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"Looks really good to me. You should post a pic of the jig." wormil replied Jul 11, 2013 to Neck dovetail	12	Jul 23, 2013 Reply by Jillian Holladay
"On 6+ strings it is done mostly because the neck will bow from string tension. Wheth…" wormil replied Jul 11, 2013 to Neck Angle	5	Jul 12, 2013 Reply by Wayne Bigler
"I also have some 1/8" birch ply I wanted to try for a top but have been busy on othe…" wormil replied Jan 3, 2013 to Bridge attachment comparison.	19	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by StarrCBGs(Donovan)
"I'm curious if anything ever came of the spreadsheet?" wormil replied Jun 29, 2012 to Soundhole sizing and design	24	Nov 6, 2019 Reply by Rich Butters
"To date Ive built an Aeolian harp, a cbg, and a uke so my practical experience is li…" wormil replied Jun 29, 2012 to Bridge attachment comparison.	19	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by StarrCBGs(Donovan)

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wormil's Discussions (197)

"Looks really good to me. You should post a pic of the jig."

"On 6+ strings it is done mostly because the neck will bow from string tension. Wheth…"

"I also have some 1/8" birch ply I wanted to try for a top but have been busy on othe…"

"I'm curious if anything ever came of the spreadsheet?"

"To date Ive built an Aeolian harp, a cbg, and a uke so my practical experience is li…"

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