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"I soak the bones I use in hydrogine peroxide to whiten them up and then let them air…" Maddog replied Sep 16, 2012 to Making bone nuts/working with bone	29	Nov 24, 2012 Reply by Chris Thomas
"Naw, just yankin' yer chain. Like wormil said, I like heat, then Naphta as it tends…" Maddog replied Aug 20, 2012 to Sticker removal	7	Aug 20, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Chainsaw seems to get the job done quickly:-0" Maddog replied Aug 20, 2012 to Sticker removal	7	Aug 20, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Heavenly." Maddog replied Aug 13, 2012 to Just Finished!	8	Aug 14, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"I drill my hole 1/8" to 3/16" bigger than the grommet hole then hot glue the space b…" Maddog replied Aug 12, 2012 to Attaching Grommets	6	Aug 12, 2012 Reply by Bill
"Well if I ever made a mistake (which I never do............) I would cut a cover pla…" Maddog replied Jul 25, 2012 to Hypothetical question (extra hole)	26	Jul 26, 2012 Reply by Sharecropper
"Sorry guys, I'm like Michael in that I thought Tim was from the Volunteer State here…" Maddog replied Jul 25, 2012 to Piezos	16	Jul 25, 2012 Reply by Tim van Dijk
"Buy a $100 or more from CB Gitty and the shipping is free:-) I can spend a $100 with…" Maddog replied Jul 23, 2012 to Piezos	16	Jul 25, 2012 Reply by Tim van Dijk
"How wide is your neck gonna be? I make mine 1 1/2" wide so a 3/8" to 7/16" spacing w…" Maddog replied Jul 19, 2012 to Using a hinge for a tailpiece?	17	Aug 13, 2012 Reply by Jason
"I put a screw with a finishing washer on each of the bottom corners." Maddog replied Jun 29, 2012 to do you glue the box shut?	7	Jun 30, 2012 Reply by Skeesix

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Maddog's Discussions (109)

"I soak the bones I use in hydrogine peroxide to whiten them up and then let them air…"

"Naw, just yankin' yer chain. Like wormil said, I like heat, then Naphta as it tends…"

"Chainsaw seems to get the job done quickly:-0"

"Heavenly."

"I drill my hole 1/8" to 3/16" bigger than the grommet hole then hot glue the space b…"

"Well if I ever made a mistake (which I never do............) I would cut a cover pla…"

"Sorry guys, I'm like Michael in that I thought Tim was from the Volunteer State here…"

"Buy a $100 or more from CB Gitty and the shipping is free:-) I can spend a $100 with…"

"How wide is your neck gonna be? I make mine 1 1/2" wide so a 3/8" to 7/16" spacing w…"

"I put a screw with a finishing washer on each of the bottom corners."

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