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"Nice!" Blues Frog replied Jul 12, 2015 to heart shape cbg	11	Jul 16, 2015 Reply by Bluesheart
"That is one nice piece of work. I especially like the head stock. How did you attach…" Blues Frog replied Jul 12, 2015 to Tambourine Slider.....	19	Jul 18, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"I can't say that this would work specifically to your issue, but I would try using s…" Blues Frog replied Jul 9, 2015 to Help me fix my mistake! Sharpie touch-up on vintage box.	31	Jul 11, 2015 Reply by Slide ---on Steve
"My first build was a fretless. I used a square to draw the lines across the neck, an…" Blues Frog replied Jun 29, 2015 to Burn, draw, or paint fret lines	43	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
"Depends on your circuit and what you want to show as powered. If you're trying to sh…" Blues Frog replied Jun 24, 2015 to Adding LED "Power On" lights to pedals and amps	9	Jun 25, 2015 Reply by John Sawyer
"Additional information: The neck is made from red oak. I cut and shaped it to fit. T…" Blues Frog replied Jun 23, 2015 to Fret Boards	10	Jun 26, 2015 Reply by Bluesheart
"I set my neck flush with the top of the cigar box, and then fit the neck so that it…" Blues Frog replied Jun 21, 2015 to Fret Boards	10	Jun 26, 2015 Reply by Bluesheart
"Thank You" Blues Frog replied Jun 21, 2015 to Can we call ourselves luthiers?	119	Jul 27, 2015 Reply by Goldsmithexile
"In the end, it doesn't matter what I'm called, just what I've created. Like this one…" Blues Frog replied Jun 21, 2015 to Can we call ourselves luthiers?	119	Jul 27, 2015 Reply by Goldsmithexile
"I agree with you 100%. When I put a new back on my brother's Martin, I didn't get th…" Blues Frog replied Jun 20, 2015 to Can we call ourselves luthiers?	119	Jul 27, 2015 Reply by Goldsmithexile

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Blues Frog's Discussions (396)

"Nice!"

"That is one nice piece of work. I especially like the head stock. How did you attach…"

"I can't say that this would work specifically to your issue, but I would try using s…"

"My first build was a fretless. I used a square to draw the lines across the neck, an…"

"Depends on your circuit and what you want to show as powered. If you're trying to sh…"

"Additional information: The neck is made from red oak. I cut and shaped it to fit. T…"

"I set my neck flush with the top of the cigar box, and then fit the neck so that it…"

"Thank You"

"In the end, it doesn't matter what I'm called, just what I've created. Like this one…"

"I agree with you 100%. When I put a new back on my brother's Martin, I didn't get th…"

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