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"Well, here's ONE... http://cgi.ebay.com/Casa-Fernandez-Arsenio-empty-cigar-box-/280…" Bear replied Aug 1, 2010 to Looking for Arsenio boxes	4	Aug 2, 2010 Reply by Don Goguen
"On the homemadebanjo.org website posted by Mungo Park above, there is a link to "a r…" Bear replied Jul 30, 2010 to Banjo Building!!!	17	Aug 15, 2010 Reply by Andy White (Noisetop Guitars)
"My vote goes to the bandsaw. Very versatile for a lot of cutting operations. Bigger…" Bear replied Jul 30, 2010 to band saw or table saw?	37	Aug 11, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"My two cents: I've sold about 50 cigar box instruments over the past few years. Like…" Bear replied Jul 26, 2010 to Who sells their cbg's and how did you get started, and what price	19	Jul 29, 2010 Reply by Dobrohobo Brown
"You'll never know till you just do it. I've made quite a few 6-string necks with no…" Bear replied Jul 14, 2010 to Truss rods & six-strings	17	Jul 23, 2010 Reply by Fitzhugh
"Hmmm... No responses yet -- surprising! Well, there are probably hundreds of folks r…" Bear replied Jul 7, 2010 to Where to Buy A Great 3 string CBG	18	Jul 18, 2010 Reply by Sonny Wentling
"No, it's not short. Don't forget the headstock, as far as overall proportions!" Bear replied Apr 22, 2010 to Ok....Im stumped on an appropriate scale length for this box	13	Apr 23, 2010 Reply by Tracy Kennedy
"Balance is indeed the reason I started making banjos that way. I had read a comment…" Bear replied Apr 22, 2010 to Why Headless??	31	Mar 20, 2014 Reply by Rand Moore
"John -- Was that uke festival THIS weekend (i.e., Jan. 30)? If so... DANG!! I'da lik…" Bear replied Jan 31, 2010 to Colorado Builders	4	Feb 1, 2010 Reply by John Hopper
"Hey, John -- I'm in Lakewood. Made a lot of CB banjos and electric guitars, but no u…" Bear replied Jan 30, 2010 to Colorado Builders	4	Feb 1, 2010 Reply by John Hopper

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Bear's Discussions (49)

"Well, here's ONE... http://cgi.ebay.com/Casa-Fernandez-Arsenio-empty-cigar-box-/280…"

"On the homemadebanjo.org website posted by Mungo Park above, there is a link to "a r…"

"My vote goes to the bandsaw. Very versatile for a lot of cutting operations. Bigger…"

"My two cents: I've sold about 50 cigar box instruments over the past few years. Like…"

"You'll never know till you just do it. I've made quite a few 6-string necks with no…"

"Hmmm... No responses yet -- surprising! Well, there are probably hundreds of folks r…"

"No, it's not short. Don't forget the headstock, as far as overall proportions!"

"Balance is indeed the reason I started making banjos that way. I had read a comment…"

"John -- Was that uke festival THIS weekend (i.e., Jan. 30)? If so... DANG!! I'da lik…"

"Hey, John -- I'm in Lakewood. Made a lot of CB banjos and electric guitars, but no u…"

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