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"Yeah, why not just put up a picture of a screengrab of The Nation homepage and send…" Glenn Reither replied Jul 2, 2012 to homebuilds @flickr	7	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"Maybe I'm being daft, but why? You post your photos here. Put them in albums, etc...…" Glenn Reither replied Jul 2, 2012 to homebuilds @flickr	7	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"It doesn't really matter, but your bridge should probably be higher anyway for box t…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 26, 2012 to The Nut and the Bridge	4	Jun 27, 2012 Reply by C.W.
"You could check your neck relief. If you sit the gat flat on a bench and look at the…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 16, 2012 to Action	7	Jun 16, 2012 Reply by wormil
"Thankfully, since I got my mitre saw (drop saw) I don't need a box any more. By the…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 8, 2012 to fretting tutorial updated	6	Jun 8, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"That dovetail saw is a great find. Looks just like a fret saw, without the depth gau…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 8, 2012 to fretting tutorial updated	6	Jun 8, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"The bottom vibrating wouldn't be much difference. What you want to avoid is dividing…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 7, 2012 to small question before i start cutting wood	1	Jun 7, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"Cancergat! " Glenn Reither replied May 30, 2012 to Removing Health Warning Stickers	12	Jun 3, 2012 Reply by Mark "Fatt Max" Hill
"I use lighter fluid. Get one edge lifted and keep adding fluid as you gently peel ba…" Glenn Reither replied May 29, 2012 to Removing Health Warning Stickers	12	Jun 3, 2012 Reply by Mark "Fatt Max" Hill
"Using cardboard templates is great because you can keep a record of all your differe…" Glenn Reither replied May 10, 2012 to tuner placement and spacing on headstock?	5	May 30, 2012 Reply by DJ Johnson

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Glenn Reither's Discussions (125)

"Yeah, why not just put up a picture of a screengrab of The Nation homepage and send…"

"Maybe I'm being daft, but why? You post your photos here. Put them in albums, etc...…"

"It doesn't really matter, but your bridge should probably be higher anyway for box t…"

"You could check your neck relief. If you sit the gat flat on a bench and look at the…"

"Thankfully, since I got my mitre saw (drop saw) I don't need a box any more. By the…"

"That dovetail saw is a great find. Looks just like a fret saw, without the depth gau…"

"The bottom vibrating wouldn't be much difference. What you want to avoid is dividing…"

"Cancergat! "

"I use lighter fluid. Get one edge lifted and keep adding fluid as you gently peel ba…"

"Using cardboard templates is great because you can keep a record of all your differe…"

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