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Justin Stanchfield commented on CaptnCatfish's blog post Montana Mandoline

"Looks great! I'm from Montana,, so I may be biased. :)"

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Taffy Evans replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi, a box that deep my work at half that depth. taff"

Thursday

Justin Stanchfield replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Sorry about that. Hopefully I get this one right! Anyhow, thanks for the advice! You might very well be right about losing too much resonance if these boxes are cut in half. The one I just measured is 16 x 12 x 11cm with sliding lids. I made an…"

Sep 20

Taffy Evans replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi, I did mention using HTML for comments, this site is faulty, it has been like that for years. Other sites that use the same provider work fine and must be just as old. There must be a way around it. Very frustrating when one sees the number of…"

Sep 20

Justin Stanchfield replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

Sep 20

Taffy Evans replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi Justin, these are my thoughts, other ideas would be useful to you too. when I first saw cigar boxes I thought they were too shallow to produce a decent tone and /or volume, so from day one I started by building my own boxes. I built a number of…"

Sep 20

Greg Geracioti replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Good question. I’m interested in hearing some answers on this, especially if anyone has done it."

Sep 20

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Order99 replied to Justin Stanchfield's discussion Cutting deep boxes in half in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

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Justin Stanchfield added a discussion to the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

Cutting deep boxes in half

Hi!I've been a member for a while, but I haven't posted a lot. Anyhow, you all have probably seen this question before but is it possible to cut a bof in half and make two guitars? I have five or six small boxes which are nearly as deep as they are long and would be a bit uncomfortable to hold. Ideally, I would like to cut them in half and add a bottom to one and a top to another and get two axes for the price of one. Any advice for sawing them without destroying th ebox in the process?FWIW, I…See More

Sep 19

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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

This group is for discussing the basics of CBG building for newer builders - where to start, what to do, common pitfalls, tips and techniques.Keep in mind that new builders can find other great informative articles on CBG building, as well as most of the parts you'll need, over at C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply!See More

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Jan 3, 2022

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"Finishing touches to a 3-stringer I built for my son. First time fretting a CBG."

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At 8:22am on January 3, 2022, BrianQ. said…: Welcome, check out the Resources tab for build/play info and join some groups located in the Posts tab? Forum is for questions and Blog posts are for sharing your build processes? Site has a glitch, here’s the trick: