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"Looks great, a bit like something Wall-e would make (if he was into guitar making)." Clarky replied Jul 20, 2015 to Building odd guitars out of different materials...	6	Jul 20, 2015 Reply by Clarky
"Looks great John, he'll love it." Clarky replied Jun 22, 2015 to just completed another!!!	7	Jun 28, 2015 Reply by john mackay
"I've never had to name what I do so wouldn't know what to call it. I just sometimes…" Clarky replied Jun 22, 2015 to Can we call ourselves luthiers?	119	Jul 27, 2015 Reply by Goldsmithexile
"Looks awesome John. I only visit here once a week or whatever due to time constrain…" Clarky replied Jun 22, 2015 to fender style guitar!	22	Jun 22, 2015 Reply by Monterey
"Mostly agree with you, but sometimes expensive isn't any better. You've just got to…" Clarky replied May 25, 2015 to Cheap power tools	20	May 29, 2015 Reply by Pascal
"I wrap bubble wrap around the whole thing several times, then use flat cardboard and…" Clarky replied May 21, 2015 to Shipping a completed guitar	16	May 26, 2015 Reply by wes carl
"Used sharpies myself but as others say they can smudge. They don't fade with me bec…" Clarky replied May 14, 2015 to Burn, draw, or paint fret lines	43	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
"I've never ever considered buying a cheap set, because brand name strings are so che…" Clarky replied Mar 23, 2015 to strings	14	Mar 24, 2015 Reply by john mackay
"I learned guitar with a pick, so totally fine with one, but I don't get on with fing…" Clarky replied Mar 17, 2015 to Fingers, Flat Picks, Finger Picks.....	69	May 11, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Mine vary but I think the only time I've ever come close to 40 hours build time is w…" Clarky replied Mar 9, 2015 to average build time for a typical fretted 3 string CBG?	85	Mar 14, 2015 Reply by Peter J Thorne

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Clarky's Discussions (136)

"Looks great, a bit like something Wall-e would make (if he was into guitar making)."

"Looks great John, he'll love it."

"I've never had to name what I do so wouldn't know what to call it. I just sometimes…"

"Looks awesome John. I only visit here once a week or whatever due to time constrain…"

"Mostly agree with you, but sometimes expensive isn't any better. You've just got to…"

"I wrap bubble wrap around the whole thing several times, then use flat cardboard and…"

"Used sharpies myself but as others say they can smudge. They don't fade with me bec…"

"I've never ever considered buying a cheap set, because brand name strings are so che…"

"I learned guitar with a pick, so totally fine with one, but I don't get on with fing…"

"Mine vary but I think the only time I've ever come close to 40 hours build time is w…"

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