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Reg Seward replied Aug 2, 2022 to Frettin' and stainin'

 4 Aug 11, 2022
Reply by Order99

"Excellent job indeed. A very professional job to be fair....."

Reg Seward replied Nov 18, 2019 to Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes

 43 Nov 23, 2019
Reply by MadGomer

"I do not know either, but I am sure glad you ain't in Bomb Disposal.....!!!!  Lol"

Reg Seward replied Nov 17, 2019 to Connecting a guitar jack?

 5 Nov 17, 2019
Reply by David Clewell

"That is more or less how I do mine, much like making a drawer box. You use rubber, I…"

Reg Seward replied Nov 7, 2019 to Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes

 43 Nov 23, 2019
Reply by MadGomer

"To put forth my six pennyworth, I have made three 'box' guitars, a few years back no…"

Reg Seward replied Nov 6, 2019 to Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes

 43 Nov 23, 2019
Reply by MadGomer

"Hi,  I had the same dilemma when I began making. I had an old guitar neck already fi…"

Reg Seward replied Aug 31, 2019 to 2 string cbg

 5 Sep 1, 2019
Reply by BrianQ.

"Hi,   Like the previous answer, I applied veneer to both sides of the machine head,…"

Reg Seward replied Aug 26, 2019 to A simple tuning peg question

 6 Aug 26, 2019
Reply by MadGomer

"I recently completed a round tin three string thing. The neck was a slotted 'Spanish…"

Reg Seward replied Mar 21, 2019 to Bonehead rookie mistake

 24 Apr 7, 2019
Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH

"Now that is interesting, I am speaking of the thickness of the box walls. I have alw…"

Reg Seward replied Jun 17, 2018 to Build 3

 7 Jun 17, 2018
Reply by Doug "Nomad" Farish

"For my sins over here in the U.K. I tend to use Cascamite. Mixed up from powder, spr…"

Reg Seward replied May 14, 2018 to Glues?

 10 May 17, 2018
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