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"Thanks for the note back, makes sense." QGolden replied Dec 4, 2015 to Cedar Box Build	118	Jun 24, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Nice write up and idea. The wood looks pretty thick for an acoustic build, or are yo…" QGolden replied Nov 29, 2015 to Cedar Box Build	118	Jun 24, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Do you have the Link to that?" QGolden replied Nov 29, 2015 to Tapered thickness fretboards	22	Nov 29, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Jigs and templates can be as satisfying to build as anything else! I especially like…" QGolden replied Nov 29, 2015 to Tapered thickness fretboards	22	Nov 29, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"We used to call that a "Witness Stick". A physical tool used to lay out anything tha…" QGolden replied Nov 26, 2015 to Tapered thickness fretboards	22	Nov 29, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"I thought you might have used a table saw. I have done tapered cuts on the table sa…" QGolden replied Nov 23, 2015 to Tapered thickness fretboards	22	Nov 29, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Nice job! I like the tuner location, I have been considering that on a Dulcimer buil…" QGolden replied Nov 23, 2015 to Tapered thickness fretboards	22	Nov 29, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"That is a frustrating problem, and as Duck said, likely results from the processing…" QGolden replied Nov 20, 2015 to Twist in neck	3	Nov 20, 2015 Reply by QGolden
"LOL, Good 'shine don't need no mixer Son!" QGolden replied Oct 28, 2015 to What finish do you apply to your CBGs?	22	Dec 12, 2015 Reply by Terry Trotter
"It may be a "stick in a box" but it's your stick in a box. No reason why it cannot…" QGolden replied Oct 28, 2015 to What finish do you apply to your CBGs?	22	Dec 12, 2015 Reply by Terry Trotter

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QGolden's Discussions (69)

"Thanks for the note back, makes sense."

"Nice write up and idea. The wood looks pretty thick for an acoustic build, or are yo…"

"Do you have the Link to that?"

"Jigs and templates can be as satisfying to build as anything else! I especially like…"

"We used to call that a "Witness Stick". A physical tool used to lay out anything tha…"

"I thought you might have used a table saw. I have done tapered cuts on the table sa…"

"Nice job! I like the tuner location, I have been considering that on a Dulcimer buil…"

"That is a frustrating problem, and as Duck said, likely results from the processing…"

"LOL, Good 'shine don't need no mixer Son!"

"It may be a "stick in a box" but it's your stick in a box. No reason why it cannot…"

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