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"Nice work!!!" Wade replied Mar 9, 2020 to The Cigar Box "Tramp Art" of the Smithsonian Institution	12	Mar 9, 2020 Reply by Lynn Hagans
"Maybe you can glue some wood strips around the edge and screw in place. That way you…" Wade replied Jul 27, 2019 to Tin lid CBG question	4	Jul 27, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"That's beyond kool!!!" Wade replied Feb 24, 2019 to PHOTOS: Ed Stilley 5-String Banjo Discovered - Hidden Wind Chimes Inside!	1	Feb 24, 2019 Reply by Wade
"What a terrific experience that you shared. I had the opportunity to see Tommy in co…" Wade replied Dec 12, 2018 to VIDEO: Tommy Emmanuel's Cigar Box Guitar - by Del Puckett	11	Dec 19, 2018 Reply by Bluesheart
"I’ve made quite a few with HD poplar necks with an oak fretboard. The oak is harder…" Wade replied Sep 29, 2018 to Home Depot and Lowes necks	37	Oct 2, 2018 Reply by Over The Edge
"All around awesomeness!!! Great work guys!!!" Wade replied Aug 20, 2018 to Review: Swamp Witch "Wesseh Tribute" Cigar Box Guitar	11	Aug 23, 2018 Reply by the anonymous pick
"I would cut a scarf joint. You can then add a new headstock." Wade replied Aug 4, 2018 to Replacing the head-stock and only the head-stock from a finished neck. Need creative ideas.	9	Aug 4, 2018 Reply by the anonymous pick
"I would cut a scarf joint. You can then add a new headstock." Wade replied Aug 4, 2018 to Replacing the head-stock and only the head-stock from a finished neck. Need creative ideas.	9	Aug 4, 2018 Reply by the anonymous pick
"I think piezo contact pickups are a great start to putting a pickup in a cigar box g…" Wade replied Jul 5, 2018 to picking a pickup.	11	Jul 8, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I started a few designs based off of old traditional matchbooks. My plan was to simp…" Wade replied Jun 15, 2018 to Lace pickup prints	28	Jan 4, 2022 Reply by A.D.EKER

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Wade's Discussions (504)

"Nice work!!!"

"Maybe you can glue some wood strips around the edge and screw in place. That way you…"

"That's beyond kool!!!"

"What a terrific experience that you shared. I had the opportunity to see Tommy in co…"

"I’ve made quite a few with HD poplar necks with an oak fretboard. The oak is harder…"

"All around awesomeness!!! Great work guys!!!"

"I would cut a scarf joint. You can then add a new headstock."

"I would cut a scarf joint. You can then add a new headstock."

"I think piezo contact pickups are a great start to putting a pickup in a cigar box g…"

"I started a few designs based off of old traditional matchbooks. My plan was to simp…"

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