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Cigar Box Guitar

Made from a wine box rather than a cigar box, but the construction is exactly the same.

Author: JayDub
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Finished Cigar Box Guitar
Finished Cigar Box Guitar

Ready to play

The Neck
The Neck

Sized on a planer thicknesser and shaped using a spoke shave.

Hidden Join
Hidden Join

The join is hidden with a decorative piece cut on a scrollsaw.

The Bridge
The Bridge

Made from the same piece as the neck. The holes for the strings are reinforced with pop rivets to protect the wood.

The Nut
The Nut

Made from an acrylic pen blank.

Fretboard
Fretboard

Fret slots cut with a coping saw and mitre block. Fret markers inlays made with a plug cutter.

Soundholes
Soundholes

Cut with a scrollsaw.

Inside
Inside