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"Git it on!" Grandpa replied Jun 23, 2016 to can't believe....	8	Aug 29, 2016 Reply by john mackay
"As with John Sawyer's reply I make lpg boxes from 1/4" red oak plywood, which I some…" Grandpa replied Jun 23, 2016 to homemade boxes	13	Jun 28, 2016 Reply by JL
"I can't even remember when my Workmate looked so nice and new! With devotion to an o…" Grandpa replied Jun 20, 2016 to Progress being made on first neck	12	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by JL
"Wayfinder.....A flat pickup you say? It mounts to the top surface without cutting a…" Grandpa replied Jun 19, 2016 to How do you all deal with shallow cigar boxes?	41	Nov 18, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi Richard. Many times I have grabbed up a lot of boxes at the cigar shop, enamored…" Grandpa replied Jun 18, 2016 to How do you all deal with shallow cigar boxes?	41	Nov 18, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"A second entry. Old Calif. plate, another barn find hinge tree, vinegar/peroxide/sal…" Grandpa replied Jun 11, 2016 to Ugliest & Oddest Build Challenge!!!	156	May 2, 2017 Reply by mike mayer
"Grandpa's Kansas Relic Git. Gnarly ugly, awesome player. Vintage yardstick fretboard…" Grandpa replied Jun 11, 2016 to Ugliest & Oddest Build Challenge!!!	156	May 2, 2017 Reply by mike mayer
"Similar to Eric's reply, I used carriage bolts through a hole drilled in each end of…" Grandpa replied Jun 8, 2016 to alternate strap buttons	26	Jun 8, 2016 Reply by Grandpa
"A good day! Displayed your gits and made some money. Locals have been exposed to you…" Grandpa replied Jun 6, 2016 to Farmers Market first sale.	10	Jun 12, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Most of my builds, nearly All of them, I have the lid facing out, same side as the f…" Grandpa replied May 24, 2016 to Paper Covered Cigar Boxes	10	Jun 1, 2016 Reply by Belfast Guy

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Grandpa's Discussions (301)

"Git it on!"

"As with John Sawyer's reply I make lpg boxes from 1/4" red oak plywood, which I some…"

"I can't even remember when my Workmate looked so nice and new! With devotion to an o…"

"Wayfinder.....A flat pickup you say? It mounts to the top surface without cutting a…"

"Hi Richard. Many times I have grabbed up a lot of boxes at the cigar shop, enamored…"

"A second entry. Old Calif. plate, another barn find hinge tree, vinegar/peroxide/sal…"

"Grandpa's Kansas Relic Git. Gnarly ugly, awesome player. Vintage yardstick fretboard…"

"Similar to Eric's reply, I used carriage bolts through a hole drilled in each end of…"

"A good day! Displayed your gits and made some money. Locals have been exposed to you…"

"Most of my builds, nearly All of them, I have the lid facing out, same side as the f…"

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