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"perfect!" Tom Drommond replied Jan 27, 2013 to Installing Coins On The Box	11	Jan 28, 2013 Reply by Glaze
"Forstner bit that's just a little bigger than the coin in a drill press to slightly…" Tom Drommond replied Jan 27, 2013 to Installing Coins On The Box	11	Jan 28, 2013 Reply by Glaze
"Your boxes aren't too long. The aren't longer that the top of an archtop guitar …" Tom Drommond replied Jan 27, 2013 to Size of Cigar Box	9	Jan 27, 2013 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"That's just wrong. I'm still wiping my eyes. That ought to be a signature... ...Fir…" Tom Drommond replied Jan 27, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Dulcimer Scale?" Tom Drommond replied Jan 25, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"I'm all about making the most of the least. Been making something out of nothing fo…" Tom Drommond replied Jan 25, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"I've built two for about $10 and about 10 hours time, well, plus the 2 or 3 more fid…" Tom Drommond replied Jan 24, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"So do you think Mod Podge is gonna kill the tone and wreck the sustain? :-)" Tom Drommond replied Jan 24, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"OK, I'm still laughing at this one. I'm sorry, but I'm busting at the seems.Michael,…" Tom Drommond replied Jan 24, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Not if you play it really loud!!" Tom Drommond replied Jan 24, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

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Tom Drommond's Discussions (86)

"perfect!"

"Forstner bit that's just a little bigger than the coin in a drill press to slightly…"

"Your boxes aren't too long. The aren't longer that the top of an archtop guitar …"

"That's just wrong. I'm still wiping my eyes. That ought to be a signature... ...Fir…"

"Dulcimer Scale?"

"I'm all about making the most of the least. Been making something out of nothing fo…"

"I've built two for about $10 and about 10 hours time, well, plus the 2 or 3 more fid…"

"So do you think Mod Podge is gonna kill the tone and wreck the sustain? :-)"

"OK, I'm still laughing at this one. I'm sorry, but I'm busting at the seems.Michael,…"

"Not if you play it really loud!!"

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