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"my hacksaw was also too thick for fret wire, so i got a coping saw, and it works jus…" Nick replied Feb 1, 2010 to $1.99 fret saw(home brew)The first one I tried was to thick.	5	Feb 1, 2010 Reply by Nick
"i just use a drill for each of the holes, and then just a plain old pocket knife. in…" Nick replied Jan 18, 2010 to cutting f-holes	27	Sep 18, 2015 Reply by doggylv .
"this is awesome! where do you get this flexible conduit?" Nick replied Jan 14, 2010 to Cigar Box Cable... (well, homemade anyway)	5	Jan 17, 2010 Reply by Jerryrig240
"sweet luck! but you shouldn't be complaining about the weather down in florida, it's…" Nick replied Jan 13, 2010 to I hit the jackpot!!	5	Jan 13, 2010 Reply by Nick
"have you heard of tha goat? it's actually just CBG radio. pretty cool, check it out…" Nick replied Jan 4, 2010 to Blues on the Radio	10	Jan 11, 2010 Reply by Ronnie Retherford
"lol " Nick replied Dec 31, 2009 to cigar box guitar cases	30	Jan 19, 2010 Reply by JUJU
"Ted crocker also has some cool hard shell cases, sometimes with an amp built in!" Nick replied Dec 22, 2009 to cigar box guitar cases	30	Jan 19, 2010 Reply by JUJU
"Here, check this out! http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/denim-case" Nick replied Dec 22, 2009 to cigar box guitar cases	30	Jan 19, 2010 Reply by JUJU
"Here's a great site or simple schematics: http://runoffgroove.com/articles.html" Nick replied Dec 15, 2009 to Diy effects for beginners	15	Mar 16, 2010 Reply by Craig Winkelmann
"heres the simplest one ever. it was the first one i made i recommend using a large 8…" Nick replied Oct 27, 2009 to Plans for speaker amp.	5	Oct 27, 2009 Reply by Nick

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Nick's Discussions (14)

"my hacksaw was also too thick for fret wire, so i got a coping saw, and it works jus…"

"i just use a drill for each of the holes, and then just a plain old pocket knife. in…"

"this is awesome! where do you get this flexible conduit?"

"sweet luck! but you shouldn't be complaining about the weather down in florida, it's…"

"have you heard of tha goat? it's actually just CBG radio. pretty cool, check it out…"

"lol "

"Ted crocker also has some cool hard shell cases, sometimes with an amp built in!"

"Here, check this out! http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/denim-case"

"Here's a great site or simple schematics: http://runoffgroove.com/articles.html"

"heres the simplest one ever. it was the first one i made i recommend using a large 8…"

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