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"" Cigar Man Mike replied Dec 20, 2021 to Water Song...	3	Dec 20, 2021 Reply by Cigar Man Mike
"How does that work John? A piece of tape attached to the box then another over the t…" Cigar Man Mike replied Sep 10, 2018 to Soldering Hacks for Those >*##!! Volume Pots	27	Sep 10, 2018 Reply by Cigar Man Mike
"I love a good cigar! Smoke about 2-3 per week. It's fun to show the cigar shop owner…" Cigar Man Mike replied Dec 19, 2017 to Cigars	28	Dec 20, 2017 Reply by Blues Frog
"Where in your process do you apply a finish to the fret board? I apply the finish fi…" Cigar Man Mike replied Jun 15, 2016 to Curious about other builders building sequence. ie., when to install frets.	18	Jun 17, 2016 Reply by Rick Alexander
"I've been using spray Shellac to help protect the box paper. I've heard it yellows o…" Cigar Man Mike replied Oct 29, 2015 to oil finish over the paper labels	11	Oct 31, 2015 Reply by Angry Rooster Guitars
"Here is my Halloween entry. This is my first attempt at painting the neck and fretbo…" Cigar Man Mike replied Oct 25, 2015 to 2015 Halloween Inspired Builder's Challenge - CONTEST IS OVER, BUT ENJOY THE PHOTOS	107	Oct 26, 2015 Reply by Peter Rudolph
"This is my first submission to the Xmas album. Very exciting! All we can do now is s…" Cigar Man Mike replied Dec 17, 2014 to 2014 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album Submissions Page	176	Dec 22, 2014 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"I like to use wipe on varnish. Is easy to use, impossible to mess up, looks great an…" Cigar Man Mike replied Jan 4, 2014 to varnish,polish or bare wood	17	Jul 2, 2015 Reply by TN Twang
"I bought one a couple of weeks ago for cbg's. My goal was to reduce the strain on my…" Cigar Man Mike replied Aug 1, 2013 to Oscillating cutter tool - anyone use 'em for Cigar Box Guitars	9	Aug 10, 2013 Reply by Dan Sleep

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Cigar Man Mike's Discussions (9)

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"How does that work John? A piece of tape attached to the box then another over the t…"

"I love a good cigar! Smoke about 2-3 per week. It's fun to show the cigar shop owner…"

"Where in your process do you apply a finish to the fret board? I apply the finish fi…"

"I've been using spray Shellac to help protect the box paper. I've heard it yellows o…"

"Here is my Halloween entry. This is my first attempt at painting the neck and fretbo…"

"This is my first submission to the Xmas album. Very exciting! All we can do now is s…"

"I like to use wipe on varnish. Is easy to use, impossible to mess up, looks great an…"

"I bought one a couple of weeks ago for cbg's. My goal was to reduce the strain on my…"

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