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What I brought back from the 2014 Huntsville CBG Fest
(Mouse over each photo for a description of who's in it)
Being a bit of an introvert, sometimes I need a reminder of
just how important it is to get out of the shop and visit with the community
that makes up the awesome hobby of cigar box guitar and handmade instrument
building.
It is too easy to hide behind the protective barrier of the Internet,
occasionally throwing up a blog post or uploading a photo to Cigar Box Nation.
But it is out amongst the folks that make this hobby
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3rd Jun 2014
Gitty's Bench Notes 4/14/14 - How our Custom Sound-hole Covers are Made - Part 1
We offer a growing range of custom CNC and laser-carved sound hole covers. I thought it might be interesting to walk through how some of the fancier ones are made. As an example (because it happened to be what I am working on right now) I chose one of our 2.5" sound hole covers cut from 3/16" thick African mahogany with a hand-cast pewter fairy insert. Here is the list of steps we go through, with some photos of the actual process. Phase 1: Casting the Pewter
We hand-cast our pewte
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14th Apr 2014