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tool porn
Started this discussion. Last reply by ross harper Apr 15, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
gday,i'm looking for a video that was on the nation a week or so ago "so you think you're a luthier"-tool porn.i can't find it and i want to show my dad.thanks
Removing PVA glue
Started this discussion. Last reply by ross harper Jan 20, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings! Just had to start again after warping the neck on my latest attempt and while looking at the old neck,I wondered if it's possible to separate the Jarrah fretboard(still good) from the…Continue
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ross harper commented on smilingdog1's event St. Louis MO. 1st annual Cigar Box Festival" Sorry,but I won't be able to come,as I am in Australia.Is it possible to get a T shirt sent here?I want to be the only kid on the block with one of those. I have PayPal."
ross harper replied to John Russo's discussion Lost Newbie"John,here is Smojo's address,http://smojo-cigar-box-guitars.blogspot.com.au/
also,Keni Lee,Shane Speal and Knotlenny on the Nation.Go gettem! Ross"
ross harper replied to John Russo's discussion Lost Newbie" I found Smojo's blog to be very helpful for me,as a total beginner builder and player."
ross harper replied to Habanera Hal's discussion ATLAS of Plucked Instruments"Hal,thanks for finding this site and putting it on the Nation!I'm gonna lose heaps of time there!Love the Indian/Central Asian instruments.Check the "BulBul Tarang".Thanks! Ross"
ross harper replied to Artist Formerly Known as Matt's discussion Hugh Laurie on the Today Show" 'The Merkins" were a great hard rock band from wollongong (Australia) back in the nineties,previously known as "The Threadbare Merkins" and "Threadbare".I never knew 'em to play cigarbox…"
Nathan King left a comment for ross harper"Heya,
Thanks for the good words. I'm not doing anything with the abalone except buying it pre-cut in dots! You look like you've got a pretty good technique going, cuz your inlays look awesome!
-Nate"
ross harper joined Norm Fasey's group
Old Punks Never Die - They Just Play CBG's
Talk about the good old days when you were a punk. Post pics and covers of old Punk Songs on a CBG!
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Inlays
"Nathan,nice inlays.How do you cut the abalone?I've been using New Zealand abalone (paua) laminate,but scissor cutting is a hassle,and not very round.Thanks."
ross harper replied to Wichita Sam's discussion What's Your Favorite Tom Waits song"I like "Ëggs And Sausage" and "Ballad of Big Joe and Phantom 309", from Nighthawks at the Diner.Pretty much that whole album (tho',it's the only one I've got)."
ross harper replied to David English's discussion Two Words. Diddley Bow."I made a diddley bow with one of those "Wonderful Copenhagen" shortbread biscuit tins you get for xmas and a piece of 1" aluminium channel bolted on top for a neck.It has a 57 cm scale length,with 2 octaves worth of fret marks.I am…"
ross harper replied to Douglas Eric Marsalis's discussion What makes a banjo a banjo?"The first stringed thing I made was a "banjo".I used a clear plastic sheet from a printed folder from work,I think it's Mylar.I glued it to the wooden ring I made with Araldite (2 part epoxy glue).When dry,I put a heat shrink gun…"
ross harper replied to ross harper's discussion tool porn" thanks john,that was exactly the one i want!dad tried to find it,but his skills on the computer are even more primitive than mine.this should blow him right out!ross"
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied to ross harper's discussion tool porn"Hi Ross.
This discussion is probably the one you want. The link to the video it here."
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 12:16pm on August 31, 2011, Nathan King said…
Heya,
Thanks for the good words. I'm not doing anything with the abalone except buying it pre-cut in dots! You look like you've got a pretty good technique going, cuz your inlays look awesome!
-Nate
- At 3:26am on December 6, 2009,
Mark Berry said… - Hi Ross. Yeh Barry said he knew you. It would be great to get together sometime. I'm just learning (must be part of my midlife crisis) but I've put together a couple of tunes in open D and G using a bottleneck slide....lots of fun. Talk to you soon, Mark
- At 9:03pm on November 17, 2009,
Graham said… - That you on the wave? Maybe I should post some pics of my single fins
- At 6:58pm on November 12, 2009,
Tres Seaver said… - Welcome aboard, Ross! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).
Most of all, have fun!
Tres.
- At 4:03pm on November 12, 2009, Mark Berry said…
- Hi Ross I live in Helensburgh, south of Sydney. How far down the coast are you?
- At 1:35pm on November 12, 2009,
smojo said… - Ross - that's great and you're welcome. I love to hear feedback like this, makes it all worthwhile. I know what a lot of fun it has brought to me and it's great to know I've somehow helped others.
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