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"I have one somewhere - have to give this a whirl." Joe Caruso replied Jan 11, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"This thread is doing its job! ;-)" Joe Caruso replied Jan 11, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Beautiful!!! ;-)" Joe Caruso replied Jan 11, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"This is exactly what it looks like - about 2 inches of coping saw blade fit into an…" Joe Caruso replied Jan 10, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanks for the fret puller tip Paul - my kind of tool - take something close and ada…" Joe Caruso replied Jan 8, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanks Taffy - spool clamps- now I know what to do with that box of leftover wing nu…" Joe Caruso replied Jan 6, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hey Taffy - definitely - more than one way to skin a cat! Cheers - Joe" Joe Caruso replied Jan 3, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Fret end dressing file. The file is from those packs of 10 files for $10. The top ye…" Joe Caruso replied Jan 3, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I don’t have room or enough justification for a planer. So this torsion box helps me…" Joe Caruso replied Jan 3, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"This is a fret rocker made from scrap aluminum - no it’s not RC42 steel but I don’t…" Joe Caruso replied Jan 3, 2018 to Shop/homemade tools and & Jigs	41	Jan 26, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Joe Caruso's Discussions (113)

"I have one somewhere - have to give this a whirl."

"This thread is doing its job! ;-)"

"Beautiful!!! ;-)"

"This is exactly what it looks like - about 2 inches of coping saw blade fit into an…"

"Thanks for the fret puller tip Paul - my kind of tool - take something close and ada…"

"Thanks Taffy - spool clamps- now I know what to do with that box of leftover wing nu…"

"Hey Taffy - definitely - more than one way to skin a cat! Cheers - Joe"

"Fret end dressing file. The file is from those packs of 10 files for $10. The top ye…"

"I don’t have room or enough justification for a planer. So this torsion box helps me…"

"This is a fret rocker made from scrap aluminum - no it’s not RC42 steel but I don’t…"

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