Cigar Box Guitar Build - start to finish

[@shawnjbray]

You’re a good dad. Still keeping your daughter happy while busy with this

[@morbydvisns]

A good way to do those scarf joints at the headstock and keep it from slipping down the angle, is sprinkle in a few grains of salt. Not much or it messes with the glue. Literally like a 8 or 10 grains into the glue before you clamp. Maybe even grains of sand as well. It gives the friction needed to keep the joint in place while you clamp

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

It sounded extraordinarily good acoustically. Nice build.

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@jerveman]

3 strings. you're awesome. thing sounds like a dream. 3 note chord dream...

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

love this video so much!! awesome work!!! 😊

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks man! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

Awesome little guitar.

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks! I really like it and it’s fun to play, too.

[@mikenco]

Beautiful job!

[@charlesmccoy6078]

Fantastic job on this guitar build, from Eastern Kentucky

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks so much!

[@cartyjames7753]

Awesome job!!!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks dude!

[@thiagovongilsa]

Nice work!!!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@maxxcobb]

That’s a beautiful build my young friend!!!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@greyman_10313]

Great job and great sound. Thanks!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@StevDoesBigJumps]

Very nice. The slide neck is something you don't often see, reminds me of a morin khuur.

[@FantaconeBoxWorksCBG]

That came out very nice.

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@derrick_builds]

Great build. Solid cigar box guitar.

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@mikhahrreaves3126]

Looks good! sounds good too!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@CrossCutCreations]

I found me in the video! Great work, Chris! I've wanted to build a cigar box guitar for a long time. It's still on my list.

[@CMRWoodworks]

It’s definitely fun. It’s like building a guitar, but with a lot less pucker factor at every step, lol!

[@sixoffive]

I like how you counter sunk amp jack.

[@Iam_Maya11]

Great job man I wish I know where you are. To make me my cultural guitar box.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Sniper_Cat_71]

Killer job! :D

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!!

[@red58impala]

Love it! I know it is less complicated than your acoustic builds but I am curious... What guitar building skills do you think someone could gain from making CBGs?

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks! I think the basics of lutherie can be learned making CBGs. For example, if one were to make one kinda like the one I did, one would learn how to cut and glue up a scarf joint, laminate veneers, true up surfaces, scale length, neck carving, fret slotting and installing, making a nut, how intonation works, and various other handtool related tasks. Building an acoustic guitar involves all those things, so it would definitely help to have done some of them, even if on a smaller scale. Plus, building CBGs is much much less costly than building a regular guitar, at least for me it is based on the guitars I have made so far. Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@red58impala]

@@CMRWoodworks Thank you for the thoughtful and thorough response. I want to build an acoustic guitar at some point, but I'm thinking I should build some skills first and this looks like the perfect platform to hone those skills. Thanks again!

[@marcodelrosario9689]

Hello, beautiful guitar, how much do you sell it for?

[@CMRWoodworks]

This one was not for sale. I made it for myself.

[@marcodelrosario9689]

@@CMRWoodworks ah ok but do you do it that way for sale?

[@OldManDenton]

Very percussive! Nice job! ❤👉

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks! It was a fun build.

[@flavioserci6046]

Great!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@gregorydewitt7379]

“I spilled some epoxy.” “Epoxy?…Im gonna go play outside” Glad to hear she shared your concerns 😂😂 wonderful video my man

[@CMRWoodworks]

Haha, thanks for watching!

[@trhosking]

Can you share details of the fret spacing?

[@CMRWoodworks]

I did a 23 inch scale. I used a template from cbgiddy.com to mark them out. They have templates on that website for just about any scale length.

[@MikeWh]

11:33 polishing, polishing, polishing

[@CMRWoodworks]

It does take a while. I gotta use a different method. It kills my fingers. Thanks for watching!

[@santiagomercado6923]

Hi man, awesome video, I have a question, what type of wood did you use to made the neck?

[@CMRWoodworks]

I used a piece of red oak from Lowe’s.

[@BUD14MAN]

very nice build, what was you choice of strings?

[@CMRWoodworks]

They were Southbound strings, if I remember correctly. I showed a screenshot of them in one of the videos of this build. This video was a compilation of a 4-part series that goes into more detail at each step.

[@lawrencefranck9417]

Question, is it left handed or is my ocd kicking with the box and fretboard upside down..

[@CMRWoodworks]

It‘s a righty. I didn‘t pay attention to how I oriented things, lol. In fact, I didn‘t notice the box wad upside down until I was almost done with the build😅

[@superviro]

I knew I recognized you. Mia amiko!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Saluton, samideano! Dankon pro via spektado!

[@donrambler5150]

У вас это сигар бокс, у нас это балалайка 😁

[@elvisromero3402]

👌🎛️🎊🎊🎊💯🎚️🍀🍀

[@brianwelch1579]

Just came here to say, I sure hate guitars. Nice work, though.

[@Prostateprodigy2007]

How hard would you say this is. I have access to all the supplies and materials I just want to know the overall difficulty

[@CMRWoodworks]

I wouldn‘t say it‘s hard, just tricky knowing what to do next. Having built acoustic guitars before this cigar box guitar, I more or less knew what to do, but really had to put some thought in the order of operation. I would say go for it. As inexpensive as it is to build one and since you already have what you need, even if you did mess up, it’s not a big loss. There are some guides you can find that walk through the process. Check out the Cigar Box Nation website. There are links to some of these guides people have written. Thanks for watching and commenting!