Cigar Box Guitar
Made from a wine box rather than a cigar box, but the construction is exactly the same.
Author: JayDub
Finished Cigar Box Guitar
Ready to play
The Neck
Sized on a planer thicknesser and shaped using a spoke shave.
Hidden Join
The join is hidden with a decorative piece cut on a scrollsaw.
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
Made from an acrylic pen blank.
Fretboard
Fret slots cut with a coping saw and mitre block. Fret markers inlays made with a plug cutter.
Soundholes
Cut with a scrollsaw.







