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"Give it a whirl. You could possibly laminate a neck vertically and get more strength…" Lane Martin replied Feb 9, 2018 to Cypress	3	Feb 9, 2018 Reply by Lane Martin
"You'd need a triangular file to sharpen those small teeth...probably a 4" xxslim. An…" Lane Martin replied Jan 11, 2018 to Fretboard Material?	43	Apr 15, 2021 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Do you just take a hack saw and cut off the casing ends? I've got a bunch of 9mm and…" Lane Martin replied Jan 3, 2018 to Fret dot recommendation	29	Jan 18, 2018 Reply by Brendan deVallance
"That's cool. On a side note, your in-laws are in the Marietta, OH, area? My father-i…" Lane Martin replied Nov 20, 2017 to		just now
"This is a tenor banjolele. Built it for a band member that was moving out of town, s…" Lane Martin replied Nov 17, 2017 to 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars	156	Dec 21, 2017
"Sweet tin!" Lane Martin replied Nov 17, 2017 to 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars	156	Dec 21, 2017
"Ha. That stand just popped up in my feed last night. I'll have to go look at the one…" Lane Martin replied Oct 27, 2017 to Folding Guitar stand found on youtube...	1	Oct 27, 2017 Reply by Lane Martin
"I've used a Forstner bit without issue for cutting holes. A hole saw should work jus…" Lane Martin replied Oct 25, 2017 to		just now
"That's cool, pick. Definitely a banjo, but absolutely a swamp witch." Lane Martin replied Oct 12, 2017 to Banjo question	46	Oct 16, 2017 Reply by Titch the Clown
"Look up circuitsandstrings on youtube...Daniel is on here. He's got a quad-neck uke…" Lane Martin replied Sep 27, 2017 to Thinking Djent Canjo while I wait for parts	21	Oct 8, 2017 Reply by Br Harold F Stubbs III

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Lane Martin's Discussions (215)

"Give it a whirl. You could possibly laminate a neck vertically and get more strength…"

"You'd need a triangular file to sharpen those small teeth...probably a 4" xxslim. An…"

"Do you just take a hack saw and cut off the casing ends? I've got a bunch of 9mm and…"

"That's cool. On a side note, your in-laws are in the Marietta, OH, area? My father-i…"

"This is a tenor banjolele. Built it for a band member that was moving out of town, s…"

"Sweet tin!"

"Ha. That stand just popped up in my feed last night. I'll have to go look at the one…"

"I've used a Forstner bit without issue for cutting holes. A hole saw should work jus…"

"That's cool, pick. Definitely a banjo, but absolutely a swamp witch."

"Look up circuitsandstrings on youtube...Daniel is on here. He's got a quad-neck uke…"

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