I am looking to build my first cigar box guitar over the summer however I have very little in the way of power tools etc.

I would like to build an electric version with  a single coil pickup and two sound holes. Is there a short cut method for creating the holes (both the sound holes and for the placement of the pickup), without using a routing tool. I would like it to be reasonably neat but I appreciate a short cut method would not produce the same results as a dedicated tool. If this is too difficult without dedicated tools then would someone be able to recommend a cheap tool for the job that is suitable for beginners.

Sorry about my ignorance but this is going to be my first build!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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Assuming these are inches and not cm, I'd cut em in half, cover each half with spruce or birch veneer. Two gits in one!
I'm pretty sure they're cm Oily!

 Yes there cm so to you who still use imperial  10 7/8 in x 7 in x 3 in .

Then that's a perfect size. Gofer it!

Yeah sorry, I should have specified. Its in cm

Don't be sorry.  all the chatter is tongue in cheek, errr, I hope.  Anyway, it is an indication of how far the Empire has fallen when the only hold out for "English" measuring units is the (ahem) good ole U.S.A.  

No worries. I just didn't wanna run around aimlessly at Michael's or Hobby Lobby when I'm home this summer, looking for a 27.5" x 17.7" x 7.5" box, and have them look at me funny when I ask. They already think I'm nuts. ;-)

Disclaimer: Michael's and Hobby Lobby are craft supply chain stores in the States.

They don't think you're nuts....   They know...

 

I get the same looks...

A little patience and a sharp pocket knife go a long way in the world of CBGs. Enjoy your first build- it probably won't be your last!

Wade

I used to feel the same way about cutting tools until a slip on a "F-hole" with a knife and a trip to the ER with a cut artery in my thumb, convinced me that drilling, sawing and sanding are more better options.... ;-)...heheheheheehehe.

I bet there was an "F" word said when that happened...
Yes, but I learn that quick servic in the ER happens when you walk in with a blood soaked towel and say "arterial bleed"!

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