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@ken-hulme
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on (another) Berea Traditional Gathering Video - 2019:
Posted a new Comment on (another) Berea Traditional Gathering Video - 2019:
"Great video of our Gathering! We're glad you had a good time, and hope you'll come back for more next year!"
@ken-hulme
• 23 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Wood Identification Question:
Posted a new Comment on Wood Identification Question:
"Yep -- need a larger picture to see the grain and surface texture..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's fer dinner?":
Posted a response to "What's fer dinner?":
"Right now I'm cooking up about 15 pounds of green jackfruit (individual jackfruit get to 100 lbs) with the intent of making a BIG batch of BB Pulled..."
@ken-hulme
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Repurposing bamboo things for noters ":
Posted a response to "Repurposing bamboo things for noters ":
"You'd be surprised where you'll find bamboo -- along streams, in weather protected areas, botanic gardens (ask permission). It's all over the place down..."
@ken-hulme
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Repurposing bamboo things for noters ":
Posted a response to "Repurposing bamboo things for noters ":
"Great idea, but those bamboo crochet hooks may be too small of diameter to make a good noter. Worth the try anyway.
Where do you live with no bamboo?..."
@ken-hulme
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Any Advice on the McSpadden Sweet Song Kit?":
Posted a response to "Any Advice on the McSpadden Sweet Song Kit?":
"Once glue joints are clamped, wipe away squeezed out glue, with a soggy wet paper towel, all along the joints while the glue is still soft.
Glue your..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Pick Thickness:
Posted a new Comment on Pick Thickness:
"Picks are an intimate subject. As with many things dulcimer, use what works for you.
I have noticed that over time (years and years) players tend to..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"Thanks for the link. My lyre is not from Trossingen, but from a burial site called Oberflacht, grave #84. Similar but not exactly the shape of the..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Luthier's Handbook--tap tuning for dulcimers?:
Posted a new Comment on Luthier's Handbook--tap tuning for dulcimers?:
"With an elliptical, you mark the center of each side strip. Then glue the ends of the sides to either the head block or tail block and let them dry. Make..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Kerfing:
Posted a new Comment on Kerfing:
"I used to use kerfing, but not any more. If you build the way Bobby Ratliff does, you need kerfing. In most other cases you don't. Modern glues give..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Luthier's Handbook--tap tuning for dulcimers?:
Posted a new Comment on Luthier's Handbook--tap tuning for dulcimers?:
"You can buy already thicknessed wood, so you don't need a planer or thickness sander. A good and pretty inexpensive source for less than production..."