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"Thats an interesting jig you have built. I assume by your description the fingerboar…" Mark Bliss replied Dec 2, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"If I am picturing what you describe acurately, I think it would work fine. Using a…" Mark Bliss replied Dec 1, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"Just to be clear, those arent "my" videos, I just felt they were a good overview of…" Mark Bliss replied Nov 15, 2010 to Neck shaping and carving tips	9	Jul 25, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I agree Carverman, that the measurement and calculation should be done from the nut…" Mark Bliss replied Nov 15, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"Fret board layout There has been a number of discussions about this here on the Nat…" Mark Bliss replied Nov 3, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"This video is a guide to using the manual saw and fretting jig available from Stewma…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 31, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"This one, also from Back Porch Mojo, shows a method for using a table saw with a nar…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 31, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"This video, provided by Back Porch Mojo is a basic guide to sawing for frets with ba…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 31, 2010 to Fretboard slotting tips and tricks	14	Dec 6, 2010 Reply by carverman
"Carving and finalizing the shape " Mark Bliss replied Oct 31, 2010 to Neck shaping and carving tips	9	Jul 25, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Profiling and further refining the necks shape " Mark Bliss replied Oct 31, 2010 to Neck shaping and carving tips	9	Jul 25, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss

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Mark Bliss's Discussions (823)

"Thats an interesting jig you have built. I assume by your description the fingerboar…"

"If I am picturing what you describe acurately, I think it would work fine. Using a…"

"Just to be clear, those arent "my" videos, I just felt they were a good overview of…"

"I agree Carverman, that the measurement and calculation should be done from the nut…"

"Fret board layout There has been a number of discussions about this here on the Nat…"

"This video is a guide to using the manual saw and fretting jig available from Stewma…"

"This one, also from Back Porch Mojo, shows a method for using a table saw with a nar…"

"This video, provided by Back Porch Mojo is a basic guide to sawing for frets with ba…"

"Carving and finalizing the shape "

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