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Does anyone use these pieces of wood for bridges or other uses on CBG's?

Sometimes I find these wood pieces in some of the cigar boxes and I hate to toss anything that may actually have a repurposing use on these guitars. I was wondering a bit, so I turned the wood piece over and began to look at it as a possible bridge piece when trimmed down and turned over like that. When stained or painted, I could see a trimmed piece that was turned over so the flat part was on top may well hold a nut for a bridge on it. I was just wondering if anyone else used these pieces (not sure of their terminology, as I am not a cigar smoker) in some manner on their CBG builds?

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 8, 2014 at 3:05pm

lol... im such a tease . ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 10, 2014 at 1:12am

That looks awesome! Love the ruler bridge!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 10, 2014 at 3:49am

thanx man . the ruler bridge is pretty much a swamp witch signature piece on all my swamp witches .

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Permalink Reply by Wade on October 8, 2014 at 2:56pm

Great idea. I use those pieces to lay my pencil, slide, files and tools in so they don't roll away on my workbench

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 10, 2014 at 3:49am

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/asylumbridge?context=user

Here is a bass bridge I did with that.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 10, 2014 at 3:51am

I posted a link to photo, not sure how to get the photo to just show up here.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 10, 2014 at 3:59am

there ya go bluesheart ;-)

(when posting . click that lil icon box beside "link" box in the menu above the text area .. you can also copy and paste sometimes

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 10, 2014 at 8:22am

Cool, thanks Pick!

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Permalink Reply by gary sheldon on October 11, 2014 at 1:47pm

I think they may be an endangered species. Now cigar boxes come with a thin plastic piece instead of the cedar.

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Permalink Reply by James Huey on October 11, 2014 at 2:59pm

I have found both, but I really have not found a good reuse for the plastic spacers.

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Permalink Reply by BUGGY (C) on October 12, 2014 at 8:44pm

Cedar Washboard ? just add piezo beneath it for rhythm sounds as you play?...

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Permalink Reply by Doug Christensen on November 8, 2014 at 2:46am

For sure thats a nice chunk of wood. I would inlay a piece of brass rod or sheet along the top of one of those ridges. I actually leave my bridges loose under the string tension. Swamp Rat ..I like yur rendition also....especially the Kat food dispenser! My God Man??? I'm call' in the SPCA na. He he, I've never, ever seen anything like that. If I start loos'in change, I talk to the Kat!