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"Well, I finally did the obvious. I feel kind of stupid, but here is the problem. I…" Charlotte Henry replied Feb 7, 2012 to Humbucker is too high	19	Feb 8, 2012 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Mike, Thanks for the compliment. I put a fence on the band saw and put the faceplate…" Charlotte Henry replied Feb 7, 2012 to Newbie questions	31	Feb 7, 2012 Reply by Charlotte Henry
"The 7th box is in the upper left and the shadows make it nearly invisible, but this…" Charlotte Henry replied Feb 7, 2012 to Humbucker is too high	19	Feb 8, 2012 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"My 2 cents is that #1 lacquer is fast drying, quick to build up a finish and my favo…" Charlotte Henry replied Feb 6, 2012 to Neck varnish	21	Feb 11, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Thanks, don't recall seeing that one. I know where I'm going next." Charlotte Henry replied Feb 5, 2012 to If you have chisels........	19	Aug 7, 2013 Reply by Pete Turner
"this is really a neat idea for a cheap guitar!" Charlotte Henry replied Jan 22, 2012 to faux CBG	8	Jan 23, 2012 Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund
"Just fyi, yesterday I shaped a neck. Besides using my rasp I used 2 pieces of sandp…" Charlotte Henry replied Jan 21, 2012 to Sandpaper	17	Jan 21, 2012 Reply by Bob Harrison
"I look at stains as being one of two types, either pigmented or dye stains. Pigment…" Charlotte Henry replied Jan 19, 2012 to Sandpaper	17	Jan 21, 2012 Reply by Bob Harrison
"In case anyone else is interested, I found the perfect mounting ring for these picku…" Charlotte Henry replied Jan 18, 2012 to Mounting rings for humbucker?	2	Jan 18, 2012 Reply by Clock The Wolf
"Realized I never posted the end result. The action on this baritone ukulele scaled…" Charlotte Henry replied Jan 18, 2012 to new build and thoughts	14	Jan 18, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep

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Charlotte Henry's Discussions (118)

"Well, I finally did the obvious. I feel kind of stupid, but here is the problem. I…"

"Mike, Thanks for the compliment. I put a fence on the band saw and put the faceplate…"

"The 7th box is in the upper left and the shadows make it nearly invisible, but this…"

"My 2 cents is that #1 lacquer is fast drying, quick to build up a finish and my favo…"

"Thanks, don't recall seeing that one. I know where I'm going next."

"this is really a neat idea for a cheap guitar!"

"Just fyi, yesterday I shaped a neck. Besides using my rasp I used 2 pieces of sandp…"

"I look at stains as being one of two types, either pigmented or dye stains. Pigment…"

"In case anyone else is interested, I found the perfect mounting ring for these picku…"

"Realized I never posted the end result. The action on this baritone ukulele scaled…"

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