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New Workshop
Published on 14 Dec 2007 at 10:03 pm.
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Filed under True Stories, Art, Wood.
So, I was complaining about how I was out of room on my workbench and had no real room to expand. Kathy’s response: why not rearrange this stuff like this, do this, and take over the whole other side of the basement instead? Woo hoo!
The last project I did before rearranging was a limberjack, an […]
Another Cigar Box Guitar
Published on 30 May 2007 at 8:56 am.
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Filed under Music, Wood.
A couple weeks ago I decided to make a second cigar box guitar. This time I followed the plans from CigarBoxGuitar.com. It was more complicated than the MAKE magazine version I made previously. The neck runs through the box rather than just being glued to the top. I also decided to use real strings and […]
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What This Country Needs is a Good 5-cent Guitar
Published on 8 Apr 2007 at 8:48 pm.
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Filed under Music, Wood.
Last week Kathy gave me a really great gift: a subscription to MAKE magazine.
MAKE is an amazing magazine that really appeals to the tinkerer in me. It covers making everything under the sun from woodworking to electronics. Every issue is packed with tons of fantastic projects. So, a really awesome feature of the subscription […]