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"Rand, Another thought if you can't find chicken wire: can you locate / source fine…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 19, 2011 to Let's Explore Paper Mache Sound Boxes...	30	Sep 27, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Gents, Page 158 of this example PDF shows Torres' 1859 soundboard fan bracing syst…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 19, 2011 to Let's Explore Paper Mache Sound Boxes...	30	Sep 27, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Gents, More info on the Torres, from various discussion pages: http://www.delcamp.…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 19, 2011 to Let's Explore Paper Mache Sound Boxes...	30	Sep 27, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Guys, Did some Hunting about John, and found this: "This is John's papier mache se…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 19, 2011 to Let's Explore Paper Mache Sound Boxes...	30	Sep 27, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Rand, I have a very similar tool floating around here somewhere, that has the cutti…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 12, 2011 to How to cut holes in the soundboard for a resonator?	23	Sep 12, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Dave, Understand the aesthetic issue. You could try different stains, paints whatev…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 2, 2011 to Box top and bottom... looking for wood suppliers	10	Sep 2, 2011 Reply by Dave Onastik
"Dave, I see you are in Winter Park, near Orlando. There is a Hobby Lobby in Orlando…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 1, 2011 to Box top and bottom... looking for wood suppliers	10	Sep 2, 2011 Reply by Dave Onastik
"Dave, http://www.theguitarsherpa.com/luthier_supplies_tonewoods/default.html http:…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 29, 2011 to Box top and bottom... looking for wood suppliers	10	Sep 2, 2011 Reply by Dave Onastik
"Rand, No worries. However, a thought occurs to me: you do have Internet access, an…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 24, 2011 to How to cut holes in the soundboard for a resonator?	23	Sep 12, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Rand, In answer to your question "Do non-Dremel flexible shaft attachments work with…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 23, 2011 to How to cut holes in the soundboard for a resonator?	23	Sep 12, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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Ron "Oily" Sprague's Discussions (3,185)

"Rand, Another thought if you can't find chicken wire: can you locate / source fine…"

"Gents, Page 158 of this example PDF shows Torres' 1859 soundboard fan bracing syst…"

"Gents, More info on the Torres, from various discussion pages: http://www.delcamp.…"

"Guys, Did some Hunting about John, and found this: "This is John's papier mache se…"

"Rand, I have a very similar tool floating around here somewhere, that has the cutti…"

"Dave, Understand the aesthetic issue. You could try different stains, paints whatev…"

"Dave, I see you are in Winter Park, near Orlando. There is a Hobby Lobby in Orlando…"

"Dave, http://www.theguitarsherpa.com/luthier_supplies_tonewoods/default.html http:…"

"Rand, No worries. However, a thought occurs to me: you do have Internet access, an…"

"Rand, In answer to your question "Do non-Dremel flexible shaft attachments work with…"

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