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"Thank Gents - your feed back is a real bonus! Kigar, It was a cheap guitar, so a hea…" Tim Hooper replied Apr 19, 2020 to Guitalele - converting another dead guitar!	3	Apr 19, 2020 Reply by Tim Hooper
"I'm a uke and guitar player, whereas my wife, Netty, is a skilled crafter in her own…" Tim Hooper replied Nov 3, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Thank you Gents! FWIW, my hard working prototype earned its keep this weekend at the…" Tim Hooper replied Jul 29, 2019 to A pair of tambourleles!	5	Jul 30, 2019 Reply by the anonymous pick
"If necessary, I'll add a tiny spot of CA glue at the ends of the frets before I star…" Tim Hooper replied Jul 21, 2019 to Frets and fretboard	9	Jul 22, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"I don't use a separate fret board for my ukes - they're installed directly into the…" Tim Hooper replied Jul 21, 2019 to Frets and fretboard	9	Jul 22, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"Will, Perma Grit are still going strong! Oddly enough, I also write for a modelling…" Tim Hooper replied Jul 21, 2019 to Perma grit sandpaper	4	Jul 21, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"I'm with you on the straight string ethic, so I've adopted a tapered headstock shape…" Tim Hooper replied Jul 6, 2019 to Laying out tuning machines on headstock?	5	Jul 6, 2019 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Here's one for consideration..... OK, so it's not for anyone but me, but this 6-stri…" Tim Hooper replied Dec 26, 2018 to DIY Instrument Contest: What Came Out of Santa's Workshop! $1000 in Prizes	59	Dec 31, 2018 Reply by Ken
"Besides the guitar, there's also a scale up of a vintage control line model, but bro…" Tim Hooper replied Sep 20, 2018 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"My fault Taffy, I did remove the bits of card prior to gluing it all together. Any r…" Tim Hooper replied Sep 19, 2018 to Truss rod without power tools	35	Sep 19, 2018 Reply by Tim Hooper

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Tim Hooper's Discussions (48)

"Thank Gents - your feed back is a real bonus! Kigar, It was a cheap guitar, so a hea…"

"I'm a uke and guitar player, whereas my wife, Netty, is a skilled crafter in her own…"

"Thank you Gents! FWIW, my hard working prototype earned its keep this weekend at the…"

"If necessary, I'll add a tiny spot of CA glue at the ends of the frets before I star…"

"I don't use a separate fret board for my ukes - they're installed directly into the…"

"Will, Perma Grit are still going strong! Oddly enough, I also write for a modelling…"

"I'm with you on the straight string ethic, so I've adopted a tapered headstock shape…"

"Here's one for consideration..... OK, so it's not for anyone but me, but this 6-stri…"

"Besides the guitar, there's also a scale up of a vintage control line model, but bro…"

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