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"Wow Lowe, Thanks.....I like history......really neat !" THE FADER replied May 31, 2009 to Dopyera Collection	1	May 31, 2009 Reply by THE FADER
"Next up......is Ron Marr (AKA) Blind Dough Boy, MIA since late Feb.........he was an…" THE FADER replied Apr 7, 2009 to CBG M.I.A.'s	7	Jun 23, 2009 Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny)
"here is jim "frets" farris. http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/howto/watch/…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"Hey Deke, thanks for posting that jig, that is a much simpler and a more user friend…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"One more trick that I use alot is this.........set the blade height to what you nee…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"cuts are finished..........hopfully i was clear enough.............I hope this has…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"set the fence to the right width and dont cut too far,......then just finish with a…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"At the bottom, just tape the right size spacer block or "blocks" to the jig, so it…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"This time you work from the other end. put it in the jig and get your number, here…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"OK.......... this is how I do a wide head stock, like for 4, 5, or 6 string. first…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark

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THE FADER's Discussions (29)

"Wow Lowe, Thanks.....I like history......really neat !"

"Next up......is Ron Marr (AKA) Blind Dough Boy, MIA since late Feb.........he was an…"

"here is jim "frets" farris. http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/howto/watch/…"

"Hey Deke, thanks for posting that jig, that is a much simpler and a more user friend…"

"One more trick that I use alot is this.........set the blade height to what you nee…"

"cuts are finished..........hopfully i was clear enough.............I hope this has…"

"set the fence to the right width and dont cut too far,......then just finish with a…"

"At the bottom, just tape the right size spacer block or "blocks" to the jig, so it…"

"This time you work from the other end. put it in the jig and get your number, here…"

"OK.......... this is how I do a wide head stock, like for 4, 5, or 6 string. first…"

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