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"Thanks Josh. "No rules" is a great mantra, but extraordinarily poor answer." ken farmer replied Dec 13, 2010 to No Rules: Right, I get it already.	20	Dec 15, 2010 Reply by Gadsden Guitars
"Hmm, sounds tempting - but I dislike the way that walmart has done more to offshore…" ken farmer replied Nov 18, 2010 to Cheap amps at wal-mart	6	Nov 19, 2010 Reply by mike anderson Blues Box Guitars
"You know, I didn't notice the cheap ones when I was out shopping - just saw the $80…" ken farmer replied Oct 13, 2010 to What's the easiest way to radius a fretboard?	24	Jul 14, 2011 Reply by Johnny Debit
"Thanks Matt. My band saw is too squirrely for that method. Maybe if I got a wider bl…" ken farmer replied Oct 10, 2010 to What's the easiest way to radius a fretboard?	24	Jul 14, 2011 Reply by Johnny Debit
"Wes & Bear - I don't see the links that either of you are referring to in your m…" ken farmer replied Oct 10, 2010 to What's the easiest way to radius a fretboard?	24	Jul 14, 2011 Reply by Johnny Debit
"Don, There's a lot of contradictory information on oils for the fretboard: Godin re…" ken farmer replied Oct 8, 2010 to Tru-Oil for fingerboards - maybe not so much	10	Oct 9, 2010 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"Diane, You've always got great insights - I like the ability to easily modify or fi…" ken farmer replied Oct 7, 2010 to Tru-Oil for fingerboards - maybe not so much	10	Oct 9, 2010 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"I've built many of mine similar to #2, but with a few differences: a. I add a heel t…" ken farmer replied Oct 4, 2010 to Bolt-on techniques without the aid of a Router	26	Oct 12, 2010 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Nice job Jarret. Just remember - "perfect is the enemy of good enough". Sounds like…" ken farmer replied Sep 15, 2010 to Class project manufacturing CBG's needs help	22	Sep 15, 2010 Reply by ken farmer
"I ran a workshop just a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun, a few thoughts: - You ca…" ken farmer replied Sep 7, 2010 to Class project manufacturing CBG's needs help	22	Sep 15, 2010 Reply by ken farmer

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ken farmer's Discussions (52)

"Thanks Josh. "No rules" is a great mantra, but extraordinarily poor answer."

"Hmm, sounds tempting - but I dislike the way that walmart has done more to offshore…"

"You know, I didn't notice the cheap ones when I was out shopping - just saw the $80…"

"Thanks Matt. My band saw is too squirrely for that method. Maybe if I got a wider bl…"

"Wes & Bear - I don't see the links that either of you are referring to in your m…"

"Don, There's a lot of contradictory information on oils for the fretboard: Godin re…"

"Diane, You've always got great insights - I like the ability to easily modify or fi…"

"I've built many of mine similar to #2, but with a few differences: a. I add a heel t…"

"Nice job Jarret. Just remember - "perfect is the enemy of good enough". Sounds like…"

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