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Pickup mounting hole and sound holes?

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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Permalink Reply by David McQueen on April 13, 2014 at 7:43am

I have a table saw "nibble" on my thumb that caused a similar trip. I have skin graft there now. Funny thing. The palms of your hands don't tan. The skin graft on my thumb does. Looks pretty disgusting all summer. And every once and a while, just to add insult to injury, it will grow one hair. So yah, I am all for drilling and sanding too.

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Permalink Reply by Wade on April 13, 2014 at 7:29am

Ouch!!!! Some of my best builds have a bloody fingerprint on the inside of the box somewhere

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on April 13, 2014 at 10:05am

Doesn't really seem like a proper build if you haven't drawn blood at least once during the process.

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on April 13, 2014 at 10:38am

I know whenever I slip with a power tool or sharp object - lots of things become an "F hole"!!!

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