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"To be honest I feel the whole concern of having specialiast 'nut files' is of more b…" Kevin Lawton replied May 12, 2011 to Nut files in UK?	12	May 24, 2011 Reply by Alan Hodges
"There is a guy sells inlaid fretboards on e-bay like this - and other bits too. Yeah…" Kevin Lawton replied Apr 6, 2011 to patterned fret board	3	Apr 6, 2011 Reply by Bob Harrison
"Yeah, its pretty good. Similar in hardness to walnut but with a more open grain like…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 30, 2010 to Sapele Hardwood Any Good To Work With???	10	Nov 4, 2010 Reply by Mama Mojo
"Yes you can do it ! If you want to make a fretted guitar with the same scale length…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 19, 2010 to Using bits from a dead guitar	10	Oct 20, 2010 Reply by Sherb
"Realy ? Heck, I didn't see that ! :-( Well thanks for the offer MarkC - if I had see…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 19, 2010 to UK Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2010	214	Dec 3, 2010 Reply by Mark
"Thanks for the recommendations and links guys - all very usefull." Kevin Lawton replied Oct 18, 2010 to Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier	24	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by t-belly johnson
"Neil, I don't quite get what you mean mate. You say 'if I had anything about me' - w…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 18, 2010 to UK Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2010	214	Dec 3, 2010 Reply by Mark
"MArk, please, I'm not pissing and moaning about the cost - but just very depressed a…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 18, 2010 to UK Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2010	214	Dec 3, 2010 Reply by Mark
"John, please don't get me wrong, I'm not in any way suggesting that you are not doin…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 18, 2010 to UK Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2010	214	Dec 3, 2010 Reply by Mark
"Well, I only missed last year by a whisker so I had to wait patiently for this year.…" Kevin Lawton replied Oct 17, 2010 to UK Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2010	214	Dec 3, 2010 Reply by Mark

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Kevin Lawton's Discussions

"To be honest I feel the whole concern of having specialiast 'nut files' is of more b…"

"There is a guy sells inlaid fretboards on e-bay like this - and other bits too. Yeah…"

"Yeah, its pretty good. Similar in hardness to walnut but with a more open grain like…"

"Yes you can do it ! If you want to make a fretted guitar with the same scale length…"

"Realy ? Heck, I didn't see that ! :-( Well thanks for the offer MarkC - if I had see…"

"Thanks for the recommendations and links guys - all very usefull."

"Neil, I don't quite get what you mean mate. You say 'if I had anything about me' - w…"

"MArk, please, I'm not pissing and moaning about the cost - but just very depressed a…"

"John, please don't get me wrong, I'm not in any way suggesting that you are not doin…"

"Well, I only missed last year by a whisker so I had to wait patiently for this year.…"

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