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Cigar Boxes From Tobacco Shops - Still Free or very low cost
I live in rural NC and I suggest not to be afraid to go into the new type Tobacco shops sprouting up all over & ask them what they do with their empty cigar boxes? I am trying this approach and will report back in a week as to how it is going. I have
Read more…The Effects of Coffee, in a good way, folks........
Here’s an old one that you might have forgotten about? Wood Stain from a few Pantry items:
- Coffee- (ground)
- Oil-(food safe)
- I took a shallow bowl, but a deep plate will also work & poured enough Oil to saturate the Coffee.
- Mix them around evenly
Flea market finds
Inwas trying to start a new group but couldnt work out how or if i even can. So a discussion thread is what weve got for now. Flea market / thrift store etc finds Post pics of the funkiest, coolest and most useful fimds and bargins youve picked up
Read more…Nails for frets?
I seem to remember seeing a post somewhere (maybe facebook) about someone using fine nails as fret wire. Any thoughts or has anyone tried it with success?
Read more…Not just a lolly stick
It's just not a lolly stick-I see side fret markers. Some of these new lollipop s have a very strong stick . These will make some great fret markers !
Read more…Save that box screw up!
Sometimes we measure twice, cut once and we (meaning I ) screw up the cut out on the box for the neck on a really nice box. Well, your worries are over my friends. Carefully fix the opening-I use glue mixed with sawdust to fill in small errors and th
Read more…CB string height gauge
Simple string height gauge I made from those wood inserts from the inside of a cigat box. I cut them into a long triangular shape. Then I slide the tapered end under the string until I like the height, mark it, and make a bridge that height- simple a
Read more…Recycled stuff
I recently got into building & playing CBG's as a boatbuilder i am always looking for good timber & never pass a skip without having a good look!
Been having a clear out in my workshop today & found my old JVC MF33 music center, i got it out of a ski
Read more…Joining Lumber
Apologies as I already posted this in Baritone, before realising it probably belonged in here.
My question is, I have a pile of 2x4 pieces from a recent project, I got a jigsaw, a tablesaw and a flat sander (not orbital). I want to join a bunch of 2x
Read more…Fretboard radius
Was going to throw this container away and noticed It had a nice radius to the sides. I'm thinking of Filling it with plaster, covering with sandpaper and make a radius sander .
Read more…Free grounding foil
I was ready to toss my foil coffee bag when it Occurred to me- this could make some great foil for grounding One of my builds. I may have to scrape a away some of the plastic coating to make proper contact. So drink up! Nothing smells better than a c
Read more…Free Fret dot markers
I use a hole punch and some veneer scraps. I also use the inside spike of pop rivets(after using those for string openings) for nice side dot markers.
I was also paging through an old grizzly catalogue with all these nice photos of rare woods -I be
Read more…Free recycled Piezo pickups
As many of you may already know. Piezos can be made into a simple and effective contact pickup. Did you also know many can be found cheaply or even free? Here are a few places I found piezo elements free because they were going for the trash:
Cards
Read more…Recycled tonewood
I'd like to discuss a bona fide tone wood source here.
and the logistics involved in gathering it for recycling into newly built instruments.
I gathered a couple pallets, just the other day, that had some mahogany and boxwood... but darn it! there's
Read more…Tennis, anyone?
For the life of me, I couldn't find a way to limk attachments to the Comments section, so I guess i'll Thread it. Two tennis rackets, one cookie tin lid and some thin Maple scrap.... Introducing the Wilson, the only three string travel guitar 'offic
Read more…Low $ substitute for banjo face?
Is there something common that could be employed for a drum skin or banjo face?
My near empty dogfood bag was noisy the other day when I moved it... I'll try it when I can figger an ez method to tension it over a hoop.
I suppose tyvek would be too
Read more…Hand saw.
I was ready to throw out an old hack saw blade but then I took a closer look at it. The blade was worn out in the middle, not the last few inches on each end near the saw frame. So , I took the blade, snapped the blade in half in my vice ( just a fe
Read more…Cheapo strings
I'm nearly done with my first build. It's a ukulele. I know that the better the strings, the better the sound, but right now I don't have strings on hand, and it's driving me crazy that I can't just string it up and get to strummin'!
I'll buy the rea
Read more…1/2 Priced Nuts and Saddles
Ok, now here's the thing, this is where some mathematics comes in. I like using a bolt as a nut and eye-bolt as saddles and bridges on some of my CBG's. And sometimes I get some fancy people who want something a little more, well, they call it, "Upsc
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