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"Thanks Matt Towe. I can see then both doing the job!" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jul 2, 2010 to Fret bending jig?	2	Jul 2, 2010 Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund
"FretFind 2-D If the link doesn't show up google fretfind" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 29, 2010 to fret placement	15	Jun 1, 2018 Reply by Richard Dean
"can't seem to add link. I'll try again" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 29, 2010 to fret placement	15	Jun 1, 2018 Reply by Richard Dean
"Thanks again everyone. Mungo Park, Don't really want the look of a resonator for thi…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 29, 2010 to Internal resonator question.	13	Jan 14, 2019 Reply by A.D.EKER
"Thanks BenBob, the black light idea is cool. But the general smell and staining kind…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 28, 2010 to Internal resonator question.	13	Jan 14, 2019 Reply by A.D.EKER
"If you can't find or get leather try looking at drum heads. Some manufactures make s…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 28, 2010 to What makes a banjo a banjo?	18	Apr 20, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Are you just making a hollow box? Easy enough without a lot of fancy clamps but it i…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 25, 2010 to building my own box	4	Jun 26, 2010 Reply by colin mcgrath
"Thanks again everyone. I may end up waiting on the free wood a for a bit. Ya'll give…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 7, 2010 to Building my first with lots of questions.	16	Jun 7, 2010 Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund
"More questions, I've been playing with the fretfind 2-D cal. to figure out the dist…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 6, 2010 to Building my first with lots of questions.	16	Jun 7, 2010 Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund
"Thanks again for the replies everyone. Jonathan, I was thinking of using both boxes…" Paul Stephen Eklund replied Jun 6, 2010 to Building my first with lots of questions.	16	Jun 7, 2010 Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund

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Paul Stephen Eklund's Discussions (56)

"Thanks Matt Towe. I can see then both doing the job!"

"FretFind 2-D If the link doesn't show up google fretfind"

"can't seem to add link. I'll try again"

"Thanks again everyone. Mungo Park, Don't really want the look of a resonator for thi…"

"Thanks BenBob, the black light idea is cool. But the general smell and staining kind…"

"If you can't find or get leather try looking at drum heads. Some manufactures make s…"

"Are you just making a hollow box? Easy enough without a lot of fancy clamps but it i…"

"Thanks again everyone. I may end up waiting on the free wood a for a bit. Ya'll give…"

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