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"yes, many of us do the same. " OldNick replied May 10, 2013 to string bushings	8	Jun 10, 2013 Reply by HarleyTodd
"emery boards can also be used to sand in tight spaces" OldNick replied Mar 22, 2013 to Hole cutting bits for Dremel	5	Mar 28, 2013 Reply by Hep Cat
"what's wrong with standard guitar straps?" OldNick replied Dec 15, 2012 to Guitar Straps	4	Dec 17, 2012 Reply by Keith Stanford
"kids grow quick. don't make something that will soon be too small for them. " OldNick replied Nov 5, 2012 to Child size CBG's	9	Nov 6, 2012 Reply by Jim Olean (JimO)
"Actually, a scarf joint is stronger. A solid neck (of the same thickness) will fail…" OldNick replied Oct 30, 2012 to angled neck	11	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Steve wootten
"I made a jig to cut the scarf joint on my table saw, and another jig for sanding it.…" OldNick replied Oct 29, 2012 to angled neck	11	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Steve wootten
"Since you're actually measuring the length of the string, the starting point is the…" OldNick replied Oct 4, 2012 to Measuring from the nut	14	Dec 9, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"You beat me to it, Shelley. When Howling Dick is posting about his nut, everyone li…" OldNick replied Oct 3, 2012 to Measuring from the nut	14	Dec 9, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"I can get books, magazines, and movies on my computer. Not meat loaf, though. :-)…" OldNick replied Oct 2, 2012 to Fret Placement	11	Oct 2, 2012 Reply by OldNick
"Xeroxed? Haven't heard that term in decades. Kind of like Mimeographed. I still r…" OldNick replied Oct 2, 2012 to Fret Placement	11	Oct 2, 2012 Reply by OldNick

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OldNick's Discussions (41)

"yes, many of us do the same. "

"emery boards can also be used to sand in tight spaces"

"what's wrong with standard guitar straps?"

"kids grow quick. don't make something that will soon be too small for them. "

"Actually, a scarf joint is stronger. A solid neck (of the same thickness) will fail…"

"I made a jig to cut the scarf joint on my table saw, and another jig for sanding it.…"

"Since you're actually measuring the length of the string, the starting point is the…"

"You beat me to it, Shelley. When Howling Dick is posting about his nut, everyone li…"

"I can get books, magazines, and movies on my computer. Not meat loaf, though. :-)…"

"Xeroxed? Haven't heard that term in decades. Kind of like Mimeographed. I still r…"

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