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"Hot hide glue (as opposed to bottled liquid hide glue) tends to stick to finish rath…"

Frank Ford replied Aug 7, 2019 to Hide Glue & Neck Reset Question

 16 Aug 18, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

"If the glue cooled enough to gel as you were applying it there's little chance the j…"

Frank Ford replied Aug 6, 2019 to Hide Glue & Neck Reset Question

 16 Aug 18, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

"If it were my problem, I'd try stringing it with super light steel strings, lower th…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 24, 2019 to Should I reset this neck?

 5 Jul 26, 2019
Reply by Gert van der Does

"Dovetail potted in lots of hide glue."

Frank Ford replied Jul 23, 2019 to Guild F512 Neck Set

 11 Aug 2, 2019
Reply by Thomas James

"It's probably not exactly the same, but I'd give Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil a try.  It'…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 7, 2019 to Timberex Oil

 2 Jul 18, 2019
Reply by Thomas James

"Nasty break, but a reasonable candidate for repair with some nice hot hide glue.   I…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 5, 2019 to Your volute can't save you!

 7 Jul 6, 2019
Reply by Keith Somerville

"Shellac, by French polishing.  Very neat, very thin  Some folks do a nice job of mim…"

Frank Ford replied Jun 6, 2019 to Finish for ebony pyramid bridge?

 2 Jun 7, 2019
Reply by George Roberts

"As a convenient rule of thumb, it's never cost-effective to replace a neck on a mode…"

Frank Ford replied May 29, 2019 to Seagull needs wider neck .

 2 May 29, 2019
Reply by Len Biglin

"'tis indeed.  On/off magnets have been a mainstay of the machining world, whether em…"

Frank Ford replied May 28, 2019 to Anyone here use the Magswitch products?

 4 May 28, 2019
Reply by Frank Ford

"Make the tool yourself - that's what we ALL did years ago.  Here's an article I firs…"

Frank Ford replied May 23, 2019 to Fret tang crimpers/mashers

 2 May 23, 2019
Reply by Allan Bacon

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