edges are nice and square, then glue 'em up. If they're not flat, or if the corners are rounded a bit, a trip…"
Rusty Pup (Mark) commented on the anonymous pick's photo
teisco ss4l 3 string conversion, yeah ... be Jealous
"So... I take it a vid is on the way soon...?
Looks sweet!"
Rusty Pup (Mark) commented on Mike Breen's video
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"Very nice! When you say that you cut it down, do you mean height, length, or width? We have a lot of vineyards and small local wineries here. Looks like I'm gonna have to go to a few that offer tours and do some horse trading..."
Rusty Pup (Mark) commented on Randy S. Bretz's photo
Trade Deal
"Got the package today, and they're even more spectacular in person. Excellent work, Randy - thanks!"
Rusty Pup (Mark) commented on Randy S. Bretz's photoTrade Deal
"Hehehehehehehe... The whisky box is gonna be made into a fiddle, eventually. I already have a neck lammed up for a build using the redwood bridge - film at 11..."
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- At 8:30am on April 3, 2013,
Randy S. Bretz said… 
- At 5:50am on March 27, 2013, Randy S. Bretz said…
Happy Birthday Mark !!!!!!
- At 1:08pm on September 21, 2012,
wes carl said… Mark If yer interested in using a larger speaker in yer amp builds look at my page Iv done it for years using the same board Gitty sells & others They can take much more than a 4 inch 2 watt speaker Iv used 8 inch & 2 6x9 speakers & they all work with that board & play a long time AnywhereMusicPower
- At 6:03pm on August 7, 2012,
Walt Betts said…
Mark if you get this my email is waltinnv@gmail.com.
All I need is an address and maybe phone number so when I get into Stagecouch or Silver Springs or whatever and get ahold of you
My wife, Jane, has a phone 801-dang I dont remember it anyways I can come over any day this week
- At 4:44pm on May 16, 2012,
Hillbilly Hobo said… thanks for the kind words mark and even more so on the oreo cookie blues gotta check it out just saw yor pics with your builds o man excellent where did you get the white boxes i really need one and the diagrams for the neck for the concept man thats a peice of art there now
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4-Banger Amped
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Feelin Swampy
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Newbie Anxieties
Posted on September 21, 2012 at 10:30am 6 Comments 5 Likes
I’m pretty new to the whole CBG scene. I only joined The Nation in January of 2012 so at the time of this writing, that’s right at 9 months. In that time, I've built a total of 6 guitars, and number 7 is on the bench. None of them are anything you’d call a work of art - the first 6 are fretless, 3-string, slide guitars that stay in tune (or not) at their whim. In fact, my 5th build has earned the nickname Bartleby for the simple reason that when it comes to staying in tune, it would just…
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