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"Oh, I can't recall the exact brand. It was a high gloss half pint that I picked up…" Dooder replied Aug 22, 2014 to Really dry box	33	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"I picked up a bunch of these Christoff boxes and put four coats of water based varni…" Dooder replied Aug 22, 2014 to Really dry box	33	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"I think that I can speak for almost all of us on here when I say that if you build,…" Dooder replied Aug 22, 2014 to Is this cigar box just too complex to work for a first build project?	8	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by Manny Lopez
"Depends on the thickness of what you can get, and how thick you want your end blank…" Dooder replied Aug 22, 2014 to Laminating a neck	6	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by Manny Lopez
"Why not try setting something up with some of the folks on here? I'm pretty sure th…" Dooder replied Aug 22, 2014 to WHERE TO GET AFFORDABLE NICE WOOD	37	Apr 18, 2015 Reply by John Sawyer
"Why not just set up an exchange? I use pine, Northern White Pine, not the hard resi…" Dooder replied Mar 17, 2014 to Pine	38	Mar 19, 2014 Reply by Belfast Guy
"White film on shellac sounds like too much moisture, either the wood is not seasoned…" Dooder replied Mar 17, 2014 to Shellac	5	Mar 17, 2014 Reply by Dooder
"The thought process for me is to not have the house look like the local music store…" Dooder replied Jun 30, 2013 to Looking for storage Ideas	10	Jul 1, 2013 Reply by jeff maurer
"As for rounding the back sides of necks, a good crooked knife would do nicely. You…" Dooder replied Jun 25, 2013 to Best tools for a beginner?	26	Jun 26, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay
"The only two power tools that I use are a table saw and a hand drill. Actually, I c…" Dooder replied Jun 25, 2013 to Best tools for a beginner?	26	Jun 26, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay

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Dooder's Discussions (21)

"Oh, I can't recall the exact brand. It was a high gloss half pint that I picked up…"

"I picked up a bunch of these Christoff boxes and put four coats of water based varni…"

"I think that I can speak for almost all of us on here when I say that if you build,…"

"Depends on the thickness of what you can get, and how thick you want your end blank…"

"Why not try setting something up with some of the folks on here? I'm pretty sure th…"

"Why not just set up an exchange? I use pine, Northern White Pine, not the hard resi…"

"White film on shellac sounds like too much moisture, either the wood is not seasoned…"

"The thought process for me is to not have the house look like the local music store…"

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