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" Hi, I cut mine as described in this thread. Draw the outline rom a template of the…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 4, 2019 to Cutting sound holes in pressboard	18	Oct 10, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Hi Dave, like I said there's many ways and I'm sure others will chip in, but here's…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 1, 2019 to How to clean an old box with tape	7	Sep 2, 2019 Reply by Dave
"Hi Dave, there are many ways but without seeing the box and the tape in question I'd…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 1, 2019 to How to clean an old box with tape	7	Sep 2, 2019 Reply by Dave
"Hi Ducati, what I would try, and what I do, is to use the type of spade bit (in a dr…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 30, 2019 to Cutting sound holes in pressboard	18	Oct 10, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Hi Paul, I remember building a washboard from scratch. I started with a flat sheet o…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 29, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Hi again some musicians have really good ears and pick up stuff I can only see on my…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 28, 2019 to Fret layout accuracy	6	Aug 30, 2019 Reply by Tom T
"Hi Will, how accurate is close enough? Depends who's listening. Taff" Taffy Evans replied Aug 28, 2019 to Fret layout accuracy	6	Aug 30, 2019 Reply by Tom T
"Hi Will, I'd suggest two ways........and neither involves measuring, the reason is w…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 27, 2019 to Fret layout accuracy	6	Aug 30, 2019 Reply by Tom T
"Hi, yep that's a real good bit of work there, worth the effort. Taff" Taffy Evans replied Aug 25, 2019 to 67% Les Paul Tribute	12	Aug 27, 2019 Reply by Poorness Studios
"Hi Will, I will not go in depth on the subject as we are talking simple box design g…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 24, 2019 to Lid thickness question.	16	Aug 25, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH

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Taffy Evans's Discussions (2,234)

" Hi, I cut mine as described in this thread. Draw the outline rom a template of the…"

"Hi Dave, like I said there's many ways and I'm sure others will chip in, but here's…"

"Hi Dave, there are many ways but without seeing the box and the tape in question I'd…"

"Hi Ducati, what I would try, and what I do, is to use the type of spade bit (in a dr…"

"Hi Paul, I remember building a washboard from scratch. I started with a flat sheet o…"

"Hi again some musicians have really good ears and pick up stuff I can only see on my…"

"Hi Will, how accurate is close enough? Depends who's listening. Taff"

"Hi Will, I'd suggest two ways........and neither involves measuring, the reason is w…"

"Hi, yep that's a real good bit of work there, worth the effort. Taff"

"Hi Will, I will not go in depth on the subject as we are talking simple box design g…"

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