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When I found this site I thought I would build one or two guitars and move on to something else. But, I've seen some wildly creative instruments on this site that have provided me with a constant source of inspiration. Now I'm 30 instruments in and still going strong.

I think it would be fun to post pictures of the builds the we're the most proud of.

Don't feel limited to guitars. I've seen some homemade jigs, tools,drum kicks, and lots of other things that're both artistic and marvels of backyard engineering.

So lets each post one pick that's the best of what we've designed and built.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on March 13, 2015 at 5:29am

not sure what it is .. but there's something that is cool as hell about that tinner ;-)

fun stuff man ;-)

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Permalink Reply by 5ofus on March 22, 2015 at 1:39pm

This is REALLY charming. I hope your wife will enjoy playing it. The geared tuners make it extra special. It looks extremely playable!

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Permalink Reply by Spyker bob on March 16, 2015 at 4:37am

This is my favotite build so far, i fall in love with the sound of a large box, it has a violin "like" soul inside and a nerv for the low bass.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on March 19, 2015 at 5:44am

nice!!

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Acoustics on March 18, 2015 at 2:26pm

This is the one I grab to play most often. Lots of imperfections in the build but somehow it sings. All the wood except for the oak neck was scrap wood given to me by friends. Koa, Bamboo and Wenge......I've got got some cool friends....

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Permalink Reply by Rob (Uker) Porras on March 19, 2015 at 3:16am

I live the tail piece and the fret markers.

I always do a 0 fret too.

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Permalink Reply by Bama Hound on March 19, 2015 at 5:45am

That is nice, I love the contrasting colors in the wood selection. I do the fret over the box thing too. Proof coming in weeks to come. (Turkey hunting season is a welcome distraction)

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on March 19, 2015 at 5:44am

nice !

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on March 20, 2015 at 1:00am

Gorgeous

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Acoustics on March 20, 2015 at 5:57am

Thanks, Michael, Pick, Bama, and Rob! That was my first zero fret and after stringing it up I wanted higher action so inserted a finishing nail next to the first fret just to check for clearance. Gave me the exact string height that I wanted and the intonation seemed fine so I just left it there.

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on March 20, 2015 at 10:10pm

forgot about my first 3 string piezo bridge.

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Permalink Reply by William Lindstrom on March 23, 2015 at 12:10am

These are my first 2, the one on the right is #1. I am having a great time building and playing these things, to the extent I'm largely ignoring my "regular" guitars! #3 is in the planning stages right now, I'm gonna try a 4 string.