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"Before soldering, save some time and just tape the leads to the plug and see if you…" Wade replied Jun 2, 2009 to I NEED SOME HELP	34	Nov 5, 2009 Reply by Lou
"Shallow U shaped notches work best for me. A bit of vaseline mixed with graphite dus…" Wade replied May 21, 2009 to Making nuts/bridges is killing me!!	16	May 28, 2009 Reply by Mark Werner
"Here some info that might help. Wade" Wade replied May 12, 2009 to Canjo(e) question?	12	Apr 22, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"I have also found that the wound strings sound aweful with low tension on them. If y…" Wade replied May 9, 2009 to String questions	13	May 10, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"Some labels can be removed with heat and a lot of patience. Heat up with a heat gun…" Wade replied Apr 16, 2009 to removing paper covering from cigar boxes	13	Jan 19, 2011 Reply by ani mcneice
"Hey Deke, I've seen this before, but never understood what the purpose for the wood…" Wade replied Apr 5, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"I keep my slots shallow. If you cut the slots too deep, the string binds up and lead…" Wade replied Mar 9, 2009 to Shaping and slotting the nut	13	Mar 30, 2009 Reply by spencer
"Has anyone tried zither pins as tuners on their builds? They are inexpensive." Wade replied Mar 8, 2009 to I need help	12	Mar 8, 2009 Reply by Wade
"I have mostly oak. poplar, and some pallet wood( I think it's yellow pine, not sure)…" Wade replied Feb 17, 2009 to Neck Building	3	Feb 17, 2009 Reply by Wade
"Is that basically what 2X4 lumber for studs? I wonder if studs would work. Hmmmmmm..…" Wade replied Feb 2, 2009 to Size of neck blanks	15	Feb 2, 2009 Reply by Wade

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Wade's Discussions (504)

"Before soldering, save some time and just tape the leads to the plug and see if you…"

"Shallow U shaped notches work best for me. A bit of vaseline mixed with graphite dus…"

"Here some info that might help. Wade"

"I have also found that the wound strings sound aweful with low tension on them. If y…"

"Some labels can be removed with heat and a lot of patience. Heat up with a heat gun…"

"Hey Deke, I've seen this before, but never understood what the purpose for the wood…"

"I keep my slots shallow. If you cut the slots too deep, the string binds up and lead…"

"Has anyone tried zither pins as tuners on their builds? They are inexpensive."

"I have mostly oak. poplar, and some pallet wood( I think it's yellow pine, not sure)…"

"Is that basically what 2X4 lumber for studs? I wonder if studs would work. Hmmmmmm..…"

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