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"Nice stuff.  I especially like the pickup winder. Building jigs sure is satisfying. "

gary sheldon replied Mar 19, 2015 to Special Tools

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"Here is my workbench...in the galley of my sailboat where I live.  I have built 10 g…"

gary sheldon replied Jun 3, 2014 to indispensable..

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"A 24" stainless steel ruler calibrated in inches and metric.  use for laying out fre…"

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Fret Jig

Started by Scott Schoepf. Last reply by Gary Stenzel Mar 2, 2017. 2 Replies

I Was Going "Nuts"....!

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Almost perfect set of drill bits for installing a variety of tuners and general cigar box use

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box bracing

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Diamond core drill bit for fret dots etc

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Special Tools

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indispensable..

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Power string winding bit

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Raised Work Table

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Top Gluing Frame

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Home made drill press

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Wine bottle cutting jig

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Benchtop guitar clamp

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Cutting Fret Slots on a Bandsaw?

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Hot hide glue pot and storage

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Spoke Shave

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tiny tools

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Homemade fret-end beveling file

Started by Turkeychicken. Last reply by PhilUSAFRet Mar 29, 2012. 2 Replies

Anyone use the stewmac dragon rasp?

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Rotary Rasps

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