How I Attach a Lid to a Cigar Box Guitar for Best Acoustic Response - by Shane Speal - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T15:16:16Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/how-i-attach-a-lid-to-a-cigar-box-guitar-for-best-acoustic-respon?feed=yes&xn_auth=noGood points, well made. My fi…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-12-03:2592684:Comment:29979362017-12-03T09:44:49.286ZWal Callabyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WalCallabt
Good points, well made. My first 'real' CBG saw me cut a strip 11" long and just a quarter inch thick lengthwise along an oak neck using just a blunt tenon saw and a sharp eye. Couldn't believe how muck work it was- or how well it turned out. What was cut out is pretty much veneer quality, and it will get used in a future build.<br></br>
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What I really lack is an actual work bench. Even crappy tools need a stable surface, and I haven't got one. My wife tells me there will be one under the Xmas…
Good points, well made. My first 'real' CBG saw me cut a strip 11" long and just a quarter inch thick lengthwise along an oak neck using just a blunt tenon saw and a sharp eye. Couldn't believe how muck work it was- or how well it turned out. What was cut out is pretty much veneer quality, and it will get used in a future build.<br/>
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What I really lack is an actual work bench. Even crappy tools need a stable surface, and I haven't got one. My wife tells me there will be one under the Xmas tree, however... Meanwhile, the second 'real' CBG will appear in the photo library today- watch this space! Wal, Glen Watt has several vi…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-12-03:2592684:Comment:29979212017-12-03T03:32:23.558ZGrandpahttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Grandpa958
<p>Wal, Glen Watt has several videos on techniques (here on CB Nation, Youtube) to notch out neck blanks to fit inside of the box. Hand saw, chisel, hammer, rasp. More labor, less tool investment. I use a table saw or a band saw, because I have them. There are no steps to building a CBG that cannot be done with hand tools. Power tools make many steps quicker, often more precise, but you can build without them. Better, I think, to start with minimal tools, take your time, and get goin'! We have…</p>
<p>Wal, Glen Watt has several videos on techniques (here on CB Nation, Youtube) to notch out neck blanks to fit inside of the box. Hand saw, chisel, hammer, rasp. More labor, less tool investment. I use a table saw or a band saw, because I have them. There are no steps to building a CBG that cannot be done with hand tools. Power tools make many steps quicker, often more precise, but you can build without them. Better, I think, to start with minimal tools, take your time, and get goin'! We have seen videos in here where guys make gits using tree limbs, gas/oil cans, and kitchen knives. Then play them. It can be done with what you have.</p> Drill pilot holes.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-30:2592684:Comment:29962532017-11-30T22:53:17.859ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Drill pilot holes.</p>
<p>Drill pilot holes.</p> Boss!! Can't wait to buy a co…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-30:2592684:Comment:29958632017-11-30T15:29:40.019ZKirkhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Kirk114
<p>Boss!! Can't wait to buy a copy.</p>
<p>Boss!! Can't wait to buy a copy.</p> Yep, actual book. One of the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-30:2592684:Comment:29958512017-11-30T14:59:09.692ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
<p>Yep, actual book. One of the biggest woodworking book publishers in the US. A mix of DIY plans and cigar box guitar history, all from a musician's perspective</p>
<p>Yep, actual book. One of the biggest woodworking book publishers in the US. A mix of DIY plans and cigar box guitar history, all from a musician's perspective</p> very carefully!tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-30:2592684:Comment:29956652017-11-30T14:58:05.178ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
<p>very carefully!</p>
<p>very carefully!</p> Shane,
How do you put the scr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-30:2592684:Comment:29959192017-11-30T13:55:10.630ZJLhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JL239
<p>Shane,</p>
<p>How do you put the screws into the edge of the sides of the box without them splitting?</p>
<p>Shane,</p>
<p>How do you put the screws into the edge of the sides of the box without them splitting?</p> I use my bandsawtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-30:2592684:Comment:29957392017-11-30T13:44:50.984ZJLhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JL239
<p>I use my bandsaw</p>
<p>I use my bandsaw</p> So I could wait for the book.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-29:2592684:Comment:29955332017-11-29T22:23:25.085ZWal Callabyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WalCallabt
So I could wait for the book... Thing is, i take a rather empirical approach to CBG building, started with no tools at all, and now have one or two. And nowhere to work, not even a bench. When is the book out? Actual paper, or ethereal and web-based? Ah well, at least I can get shaped oak for about a dollar a foot...
So I could wait for the book... Thing is, i take a rather empirical approach to CBG building, started with no tools at all, and now have one or two. And nowhere to work, not even a bench. When is the book out? Actual paper, or ethereal and web-based? Ah well, at least I can get shaped oak for about a dollar a foot... Great tips Shane.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-29:2592684:Comment:29952452017-11-29T22:22:45.825ZDave Lynashttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DaveLynas
Great tips Shane.
Great tips Shane.