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"That's baller. I paid like $5 for exactly the right socket and then I bought a nice…" Better Trees replied May 5, 2014 to Strings & Slides. Hey, Spike. What do you like?	50	May 11, 2014 Reply by Uncle John
"That's freaking awesome! I'm going to see if I can find any info on if it affects t…" Better Trees replied May 4, 2014 to Expert builders: let's talk about gluing and clamping	49	May 10, 2014 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"I just wanted to say that I am putting a piezo in my deck today because that is the…" Better Trees replied May 4, 2014 to Electric Porch?	52	May 12, 2014 Reply by Cigar Box Gus
"Unless, of course, you substitute something else for it. That being said, I would…" Better Trees replied May 4, 2014 to Home made thicknesser	28	May 12, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"I'll keep that in mind. I only have one reso under my belt." Better Trees replied May 4, 2014 to Bridge pins?	47	May 4, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"That's how I did my first few ukes. Then I realized it was ass backwards and harder…" Better Trees replied May 3, 2014 to Bridge pins?	47	May 4, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"My interest is for reclaiming wood, and using lumber from trees I have personally cu…" Better Trees replied May 3, 2014 to Home made thicknesser	28	May 12, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"This is very relevant to my interests. Keep us posted. I use my 3" belt sander sand…" Better Trees replied May 2, 2014 to Home made thicknesser	28	May 12, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"That's nifty. I'm going to try it." Better Trees replied Apr 19, 2014 to Planing wood	10	Apr 24, 2014 Reply by brdfrd
"A router? I know they're supposed to be the most versatile tools that have ever been…" Better Trees replied Apr 18, 2014 to Planing wood	10	Apr 24, 2014 Reply by brdfrd

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Better Trees's Discussions (51)

"That's baller. I paid like $5 for exactly the right socket and then I bought a nice…"

"That's freaking awesome! I'm going to see if I can find any info on if it affects t…"

"I just wanted to say that I am putting a piezo in my deck today because that is the…"

"Unless, of course, you substitute something else for it. That being said, I would…"

"I'll keep that in mind. I only have one reso under my belt."

"That's how I did my first few ukes. Then I realized it was ass backwards and harder…"

"My interest is for reclaiming wood, and using lumber from trees I have personally cu…"

"This is very relevant to my interests. Keep us posted. I use my 3" belt sander sand…"

"That's nifty. I'm going to try it."

"A router? I know they're supposed to be the most versatile tools that have ever been…"

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