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Permalink Reply by Rand Moore on January 12, 2013 at 5:40am

I build my own boxes on my desk in what was our combination guest room / home office in a hi-rise flat in Shenzhen, China. The only power tool I use is a hand drill. A medium sized tool box of hand tools is all you really need. I have a discussion group on CBN which details how to build home-made box guitars and what I call paddle-box guitars, and other designs are also discussed. The discussion group is called "Home Made Resonator Boxes 101, v.2.0" and the URL is:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/HMRB101

You can then use several different techniques to decorate your boxes, including wood burning, decoupage, decals, painting, etc. I personally like the natural colors of wood. It sure beats paying top dollar for postage fees buying boxes over the Internet.

-Rand.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 12, 2013 at 7:04am

I build my own boxes from scrap plywood on the top of my very crowded WorkMate ( see pics on my Profile page; about 1-meter square, being generous). All you need, at absolute minimum, is a crappy saw, glue and patience. Or find wine boxes. Ditch the cigar shops, and start going to the local wine bars and clubs. Take your tea box CBG with you. Buy the bartender a drink, play him a song, and walk away with a box (or three). Or look for metal biscuit (cookie) tins. Find the local artisans market. Don't confine yourself to just cigar boxes.

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Permalink Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music on January 15, 2013 at 8:20am

biscuit tins work great, and you can get 'em at Ikea all over the world, 5 bucks and they come with free yummy cookies! My daughter's getting a "Princess And The Pea" limited edition 3 string fretless canjo for her birthday...

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Permalink Reply by Smoking Sugar Lee aka Shalom on January 12, 2013 at 8:35am

Thanks guys. Yeah I saw people use wine boxes will try to find something in appropriate size. Meanwhile I found a few that will fit perfectly for amplifier. Will look into building my own boxes too, joined your group Rand.

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Permalink Reply by Thorsten Hinrichsen on January 12, 2013 at 1:25pm

Shalom,

If you ever make your way to Austria (not so far from the Czech Republik), ask people in tobacco shops. Some of them are likely to give their boxes away. Or ask wine dealers, wine or grappa boxes are of even better quality but way larger than cigar boxes. 

Find some Baumaxx or Obi shops, they will cut wood to your desire - you'll just have to glue the parts and you'll have a decent custom box.

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Permalink Reply by Wade on January 12, 2013 at 3:02pm

Artist paint boxes work very well also -

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on January 12, 2013 at 3:05pm

Try lookin for old silverware boxes, they make great reso and bass bodies

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 13, 2013 at 1:33am

Buy a big tin of chocolates and use that, trouble is you've got to eat all the choc's first

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 13, 2013 at 1:35am

Or you could take to the drink !

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Permalink Reply by Smoking Sugar Lee aka Shalom on January 13, 2013 at 2:16am

Thanks guys :) Just found this one. Will work on it (planning to make a 4 string electric one) while waiting for cigar boxes. One of the members was kind enough to agree to send me a couple. I love this forum, people are so helpful. Cheers dudes!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on January 13, 2013 at 2:29am

Nice. Depending on the tin, you may need to put a reinforcing piece under the lid. The downward pressure from the strings on the bridge can cause the lid to cave in somewhat.

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Permalink Reply by Diglydog on January 13, 2013 at 3:09am

Try the big international hotels.  The Boscolo, Adria and Crowne Plaza in Prague all advertise cigar bars.  Pop in, have a coffee and a chat with the bar tenders and they'll often be happy to help.  I find it handy to have a few pics of CBGs on my phone to show them what I want the boxes for.  Good luck !

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