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"What I do is drill a larger hole first but leaving enough material left to hold the…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 27, 2010 to Please help: I'm having troubles on how to add a jack to the box to plug in.	16	Jan 23, 2011 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Really Cool ! templates, and I was wondering....how much difference does it make whe…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 26, 2010 to Sound Hole Templates	38	Nov 1, 2010 Reply by Jim Birmingham
"Thanks for the info on hide glue and uses........Mike" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 14, 2010 to Easy Introduction To Hide Glue	24	Jan 5, 2011 Reply by Ben
"Ok, very newbie question, what is hide glue and what is it used for on a CBG? I won…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 13, 2010 to Easy Introduction To Hide Glue	24	Jan 5, 2011 Reply by Ben
"The one I will cut is not a disk , more like a stick..Ill use a dremel tool........f…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 11, 2010 to Piezo cutting..	5	Oct 11, 2010 Reply by Don Thompson
"Thanks Don.......think I'll give it a try soon....Mike" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 11, 2010 to Piezo cutting..	5	Oct 11, 2010 Reply by Don Thompson
"Mark, Good suggestions, Im so glad I haven't made the cut yet..........I'll work on…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 11, 2010 to Boat load of fun on newly started build	23	Apr 5, 2014 Reply by Storyteller
"Thanks Mark.......very helpful.....Mike" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 11, 2010 to Head stock scarf joint tips (For those with table saw)	6	Oct 11, 2010 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Paul, There will be electronics, and too be honest I don't think I had a reason for…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 9, 2010 to Boat load of fun on newly started build	23	Apr 5, 2014 Reply by Storyteller
"On where I get my wood and fretboard , the cedar came from a friend who makes cedar…" Michael R Cossey replied Oct 9, 2010 to Boat load of fun on newly started build	23	Apr 5, 2014 Reply by Storyteller

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Michael R Cossey's Discussions (70)

"What I do is drill a larger hole first but leaving enough material left to hold the…"

"Really Cool ! templates, and I was wondering....how much difference does it make whe…"

"Thanks for the info on hide glue and uses........Mike"

"Ok, very newbie question, what is hide glue and what is it used for on a CBG? I won…"

"The one I will cut is not a disk , more like a stick..Ill use a dremel tool........f…"

"Thanks Don.......think I'll give it a try soon....Mike"

"Mark, Good suggestions, Im so glad I haven't made the cut yet..........I'll work on…"

"Thanks Mark.......very helpful.....Mike"

"Paul, There will be electronics, and too be honest I don't think I had a reason for…"

"On where I get my wood and fretboard , the cedar came from a friend who makes cedar…"

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