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Permalink Reply by Dave V on August 31, 2009 at 6:29pm

The next time you have a slab of Koa, keep me in mind. I'd love to have a Koa toothpick.

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Permalink Reply by Dave V on August 31, 2009 at 6:44pm

That gives me an idea on what to do with my spare 5 Vegas box after I cannibalize it to build my CB Uke. That four inch circle logo would make a great clock face for a desk clock. Since it'll already be useless for a CBG, I figured I could give it a little more life as something else.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Lanford on September 1, 2009 at 2:22am

I sold 5 of these last weekend (avg $12-$15) at a plant show and sale my wife is involved with. I've thought about making a clock or 2 as well. They sell cheap movements for about $6 at hobby stores. I pretty much only use boxes that I deem unsuitable for instruments though (cardboard, too small, etc.). I find it to be a great use for these surplus boxes I sometimes end up with. Just got an e-mail this morning from a friend with a request for 2 more to be sold to some co-workers of hers. Not looking to get rich from it. Just a little extra $$$ for guitar parts. By the way, I'd like to get on the list for one of those toothpicks please! Ha!

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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Snerd on September 1, 2009 at 2:37am

$45 - $6 clock works - 3 seconds of a man hour drilling a hole for the clock stem - $2 box = $38 profit. Not so dumb after all.
Maybe we can have a "kraft a cigar box" contest to see all the unholy things that can be done to a cigar box.

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Permalink Reply by Raymond Overman on September 1, 2009 at 2:50am

This reminds me of the time I visited with an artist who chipped a bunch of different color exotics for an installation piece. All I could think of was the pieces I could have made from the purpleheart, yellowheart, mahogany, blackwood, etc that he had strewn across the floor.

It was a great looking installation... for the time it lasted.

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Permalink Reply by Trower on September 1, 2009 at 7:26am

This and many other "art forms" have taken all the Cigar boxes in my area.......had to resort to the bay.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Doug on September 1, 2009 at 9:30am

This is great stuff, now I can tell my wife I need to buy all the boxes I can now because they are going to get scarce. It's like an investment!

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Permalink Reply by Tom Manno on November 13, 2009 at 6:05am

Tom those are nice birdhouses, but some of those boxes would have made nice CBGs!! On the Koa toothpick note, I'll take two, please.
Tom Lanford said:

I sold 5 of these last weekend (avg $12-$15) at a plant show and sale my wife is involved with. I've thought about making a clock or 2 as well. They sell cheap movements for about $6 at hobby stores. I pretty much only use boxes that I deem unsuitable for instruments though (cardboard, too small, etc.). I find it to be a great use for these surplus boxes I sometimes end up with. Just got an e-mail this morning from a friend with a request for 2 more to be sold to some co-workers of hers. Not looking to get rich from it. Just a little extra $$$ for guitar parts.


By the way, I'd like to get on the list for one of those toothpicks please! Ha!

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Permalink Reply by Tim on November 13, 2009 at 6:15am

what got me is the other day i finaly found another perdomo2 y2k box on ebay it had been turned in to a purse.

i have been hunting another one to build a 6string guitar and a 4 string bass set out of.

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Permalink Reply by william E. Drumm on November 13, 2009 at 7:00pm

Threads like this are ONE of the reasons I love this site ! I'm all for what can you do with a cigar box, the 3 string CBG still rules, but, this is one group of creative people that can really make me smile...

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Permalink Reply by Roger Martin on December 8, 2009 at 1:07pm

I can totally relate with this box deal.Last Friday nite I had a couple come in my shop carrying a large bag that they wanted me to see.It had a great Cohiba in it that had a clock kit installed.Seems they bought it across the street in 1 of the small outside MALLS and the guy they bought it from SENT THEM OVER to ME so they could show me WHAT HE DID to a perfectly good cigar box.
However I STILL sold them a "proper" box outfitted with the proper stick and wire screwed to it like any self respecting cigar box deserves,LOL
(Made more money off the folks then he did to boot,,,)

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Permalink Reply by Rick on May 10, 2010 at 3:17pm

You guys have outstanding talent for making these guitars! The cigar boxes have been around longer than all of us have been around and long after.. Lets all enjoy these fine cigar boxes and please make sure you support the people making the boxes.. The cigar makers.. As a huge cigar enthusisist and cigar box collector and more!!! . thank you for making these fine pieces so people can enjoy the music they make and will make. Enjoy your cigar boxes i know i do..later Rick

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