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"Looks nice Rand, You can get rid of the raw ply edge by adding a hardwood strip bind…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Sep 13, 2013 to My New "Thin-Walled" Sound Box Design	6	Nov 4, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Rand Here are a couple of doodles it would be a shame to cut off the neck after get…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Mar 15, 2012 to My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
"Hi Rand Why not just have the overhanging fingerboard with radiused edges for comfor…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Mar 13, 2012 to My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
"Hello Rand Thats exactly how the mould was built and finished. Notice also that once…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Mar 2, 2012 to My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
"Hi Rand I use the pipe thats nearest to the radius of the bend I want. You can see t…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Mar 1, 2012 to My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
"Hi Rand The two photos I've sent you show 1. the tubes I use to bend wood. Th…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Feb 29, 2012 to My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
"" Michael Fred Johnson replied Feb 29, 2012 to My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
"My recently acquired bandsaw is one of my favorite toys, cut a cross halving joint i…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Nov 9, 2011 to Most useful power tool for CBG	14	Jan 8, 2014 Reply by Barsymes Cratchnee
"The frame in the guinness guintar(?) is epoxy glued to the inside of the box.…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Oct 31, 2011 to Neck Attachment Techniques	8	Nov 2, 2011 Reply by c# merle

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Michael Fred Johnson's Discussions (553)

"Looks nice Rand, You can get rid of the raw ply edge by adding a hardwood strip bind…"

"Rand Here are a couple of doodles it would be a shame to cut off the neck after get…"

"Hi Rand Why not just have the overhanging fingerboard with radiused edges for comfor…"

"Hello Rand Thats exactly how the mould was built and finished. Notice also that once…"

"Hi Rand I use the pipe thats nearest to the radius of the bend I want. You can see t…"

"Hi Rand The two photos I've sent you show 1. the tubes I use to bend wood. Th…"

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"My recently acquired bandsaw is one of my favorite toys, cut a cross halving joint i…"

"The frame in the guinness guintar(?) is epoxy glued to the inside of the box.…"

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