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First time builder, I'm addicted!

Hi folks, I'm a new member and a new builder so be gentle with me. I made my first cigar box guitar about 2 months ago and to be honest I've never stopped since. I'm trying to keep them simple but trying to add something new to each one. Just trying to fit some time in around work to build them. These are some of the guitars I've made so far...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN2051.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN2049.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN2043.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN2025.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN2008.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN1999_zps35b6...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/Picture001.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN1988.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN1956.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DSCN1934.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/DiddlyBo002.jpg

So mostly cigar box guitars but a couple made from jewelry boxes, an oil can guitar and a diddly bo. Most are pretty simple efforts with a piezo pickup, only one is actually fretted and has volume control.
I read somewhere that this can become an obsession and I think it has become one!

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Permalink Reply by Order99 on November 9, 2012 at 5:33pm

Don't feel bad about the lack of tools Justin-most of my builds are the result of a pocketknife, manual keyhole saw, screwdrivers, clamps, glue and a very overworked dremel. Just use what you've got, it's part of the fun!

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Permalink Reply by Clarky on November 10, 2012 at 12:41pm

Apart from my drill I do everything manually. I wouldn't mind adding some power tools to save time and maybe come up with some more imaginitive headstock designs etc.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on November 20, 2012 at 11:10am

Clearly addicted! Some nice builds in there. There are worse things you could be doing with your time. Playing them all will slow down the building a little bit!

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on November 21, 2012 at 4:54am

Now you get to go to meetings with the rest of us. Nice cbg's sir

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on November 21, 2012 at 7:16am

Them's nice gits, man! Welcome to the Addiction.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on November 21, 2012 at 9:24am

Half the fun is putting it all together and hearing it when you get done. That and seeing a new box and wondering what it would sound like and ooh, look at the wood on that box...Pretty! It's not really an addiction, really, I can quit anytime I want, after the next build, or maybe just one more after that. :)>

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Permalink Reply by Clarky on November 21, 2012 at 10:32pm

Thanks folks, it's strange, I love the first one I made and the oil can one, then I've got a few that I look at now and think I want to pull it apart and salvage some parts. My recent ones are getting better. Learning all the time. Great website here though, I've learned a lot from you guys already.