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"With the Irig / amplitude and GB. First open GB then choose the guitar or mic select…" Shawn replied Oct 6, 2017 to Any iRig HD2 - Garageband users around here?	22	Oct 7, 2017 Reply by Snuffy Smith
"Here is mine" Shawn replied Apr 5, 2017 to Branding your cigar box guitars!	13	Apr 15, 2017 Reply by John Sawyer
"Old pine hope chest became this. 8 Nitrocellulose top coats after clear epoxy was us…" Shawn replied Apr 4, 2017 to Wood choices for solid body instrument	13	Apr 4, 2017 Reply by Shawn
"More jigs" Shawn replied Apr 2, 2017 to Jigs and templates	12	Apr 2, 2017 Reply by Shawn
"I love making jigs. Tapering jig Nut width jig Fret jig Headstock jig Scale length j…" Shawn replied Apr 2, 2017 to Jigs and templates	12	Apr 2, 2017 Reply by Shawn
"18 maple necks with scarf joints cut glued and headstocks thinned and on the other b…" Shawn replied Mar 18, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"And a side shot" Shawn replied Mar 16, 2017 to Nut Challenges	22	Mar 20, 2017 Reply by Tom T
"As others here have side the nut and nut slot Must be flat to each other. i use a pl…" Shawn replied Mar 16, 2017 to Nut Challenges	22	Mar 20, 2017 Reply by Tom T
"3 or 4 strings do not require a radius fretboard as the neck is smaller than a 6 str…" Shawn replied Feb 24, 2017 to Fretboards radiused or flat?	2	Feb 24, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Golf club shaft router a channel epoxy it in put a fretboard over it never going to…" Shawn replied Feb 14, 2017 to Bowed necks.	10	Feb 14, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Shawn's Discussions (306)

"With the Irig / amplitude and GB. First open GB then choose the guitar or mic select…"

"Here is mine"

"Old pine hope chest became this. 8 Nitrocellulose top coats after clear epoxy was us…"

"More jigs"

"I love making jigs. Tapering jig Nut width jig Fret jig Headstock jig Scale length j…"

"18 maple necks with scarf joints cut glued and headstocks thinned and on the other b…"

"And a side shot"

"As others here have side the nut and nut slot Must be flat to each other. i use a pl…"

"3 or 4 strings do not require a radius fretboard as the neck is smaller than a 6 str…"

"Golf club shaft router a channel epoxy it in put a fretboard over it never going to…"

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