Constructing Cigar Box Guitar Necks

[@Darcaster]

The first joint is a face joint, a lap joint is two equal cuts that overlaps each other.

[@philupdegrave731]

GREAT vid! I'm new to the CBG hobby and am currently making CB ukuleles for my nieces, nephews, and grandkids, and I want to get away from buying necks. Your method will help me tremendously.

[@charlesmccoy6078]

I've been watching these guitar builds by several makers and your methods are more appealing to me. Great work buddy 👍

[@BrandonRobinstine-dankenstine]

Beautiful work

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

Thanks for your great videos, Moses. The fun thing about CBG building is that everyone has their ways of doing things and they all seem to work. I love learning new techniques from the master builders like yourself. Thanks for sharing your skills!

[@KM-ws8qs]

I really like not just your easy going explanation, but your "show & tell". Thank you for your hard work! Appreciated!

[@jonfeeney5613]

Hi Mr Burrell - I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate, enjoy, and learn from your videos. My wife also enjoys this work you are sharing. So - please keep sharing and we’ll keep watching. Your American friends in Finland. Have a great day!

[@BurrellGuitars]

Thank you sir. I am pleased that you both find my videos helpful. As well, I wish you a wonderful day!

[@LOCOCigarBoxGuitars]

Thanks Moses!

[@BurrellGuitars]

You are welcome!

[@congerscott6064]

Great video, just subscribed 👍.

[@RedDogGuitars]

cool!

[@roseericson3828]

Hey Moses great video. Just another version of your neck…..if you leave the head stock at 6 inches, cut out your notch, THEN-cut down to 4 inches you can put a 45 degree angle on the cut out and slide it a 1/2 inch or so down the neck and when the glue is dry you can even up the headboard and carve a volute on the back of the neck. It looks fancy! Great job on the video.

[@marcd1981]

Hello, and thanks for the video. I am getting many videos from 3 years ago in my suggested videos from KZbin, and this is the latest I'm watching. Unfortunately, the link in the description for buying a Burrell CBG is no longer good. After selecting the link, it brings you to a page that says the domain may be for sale.

[@brendanmaltby1424]

Hello Moses Great video .the information is very helpful to us beginners . Cheers Brendan

[@Professorvapes]

good video bud from the UK

[@Grumpy_CBG]

Informative as usual 👍👍 I'm a scarfe joint man myself, I do all my necks with scarfe joint.

[@BurrellGuitars]

Thanks. I do enjoy seeing other builder's interpretation of the process. Rock on!

[@jb791505]

Thanks for the video. I've built two CBGs so far, and you tutorial answered several questions. I am going to use the half-lap approach on the next guitar. I hope you make more videos. Your presentation was clear and detailed, and that lets me apply what you taught.

[@KM-ws8qs]

Thank you. I really appreciate that you are on point, & you explain all techniques very well. My crafting these instruments are still a work in progress. Looking forward to more from you, Mr Burrell.

[@williamdenny891]

Thanks for sharing your information 👍👍👍

[@davidskeen4000]

Appreciate those tips , thank you . Love your tunes !

[@BurrellGuitars]

Thank you!

[@mshrad]

Thanks for the video. I’ve used half slaps and lately mostly scarf joints. Think I’ll try your full lap technique. I like the way it looks and to be honest I find scarfs to be a bit of a pain. Especially for a hack like me! Looking forward to learning more on how you build necks.

[@BurrellGuitars]

Thanks for watching. Perhaps I will revisit scarf joints at some point, but the lap joint is my lean approach for now. Best of success on your attempt at it!

[@johnshort4421]

Great job and excellent info!

[@madogmedic]

I've been wanting to build a cigar box for a LONG time. over the past year, I was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer , did 12 rounds of chemo. Now, I decided, is the time to build one. I was wondering about neck length, and your video popped up. I'm NOT asking for anything. you've given me what I need, thanks. i have some seasoned honey locust wood that I am going to use for the neck. what pickups are better? God bless

[@RadioFreeJoe]

How do you pick the wood?

[@jwwebster9292]

Hey man what gage strings you use for e b e like your videos. Jim

[@andreboelkens5818]

when does any of you builders make a video with all the messurements in the metric system. im living in holland /europe . there is nothing to find on yt of al the mesurements in centimeters or milimeters. please help me out.

[@BurrellGuitars]

Good point. Perhaps try asking some of the other KZbin builders to put the metric measurements on the screen as they state the measurements.

[@tonysalter3962]

There are scale length calculators on line and downloadable templates. I just copy the scale of my guitar onto paper and transfer it but be careful to avoid parallax errors

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

If you need metric measurements, check out another master builder named Chickenbone John who lives in the UK. He has many great easy-to-understand KZbin build videos covering every aspect of CBG building and ALL his measurements are metric. I think you'll like him.