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What to make with small boxes?

Started this discussion. Last reply by SlowHound Sep 18, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes

I was given a large selection of cigar boxes- 40 or so... some will be great for guitars or amps, but i have a few that are smaller 5x5x2 and a couple smaller than that. Any ideas?Continue

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At 3:43pm on December 5, 2012, ron carlson said…: No I wasn't but will have to check it out some time. Maybe we need to team up for one of those open mics and terrorize his caffeine addled patrons with some boot stompin twang ;)

At 5:36pm on July 10, 2012, ron carlson said…: Hey Jamie! Not WI but just east of St. Paul (Maplewood) for me. Close enough for a handshake I would imagine ;) We pass through your home town from time to time on our way up to Turtle Lake WI where our family has a lake place.

I look forward to seeing your build(s) and nice to know there are friends close to bounce ideas off of. Not much of a player myself yet but I'm have a lot of fun learning, building and and meeting like minded individuals like yourself.

Ron

At 7:40am on March 31, 2012, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you Jamie for joining my group. Feel free to add to the discussions or ask questions. Please check out my instructional video CDs. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee

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