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"I can recommend getting a set of oblique hole countersink bits. The look slighty dif…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 24, 2019 to Screw Inlays	4	Aug 24, 2019 Reply by Titch the Clown
"I do remember a short fad a few tears ago for sympathetic resonator builds sparked b…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 23, 2019 to built-in reverb	10	Aug 30, 2019 Reply by Russell Coger
"Great build, you really hit the cricket theme for six! " Titch the Clown replied Aug 22, 2019 to Its a CBG but not cigar box guitar. new build	7	Aug 25, 2019 Reply by Tom T
"I have used fretfind2d a few times using my basic printer. The program creates a PDF…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 22, 2019 to Ret position calculator. This site versus Stewmac and Instructables	10	Aug 23, 2019 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"I shave my necks like this: I do tend to thin the neck a little when I thin the…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 20, 2019 to How do you shave your neck to proper /comfortable thickness?	8	Aug 31, 2019 Reply by A.D.EKER
"If you have used the Snodgrass tips with no joy, The only extra suggestion I might…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 10, 2019 to Band saw woes	3	Aug 11, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"These are the best I've seen. https://sites.google.com/site/gurdymaking/" Titch the Clown replied Aug 10, 2019 to Hurdy Gurdy	3	Aug 15, 2019 Reply by A.D.EKER
"I used 6tpi blades I had some finer ones but they made very little difference and…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 10, 2019 to My two amazing finds (Band saw set up)	15	Aug 10, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"Extra tip https://youtu.be/ZJ9f1lUHbpg shows how to increase the cut depth on these…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 10, 2019 to My two amazing finds (Band saw set up)	15	Aug 10, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
" My money saving tip for band saws is to invest in some 2mm cylindrical rotary tool…" Titch the Clown replied Aug 9, 2019 to My two amazing finds (Band saw set up)	15	Aug 10, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH

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Titch the Clown's Discussions (272)

"I can recommend getting a set of oblique hole countersink bits. The look slighty dif…"

"I do remember a short fad a few tears ago for sympathetic resonator builds sparked b…"

"Great build, you really hit the cricket theme for six! "

"I have used fretfind2d a few times using my basic printer. The program creates a PDF…"

"I shave my necks like this: I do tend to thin the neck a little when I thin the…"

"If you have used the Snodgrass tips with no joy, The only extra suggestion I might…"

"These are the best I've seen. https://sites.google.com/site/gurdymaking/"

"I used 6tpi blades I had some finer ones but they made very little difference and…"

"Extra tip https://youtu.be/ZJ9f1lUHbpg shows how to increase the cut depth on these…"

" My money saving tip for band saws is to invest in some 2mm cylindrical rotary tool…"

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