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"50's Fender electric guitars had a 7.25" radius fingerboard which was comfortable to…" Glaze replied Jan 28, 2013 to fretboard radiusing	19	Jan 28, 2013 Reply by David McQueen
"I will explain it like this: I bought an old acoustic and the wood bridge was not g…" Glaze replied Jan 28, 2013 to Moving bridge ?	9	Jan 28, 2013 Reply by Jantan ux
"I bought the Rockler woodworking forstner U.S. quarter size drill bit a few years ag…" Glaze replied Jan 28, 2013 to Installing Coins On The Box	11	Jan 28, 2013 Reply by Glaze
"Birch is used quite a bit for wood utensils and it would be great for a neck if you…" Glaze replied Apr 19, 2011 to First guitar help ?	27	Apr 25, 2018 Reply by Thomas Parr
"Jef Long Now this looks incredible. Very similar design/idea to the metal bars us…" Glaze replied Apr 7, 2011 to No neck angle; strings too high	23	Nov 2, 2011 Reply by Fred Railsback
"Carlos No one tool will do it all. Guitar builders use many tools together to mak…" Glaze replied Apr 5, 2011 to Help! Buying a saw.	37	Apr 11, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Carlos I own a jigsaw, bandsaw and a scroll saw. I never use the jigsaw anymore w…" Glaze replied Apr 5, 2011 to Help! Buying a saw.	37	Apr 11, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I have seen many solutions to this problem on mass produced electric guitars. Fende…" Glaze replied Apr 5, 2011 to No neck angle; strings too high	23	Nov 2, 2011 Reply by Fred Railsback
"Matt It's a tough question and I am planning on building something similar. I mea…" Glaze replied Apr 3, 2011 to desirable box dimensions for a 6 stringer?	7	Apr 6, 2011 Reply by Matt Stluka
"The Epi Jr sounds pretty good stock but it is a one trick pony. It would struggle i…" Glaze replied Apr 3, 2011 to Good amps for CBG/mandolin?	9	Apr 3, 2011 Reply by Glaze

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Glaze's Discussions (88)

"50's Fender electric guitars had a 7.25" radius fingerboard which was comfortable to…"

"I will explain it like this: I bought an old acoustic and the wood bridge was not g…"

"I bought the Rockler woodworking forstner U.S. quarter size drill bit a few years ag…"

"Birch is used quite a bit for wood utensils and it would be great for a neck if you…"

"Jef Long Now this looks incredible. Very similar design/idea to the metal bars us…"

"Carlos No one tool will do it all. Guitar builders use many tools together to mak…"

"Carlos I own a jigsaw, bandsaw and a scroll saw. I never use the jigsaw anymore w…"

"I have seen many solutions to this problem on mass produced electric guitars. Fende…"

"Matt It's a tough question and I am planning on building something similar. I mea…"

"The Epi Jr sounds pretty good stock but it is a one trick pony. It would struggle i…"

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