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"this is awesome bro. love how you made it bigger. " Kalmario replied Nov 19, 2017 to 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars	156	Dec 21, 2017
"a spot of super glue will work. leveling the frets makes or breaks a fretted instru…" Kalmario replied Oct 12, 2017 to Fretting?	8	Oct 14, 2017 Reply by Joe Nanzer
"http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?114726-2x4-challenge just incase…" Kalmario replied May 2, 2017 to CONTEST: The 2x4 Challenge!!! May 2017	57	May 31, 2017 Reply by John Bernyk
"that handle is a great idea." Kalmario replied May 2, 2017 to CONTEST: The 2x4 Challenge!!! May 2017	57	May 31, 2017 Reply by John Bernyk
"https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/a/aerosmith/walk_this_way_crd.htm just had a go on…" Kalmario replied Apr 25, 2017 to Up for the Aerosmith challenge?	22	Apr 25, 2017 Reply by Snuffy Smith
"righto then. drift wood from Whiritoa beach NZ after the last storm. 18 inch s…" Kalmario replied Apr 20, 2017 to Archives: the 2017 Paint Can Lid Dobro Challenge	47	Apr 30, 2017 Reply by Crowdaddy
"good to see a Cgc tuned 3 string. best tuning for a 20inch scale I've found yet." Kalmario replied Mar 14, 2017 to VIDEO LESSON: Cigar Box Guitar Licks in Open C (CGC) Tuning	1	Mar 14, 2017 Reply by Kalmario
"http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?122166-Luthiery-on-a-shoestring-t…" Kalmario replied Sep 11, 2016 to Hack an Old External Hard Drive Into a Mini Disc Sander!	26	Jan 3, 2017 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"shows that the flatness of the neck is irrelevant (i.e. close is good enough) especi…" Kalmario replied Feb 18, 2016 to The Incredible Guitar Builders at a Refugee Camp in Malawi	13	Feb 29, 2016 Reply by Antony Moggridge
"cotter pins work good. I stopped using them as the super glue used to fail at the m…" Kalmario replied Oct 6, 2015 to Man Builds Acoustic Telecaster From Single 2x4 Plank	8	May 2, 2017 Reply by Cigar Box Nation

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Kalmario's Discussions (27)

"this is awesome bro. love how you made it bigger. "

"a spot of super glue will work. leveling the frets makes or breaks a fretted instru…"

"http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?114726-2x4-challenge just incase…"

"that handle is a great idea."

"https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/a/aerosmith/walk_this_way_crd.htm just had a go on…"

"righto then. drift wood from Whiritoa beach NZ after the last storm. 18 inch s…"

"good to see a Cgc tuned 3 string. best tuning for a 20inch scale I've found yet."

"http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?122166-Luthiery-on-a-shoestring-t…"

"shows that the flatness of the neck is irrelevant (i.e. close is good enough) especi…"

"cotter pins work good. I stopped using them as the super glue used to fail at the m…"

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