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"WOW ! Nice tip on the wood. THANK YOU ! ! !" Tom replied Aug 1, 2015 to 3 strings question.	8	Aug 2, 2015 Reply by Bama Hound
" Learn about a product named...GOO-GONE. You'll be GLAD you did :) It removes caulks…" Tom replied Jul 10, 2015 to Removing Rubber Ring	11	Jul 13, 2015 Reply by JL
"Good info !!" Tom replied Jun 23, 2015 to Fret Boards	10	Jun 26, 2015 Reply by Bluesheart
"WOW - I gotta say WOW again !! :) IMHO the site looks somehow CLEANER. Great job. As…" Tom replied Jun 19, 2015 to Cigar Box Nation Redesign	97	Jul 18, 2015 Reply by CS LeBeau
"Go For It !!! You have been steering the course dang well so far. I am sure you'll d…" Tom replied May 29, 2015 to Cigar Box Nation Redesign	97	Jul 18, 2015 Reply by CS LeBeau
"A SAD, SAD day !! God granted him one last wish. One of the ways he wanted to go w…" Tom replied May 15, 2015 to 'King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89	15	May 16, 2015 Reply by Clock The Wolf
"Only been around for a few years, hope to have many more. When I was proud enough of…" Tom replied Apr 28, 2015 to My first ten years in the CBG world	90	Apr 28, 2015 Reply by Uncle John
"Down here in Arizona its only 106. Cooling right down :)" Tom replied Sep 6, 2013 to It's Hot in the Workshop!	6	Sep 6, 2013 Reply by Tom
"I started with a hand saw, moved up to a jig saw with a good size blade then when th…" Tom replied Jun 27, 2013 to Mini Table Saw	40	Jul 5, 2013 Reply by David McQueen
"Dang, its hard enough to come across good deals, but then to come across one and the…" Tom replied Sep 10, 2012 to Taking a break for awhile	8	Sep 10, 2012 Reply by Tom

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Tom's Discussions (72)

"WOW ! Nice tip on the wood. THANK YOU ! ! !"

" Learn about a product named...GOO-GONE. You'll be GLAD you did :) It removes caulks…"

"Good info !!"

"WOW - I gotta say WOW again !! :) IMHO the site looks somehow CLEANER. Great job. As…"

"Go For It !!! You have been steering the course dang well so far. I am sure you'll d…"

"A SAD, SAD day !! God granted him one last wish. One of the ways he wanted to go w…"

"Only been around for a few years, hope to have many more. When I was proud enough of…"

"Down here in Arizona its only 106. Cooling right down :)"

"I started with a hand saw, moved up to a jig saw with a good size blade then when th…"

"Dang, its hard enough to come across good deals, but then to come across one and the…"

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