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"Yes, you are right to layer thin wood to the headstock to accommodate the tuners. A…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 27, 2018 to Neck Thickness Build Up	13	Jan 12, 2019 Reply by Bruce Young
"The only thing that will affect a short scale guitar would be the strings. Be sure t…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 27, 2018 to Maduro all wood box, top(thick), or bottom (thin) for sound board? Effect of short vs long scale length on tone	27	Jan 2, 2019 Reply by gordon barnes
"This is where I am at now. I even routed in a non adjustable truss of a 1/4" square…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 17, 2018 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"This happened to me last month. But I was installing ferrules. I drilled a small 1/8…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 16, 2018 to Salvage a bad tuner hole	13	Dec 17, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Nice finds and nice prices. The sander is a killer find. Saves helluva work." ILL GREEN replied Dec 15, 2018 to I love auctions! their like yard sales with an MC.	14	Dec 16, 2018 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Oh hell yeah I remember this! Back when HBO was an underground cable channel. " ILL GREEN replied Dec 15, 2018 to Jim Hensons's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.	7	Dec 16, 2018 Reply by Uncle John
"I wouldn't go with french polish either, but it can be a nice topping over a few lay…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 15, 2018 to Neck Varnish	19	Dec 26, 2018 Reply by mitch jones
"Some luthiers use tung oil for raw naked necks like yours. I have used Tung-O-Var wi…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 15, 2018 to Neck Varnish	19	Dec 26, 2018 Reply by mitch jones
"Spray paint is kinda funny at times. You have to know the materials inside the can…" ILL GREEN replied Dec 1, 2018 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Hahaha! Nah, nothing is glued yet. I just don't want the neck to bend in this humidi…" ILL GREEN replied Nov 29, 2018 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd

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ILL GREEN's Discussions (111)

"Yes, you are right to layer thin wood to the headstock to accommodate the tuners. A…"

"The only thing that will affect a short scale guitar would be the strings. Be sure t…"

"This is where I am at now. I even routed in a non adjustable truss of a 1/4" square…"

"This happened to me last month. But I was installing ferrules. I drilled a small 1/8…"

"Nice finds and nice prices. The sander is a killer find. Saves helluva work."

"Oh hell yeah I remember this! Back when HBO was an underground cable channel. "

"I wouldn't go with french polish either, but it can be a nice topping over a few lay…"

"Some luthiers use tung oil for raw naked necks like yours. I have used Tung-O-Var wi…"

"Spray paint is kinda funny at times. You have to know the materials inside the can…"

"Hahaha! Nah, nothing is glued yet. I just don't want the neck to bend in this humidi…"

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