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Well, ok, not exactly getting a 20" bandsaw for $100 dollars or something, but a customer came over to check on one of his guitar that was being restored, and he took these out and asked if I needed them.

Needless to say these things will be really helpful, those things aren't cheap in Taiwan.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
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It's so true that you can never have too many clamps. Good score!

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John Lewis
Wannabe builder owned by 2 crazy dachshunds

Yea, and the thing about clamps is, they are not as expensive as say a bandsaw (which is of course a big one time investment) but since you need a lot of them, $20 dollars a pop is a lot when you have to buy 30 of them...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

That's cool, Tai. You've obviously built up some goodwill with your clients when they start bringing you tools.

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

For many years, back when I lived by a Home Depot, every time I went in I bought some type of clamp, just 1, as often that was what I could afford, but as time went on, little by little I ended up with lots of clamps. When broke, I would just buy 1 little orange spring clamp, when I had money, big Bessey's.

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Bridge clamps! Most excellent.

Now I just need one of those things that you put on a bridge to allow you to clamp an entire bridge with one clamp...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

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Simple to make.