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"Mine is a junk pine diddley bow made from a 2x2 that began life as a trellis for som…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jun 14, 2016 to Ugliest & Oddest Build Challenge!!!	156	May 2, 2017 Reply by mike mayer
"Thank you Ben, Shane and all the others involved with keeping the Nation alive. It'…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jun 1, 2016 to The Future of Cigar Box Nation	62	Dec 27, 2016 Reply by ShadowChancer
"Just because you haven't tried it doesn't mean it won't work. Part of the fun of ex…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Feb 9, 2016 to A Young Frank Zappa Performs Music on a Bicycle with Steve Allen	13	Jun 19, 2018 Reply by Don Randolph
"Amazing how they take on a life of their own. :)>" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jan 5, 2016 to "Traditional vs New Fangled"	67	May 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Nice slide work, but I would have loved to hear the CBG too." Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jan 5, 2016 to VIDEO - Johnny Depp Plays Dobro & Cigar Box Guitar at Photo Shoot	8	Jan 6, 2016 Reply by the anonymous pick
"As they should be." Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jan 3, 2016 to "Traditional vs New Fangled"	67	May 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I'm with you on that Frog. What I build is what I want to build. The few that I hav…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jan 3, 2016 to "Traditional vs New Fangled"	67	May 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Diddley bows are great fun. Your #2 is over the top beautiful. Nicely done." Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Dec 19, 2015 to "Traditional vs New Fangled"	67	May 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Fine point Sharpies are great for fret lines." Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Dec 19, 2015 to "Traditional vs New Fangled"	67	May 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Don't forget the mother of pearl inlays." Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Dec 19, 2015 to "Traditional vs New Fangled"	67	May 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder

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Thomas "Duck" Petry's Discussions (545)

"Mine is a junk pine diddley bow made from a 2x2 that began life as a trellis for som…"

"Thank you Ben, Shane and all the others involved with keeping the Nation alive. It'…"

"Just because you haven't tried it doesn't mean it won't work. Part of the fun of ex…"

"Amazing how they take on a life of their own. :)>"

"Nice slide work, but I would have loved to hear the CBG too."

"As they should be."

"I'm with you on that Frog. What I build is what I want to build. The few that I hav…"

"Diddley bows are great fun. Your #2 is over the top beautiful. Nicely done."

"Fine point Sharpies are great for fret lines."

"Don't forget the mother of pearl inlays."

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