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"I notch it out using my table saw. I'd do a video on it, but I'm currently writing…" Cigar Box Nation replied Nov 29, 2017 to How I Attach a Lid to a Cigar Box Guitar for Best Acoustic Response - by Shane Speal	12	Dec 2, 2017 Reply by Wal Callaby
"I fixed it" Cigar Box Nation replied Nov 27, 2017 to 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars	156	Dec 21, 2017
"Check the instructions above for adding photos so you can edit your entry. " Cigar Box Nation replied Nov 16, 2017 to 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars	156	Dec 21, 2017
"Tins, cans, propane tanks, steel caskets..." Cigar Box Nation replied Nov 16, 2017 to 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars	156	Dec 21, 2017
"Wayfinder." Cigar Box Nation replied Oct 30, 2017 to		just now
"This is getting featured in an upcoming Cigar Box Nation newsletter!" Cigar Box Nation replied Oct 27, 2017 to How to Build A Cigar Box Violin/fiddle (or at least one way to do it)	16	Nov 6, 2017 Reply by Justin Hilts
"Aren't they the ones being made in China?" Cigar Box Nation replied Oct 27, 2017 to Anyone heard of J.N Guitars - Cask series?	14	Oct 28, 2017 Reply by Hal Robertson
"LINK: http://shanespeal.bigcartel.com/product/shane-speal-the-snake-shi…" Cigar Box Nation replied Oct 12, 2017 to Anyone know where to buy Cigar Box Guitar t-shirts	4	Oct 12, 2017 Reply by Wal Callaby
"LOL...I quit drinking three weeks before we recorded this. My band, however, downed…" Cigar Box Nation replied Oct 3, 2017 to New Shane Speal album out now & it's unplugged & jugged up! We've got the first track + video lesson.	4	Oct 3, 2017 Reply by d.b.allen
"I'll be featuring his videos on a weekly basis. His work radically changed my life.…" Cigar Box Nation replied Sep 12, 2017 to VIDEO: The World's Most Irritating Instrument	19	Jun 15, 2018 Reply by Titch the Clown

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"I notch it out using my table saw. I'd do a video on it, but I'm currently writing…"

"I fixed it"

"Check the instructions above for adding photos so you can edit your entry. "

"Tins, cans, propane tanks, steel caskets..."

"Wayfinder."

"This is getting featured in an upcoming Cigar Box Nation newsletter!"

"Aren't they the ones being made in China?"

"LINK: http://shanespeal.bigcartel.com/product/shane-speal-the-snake-shi…"

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