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"You can also use door pulls: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/4-string-2-5?contex…" Ronnie Retherford replied Mar 28, 2010 to Help with sound holes	15	Oct 18, 2010 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker
"Nice. Love the headstock. RR" Ronnie Retherford replied Feb 28, 2010 to Finished my second, what do you think?	23	Mar 8, 2010 Reply by Grizz
"I glued a 'cover plate' from Lowe's onto my Dremel router base. Look on my worktable…" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 31, 2010 to Recommended Dremel Bit?	21	Feb 2, 2010 Reply by Dave Onastik
"Dremel and cut off wheel helps. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/4-string-2-5?con…" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 31, 2010 to My first three string CBG ...	24	Feb 14, 2010 Reply by Laurie Lee Campbell
"Looks like you're off to a great start. Nice looking build. I like using the door pu…" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 30, 2010 to My first three string CBG ...	24	Feb 14, 2010 Reply by Laurie Lee Campbell
"He should get a free life time membership to 'the Nation'. Welcome Coleman!!" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 29, 2010 to 2000 members, woohoo!	5	Jan 31, 2010 Reply by Roger Martin
"The four string fretted ones I have built and sold went for $180.00. I used a higher…" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 18, 2010 to HOW MUCH???????	27	May 5, 2010 Reply by Matt Sedore
"If you know someone who owns a guitar, mark/copy the fret positions on a thin alumin…" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 18, 2010 to second build going well	9	Jan 19, 2010 Reply by Tim Fleischer
"I use the standard 1x2 red oak with red oak fret board and no problems thus far." Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 12, 2010 to 4 string neck width	10	Jan 14, 2010 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"Elderly also has this 3/4 size guitar bag that is a little wider and longer than the…" Ronnie Retherford replied Jan 12, 2010 to cigar box guitar cases	30	Jan 19, 2010 Reply by JUJU

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Ronnie Retherford's Discussions (78)

"You can also use door pulls: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/4-string-2-5?contex…"

"Nice. Love the headstock. RR"

"I glued a 'cover plate' from Lowe's onto my Dremel router base. Look on my worktable…"

"Dremel and cut off wheel helps. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/4-string-2-5?con…"

"Looks like you're off to a great start. Nice looking build. I like using the door pu…"

"He should get a free life time membership to 'the Nation'. Welcome Coleman!!"

"The four string fretted ones I have built and sold went for $180.00. I used a higher…"

"If you know someone who owns a guitar, mark/copy the fret positions on a thin alumin…"

"I use the standard 1x2 red oak with red oak fret board and no problems thus far."

"Elderly also has this 3/4 size guitar bag that is a little wider and longer than the…"

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