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John How
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The last shop tour thread is closed and I missed it so here is my Shop tour. This is about as clean as my shop get so here it is.
Sorry bout the video quality but this is the best I can do.
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John, that's a pretty cool shop you have tere in Cool!

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One word comes to mind... NICE! Even the catch-all bench!
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Beautiful shop, and nice special jigs, especially the dovetail neck one. I envy you your large space, but especially your huge wood stash. Do you buy from guitar suppliers, or do you resaw your own?

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Hey nice shop there John.

I certainly like the catch all table and your zoot cave.

Need a window in that there cave though.

Also like your body and neck mortice and tenon jig.

Thanks for the great tour.

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John,
That was a nice tour of your shop. I wish I had half the room you have there. That's a beauty of a new sander you got.Overall just a Great shop!

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Thanks for the tour, John...it brings back fond memories. Fantastic shop!

Conspicuously missing, however is the collection of Sierra Pale Ale bottles

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Nice tour!!!

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Thanks for the tour, John! Got me yearning for more space.

My favorite part was the old-timey banjo -- who was it anyway? -- played
from an iPod through a tube amp to custom speakers. Great mix!

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Thanks John, that was great! Felt like I was there with you. What a great setup.
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[QUOTE=gozierdt]
but especially your huge wood stash. Do you buy from guitar suppliers, or do you resaw your own?[/QUOTE]

Thnks guys, Gene, a good portion of that was funding for the Zootmans eventual retirement.

JJ, I try to keep'm out of view

[QUOTE=burbank] Thanks for the tour, John! Got me yearning for more space.

My favorite part was the old-timey banjo -- who was it anyway? -- played
from an iPod through a tube amp to custom speakers. Great mix! [/QUOTE]

It's three guys from Nashville but I can't think of who they are right now. I'll try to post it next time I go to the shop. It's good stuff.John How39090.973125

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Thanks John, that was fun watching you walk everywhere in your shop and hear your voice at the same time, loved the drum sander and also your side bender, rim sander and your zoot pile, WOW!

Thanks again!


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Nice shop, John, looks like home to me!

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That was great.
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nice shop John,

I built mine too... it is a nice feeling to work in it, instead of on it.
thanks for the tour
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John, very nice shop, got the craftsmanship-old-world-feel, I'll bet the tube amp with those speakers sounds great, are the horn speakers on top the tweeters?
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Nice John ... you have what I wish I had more of .. ROOM !!! I just re-orged mine to get an extra couple feet here and there, easier to get by a student working at the bench.

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Can I live in your shop?
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thanks for the tour.

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Nice John. From the pictures I've seen in the past I always liked your shop. And now getting the grand tour, I'm even more impressed.
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