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  1. refretting?
  2. Where to get lumber in Toronto...
  3. Question for Those Who Own Luthier Businesses
  4. Painting is driving me NUTS!!
  5. First Fretless build.....
  6. Bass build #2 - staining
  7. How do you locate the bridge on an undrilled body?
  8. Art Bass projects - more pointers
  9. 7, 8 and 9-inch radius gauges?
  10. Anybody seen a Jezz neck under 7.25 inch radius?
  11. Jury-rigged workshop tools.
  12. assembling Warmoth bass for the first time
  13. Peavey Patriot restore
  14. P-bass build
  15. Hollowbody smells... Help!
  16. EB MusicMan Stingray fingerboard dent repair options HELP!!
  17. Looking for a luthier to fabricate a fanned fret 5er neck?
  18. Decal Application Pic/Tutorial
  19. K-Frog's entry in the hack-o-rama bass butchering extravaganza
  20. Fender CS Jazz Bridge Cover Indent-Repairable?
  21. What to do with spruce
  22. What radius gauges do you recommend
  23. Epiphone EB0 neck problem
  24. My first project
  25. Advice...which one do I go for?
  26. kG's TB Contest-o-Whatever Build
  27. Praxist's 1st annual TB bass build competition entry: The P-Rick
  28. Shaving a Gibson SG Neck
  29. Finding a local luthier
  30. A question about spraying maple fretboards
  31. behlens/acrylic lacquer blush
  32. Fixing hole in finish
  33. EighthNotes' TB build entry
  34. Replacement neck for Peavey Foundation
  35. How will a Koa body/koa neck fretless bass sound?
  36. BarryS 1st Annual (maybe) TB (unofficial) build entry
  37. Craigsters blah blah blah thread thing build...thing.
  38. which glue
  39. 6-string fretted for Jim
  40. Chris's 1st Build for TB's 1st semi-annual thinger
  41. fretless to fretted (backwards i know)
  42. Ripper Help?
  43. Fretless + Piezo + what?
  44. Clear Coat on Warmoth neck and body.
  45. Before my first build
  46. Anybody know any one in Georgia?
  47. My entry to Craigster's build competition!
  48. Mike's 1st Annual (maybe) TB (unofficial) Complete Build: Experienced
  49. Tore´s 1st Annual (maybe) TB (unofficial) bass build Competition
  50. Craigsters 1st Annual (maybe) TB blah, blah, blah
  51. Giacomini's 1st Annual (maybe) TB (unofficial) bass build Competition entry
  52. re-vamping an old case....
  53. luthier in SW Ohio?
  54. Talkbass Build-O-Rama Entry thread - HoBocaster
  55. Samantha’s 1st Annual (maybe) TB (unofficial) bass build Competition entry
  56. My 1st Annual (maybe) TB (unofficial) bass build Competition entry
  57. Screwed up a spraypaint finish- what do I do now?
  58. My first build
  59. SX 'Geddy Lee' Jazz Bass Build
  60. Truss rod channel jig
  61. Truss rod problem with re'75 jazz bass
  62. anyone have this Crafstman router planer thingy?
  63. Refinish of my Washburn OB45
  64. Fingerboard modification
  65. help for 77 Stingray tuner
  66. Danish Oil versus Formby's Tung Oil
  67. Clear coat frustration
  68. Chatke Viga
  69. Need Duplicolor paint color suggestions..
  70. BOOKMATCHED QUESTION
  71. minimum tools for a complete build?
  72. I need access to a shop for a bit..
  73. Who makes custom bodies?
  74. 2 Fretless Conversion Questions
  75. Dye Powders?
  76. First build, wood choice!
  77. Where to get Paulownia?
  78. Grain Filling..
  79. Is there anybody out there...?
  80. Tool trade/ swap / rental club?
  81. shim question...
  82. Fanned fret string spacing measurement question
  83. How Long Does It Take You To....
  84. Show us your templates
  85. Fenderbird Build Update
  86. Janka testing
  87. Body thickness opinions?
  88. Wood working question...
  89. Tru-oil on fretless fingerboard - does it get hard at all?
  90. Project: My first big build (Warmoth/Moses)
  91. Silvertone neck pocket the same as fender?
  92. Single cut neck stability
  93. Neck Sequence "Fretting"
  94. Epoxy for a defret
  95. Intonation Problems Building 5 String Fretless
  96. Jazz neck, bullet type, problem is SOLVED ...share
  97. 8-string build
  98. New Build - VR-1 Ranger Bass
  99. FT/FS Luthier's tools and accessories
  100. My Latest Project: Behold the "Rickenberger" :D
  101. Assembling warmoth/kits
  102. went to the lumber yard today...
  103. bridge covers on a squire pbass
  104. paint to clear question
  105. jointer: benchtop vs stand-mounted
  106. Routing Lessons...
  107. Anyone here do inlay work or custom necks?
  108. Fender PJ Body With 3 postion blade switching
  109. 'DIY Guitar Shop' Kit Basses (in the UK)
  110. wood v picups
  111. Unfinished Neck?
  112. Check out my finished project!
  113. New Dead Spot
  114. Blade for bookmatching
  115. Bass guitar body-neck angle relation
  116. Painting help for pickguard?
  117. wood for practice body build
  118. Neck shape/profile for fretless.
  119. Fret slot tolerences
  120. SW Moisture Resistant lacquer?
  121. 1979 Fender Jazz neck issue, need advise.
  122. Ash Body needs to be finished... new territory for me!
  123. My next build.... think U-Bass
  124. Truss rod; anyone never used em?
  125. Acoustic style bridge
  126. how to select wood.
  127. Cheap(ish), durable, dark wood- pick two?
  128. protective coating
  129. Defret job pricing?
  130. wetsanding between frets on a maple board
  131. Builders please help!? Need a Tele bass body...
  132. Neck damage question
  133. STARTING A PROJECT (hopefully)
  134. Single cut fretted 4 build neck thru
  135. Making A Humbucker
  136. Need help dealing with tuning and scale length
  137. wood bug
  138. Jack Plate fixins
  139. MIM P-Bass, Natural Refinish???
  140. Maple fretless refinish + decals? Would this work?
  141. Looking for replacement parts for Yamaha BBGS4II
  142. HELP: cutting bass guitar nut slots
  143. Cost of Refinishing a Jazz Body?
  144. 1st neck-thru build....
  145. EUB --Blondie
  146. A quick question
  147. A different kind of Longhorn Bass build !
  148. Herbie Flowers Tribute Build Question
  149. Noob's 1st J Bass build diary.
  150. Teej's 57-esque P Build
  151. question about adjusting a neck pocket
  152. Any suggestions??
  153. Question about electronics: volume jump
  154. Sapele Issues
  155. change from active to passive
  156. NTD!
  157. CNC Machine
  158. New Sort of build
  159. What woods go well with walnut?
  160. How best to fill a pickup hole - creative input welcome
  161. How do I apply a top to a P or J ?
  162. Make a fretted wood neck narrower ?
  163. J-bass 4 vs. J-bass 5
  164. My first "build"...parts bass with a twist.
  165. fingerboards blanks were buy?
  166. Defretting a maple fretboard help, please.
  167. Defretting bass, Fretboard radius question.
  168. Little help 'ere
  169. Body Refinish
  170. Quick P-J question
  171. First Build
  172. Starting 2nd build
  173. A new build!
  174. The First Build :D
  175. Piezo and other semi-accoustic pickups
  176. Thickness of pickup covers
  177. Jack Plate sizes
  178. The diary of a procrastinator's second DIY Bass
  179. S-Ray build ceruse finish
  180. Tuners + Electronics - HELP
  181. P-J Bass project. Foam or Springs behind pickups?
  182. P Bass Neck pocket routing depth
  183. Wood veneer on PU's and another question
  184. tuners at the bridge
  185. First Build! Guitar for my brother
  186. body wood and sustain
  187. tuning/neck
  188. How to Measure Neck Tilt?
  189. Pickup mounting ideas for wooden covers
  190. New Rebuild
  191. what steps do i take to learn how to build basses
  192. Spray equipment
  193. any of you guys making a 33" 6'er?
  194. Birch neck?
  195. Making a Fretted bass Fretless
  196. Custom builds with ATK pup?
  197. Making a P-Bass lighter
  198. Les Paul Bass Build
  199. Planning another build
  200. How well do waterslide decals work?
  201. 1/8" nut slot router bit?
  202. Showing off some of my work
  203. Bassoforte
  204. AHHHH!!! Evil pattern bit!
  205. Stand eating neck finish??
  206. Squier and SX neck swap
  207. Finger ramp woods?
  208. refinishing flea bass
  209. Practice build: 5-string multi-scale, HD woods
  210. 6 string zebrawood build
  211. Neck thickness
  212. Neck stabiliser advice please
  213. Used Planer Recommendation
  214. New Mighty Mite neck
  215. curly maple
  216. Left Hand Neck
  217. Placing a new pickup
  218. trans black help
  219. Can strings/bridge be inlaid in to the body
  220. Why are there so many luthiers in Maryland???
  221. Is it an innie or an outie ?
  222. neck-thru carved fretboard?
  223. Hackenbacker 4010 (85% done.)
  224. converting 6 string electric to a 4 string bass - possible????
  225. Life and Lutherie Collide
  226. My first Project bass P/J or P
  227. slotting fretboards with a radial arm saw
  228. F-holes and liquid exposure
  229. Which type of stain?
  230. Fixing a dumb mistake.
  231. Cherry wood neck?
  232. redoing my bass. i need help.
  233. Singlecut question
  234. Homebrew wood storage racks
  235. what results might i expect if i .....
  236. fretless wood/finish
  237. First mod - Dean Edge 5 fretless to Chris K special
  238. Time for a re-finish!
  239. Acoustic style bass build.
  240. Enlarging a hole
  241. New Luthiers Bass
  242. Refinishing a neck and headstock
  243. New bass - "The Blue Bass" made with Alowood
  244. Tuning keys, how tight should they be?
  245. Mighty mite strat necks
  246. where can i get an esp ex bass neck?
  247. Stripping and Refinishing a SX Bass
  248. Cash Talks
  249. Advice for an experienced woodworker about to build his first wooden knobs for a bass
  250. Other Woodworking projects?