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Had a go at using a thin veneer, after a couple of weeks, it rippled up. Any suggestionsContinue

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Without sounding stupid, as Im not Luthier just a bloke with glue , wood and lots of ideas,but can you do a little light pyrography on the fretbored lm looking at burning creeping Ivy style up…Continue

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Distressing...I'm thinking of doing a small painting/picture on my next...any suggestions on distressing it after...?

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I'm chuffed to my latest pinky plonk ukukele, however the mahogany neck is bare, should I varnish, polish or leave bare. I did use diesel on my last but im not sure.....any advice

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At 10:00pm on June 9, 2014, jabes said…: hi mark ,funny that you should see them in the paper, nice people, they came over our way for a bit of camping and played a free gig in our local (the cornhill inn Rhayader) and came back a couple of weeks later for a paid gig. i happened to drop in with a new build to show my mates and they bought it ..i'd only finished it the day before.

At 6:21am on June 4, 2014, jabes said…: hi Mark, that uke's coming on nicely

i see you're from Dudley, do you know 'Empty Can'- they bought one of my guits a few months ago

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