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Comment by Bo Siddley (aka Stuart) on December 14, 2009 at 10:44am

Trying to take photos as I go along. I am going to try and give it a bit of a battered look (means any rought edges are part of the flavour !) Only thing is for some stupid reason I have decided to make this my first 4 stringer as well So all my list of measurements for drilling and cutting are out - does'nt really matter as this is a build by eye job anyhows. We will see what happens.

Comment by Roosterman on December 14, 2009 at 8:13am

Ha! Sounds like you already have it built Bo.... in your head anyways!! lol
6 hours is plenty time to build a yeehaw kick-ass CBG, as long as you follow one simple rule. STICK TO THE PLAN!
Do things the way you are used to doing them and ways that you know work - a deadline build is not the time to be reinventing the guitar!

I know what Id do.... build a 'standard' cbg, plain wood box, big cowboy sticker on the front - crossed pistols maybe? Or how about this;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sexy-Blonde-Girl-Cowboy-Boots-Pin-Up-Art-Stic...

Hope you can find to document the build for us... sounds like a blast!

Your time starts..... NOW! :o)

Comment by smojo on December 14, 2009 at 8:05am

Stuart, I don't think your gonna have enough time or energy for the screwing bit on Thursday ;)

Comment by David L. on December 14, 2009 at 8:00am

Hi Bo,

Shame you wont have time to video it - it would be more interesting reality TV to watch than the junk that has been on the box recently. You could call it "Help I'm a CGB bluesman at a folk club - get me out of here."
Good luck - I look forward to the photos.

Regards,
David

Comment by Bo Siddley (aka Stuart) on December 14, 2009 at 7:33am

Me and my big gob have got me in the kak again ! Whilst having a pint last night it was mentioned that our local folk club (yeah I know - but this is the middle of Herefordshire & they do let me do Blues after the sandles have gone home !) is having its Christmas party on Thursday. Having them to shove their fancy dress up their jacksys, I then said I would build a cowboy themed guitar instead (cowboys & indians fancy dress) !!

Now here is the problem. It is now Monday. I have a maximum of 2 hours per night availailable - 6 hours in total , maybe 7 with tinkering time pre party. Obviouslly Roosterman could make 4 or 5 in this time but I am just a mere mortal. However, I have a Texas licence plate, a soldering iron, a cunning plan and a plan tailored to military precision.

Monday
H -7.30 Have a think to make sure the plan is actually cunning
H -7.00 Start cutting and hacking things up
H -5.00 Stick some of hacked and cut up stuff together

Tuesday

H -4.45 Prise hacked and cut up things off work bench
H -4.30 Check that things actually fit together
H -4.00 Start sanding stuff
H -3.00 Stick some more stuff together (without including bench)

Wednesday

H -2.45 Have an "Arty" attack
H -1.30 Screw stuff together that I forgot to glue at D -5.00

Thursday

H - 1.00 Drill a bit, screw and bit
H- 0.15 Fit strings - tune
H -0.12 Remove strings put bridge where it ought to be
H -0.10 Fit strings - tune
H - 0.07 Take photos
H -0.03 Load photos onto the nation
H Hour - proceed to folk club to raptorous applause, tea and medals

Easy peasy

Now H -7.28 gotta go and think (have me dinner actually then put kids to bed)

Bo Ho Ho Siddley

Comment by Barrie on December 11, 2009 at 6:27am

Omg, i go away for a few months and there is loads of new members.

Sorry for being very crap here but lifes been too hectic, almost finnish my phd and soon moving to australia. After that ill be spending more time with my cigar box guitars.

Comment by Yellowbelly Flatt on December 11, 2009 at 3:19am

Hi there everybody,

just thought I'd mention that my 'Cigar Box Nation' T shirt has just arrived.
Feeling dead chuffed.

Yellowbelly

Comment by Kevin Lawton on December 9, 2009 at 6:14am

I'll just to that and remind you all to use a lubricant when drilling metal. Any light oil will do, then you donlt get so much heat build-up. If the drill bit gets hot it will lose its temper and stop cutting. That is also why you don;t want to go too fast. Easy does it !

Comment by BigBog Cigar Box Guitars on December 9, 2009 at 6:08am

I would say yes to all this, to fast, masonary bits melted thro' did it in the end.
All good.
I am taking all this helpful advice onboard, for next time, just need to get this first one to a point where I can get someone to play a tune out of it then I'll move on to the next BigBog Cigarbox Guitar.

Comment by JUJU on December 9, 2009 at 5:54am

Maybe the Masonary bit worked better because of the carbide tip and just melted it's way through !
but as Kevin has said HSS drills Stainless Steel no problem as long as the bit is sharp and you dont apply too much speed - excessive speed = heat build up which softens the Drill bit then it's dead and needs to be reground (which is not easy without a jig ) or replaced with a new one - check out the Drill speed charts on the manufacturers websites - i'd like to bet you had the drill going much faster than it should have been
juju.

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