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Build This Simple Cigar Box Uke for Under $20! These cigar box ukulele plans by Shelley Rickey of the Mourning Glories offer some of the easiest methods for constructing your own playabl… Started by Cigar Box Nation	9	Mar 31, 2022 Reply by Wanhavihtahousu
Download These One-String Fiddle Plans from 1907 Since the beginning of Cigar Box Nation, we have provided free musical instrument plans to inspire your next build. These plans for build… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Jan 21, 2022 Reply by evanmars
Headless Guitar Project - a $100 eBay kit & Gitty pickups Ok, so it's not a cigar box guitar... but from time to time, I love getting a cheap guitar kit from eBay and putting my own spin on it. A… Started by Cigar Box Nation	6	Jan 20, 2022 Reply by Johnny Deck
2021 Throwback Holiday Build-Off Contest! SCROLL DOWN FOR THE RULES, BUT FIRST, READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER: and then do this... THE 2021 THROWBACK HOLIDAY BUILD-OFF! We… Started by Cigar Box Nation	77	Dec 31, 2021 Reply by A.D.EKER
120 Year Old Cigar Box Guitar - "The Horse's Bridle" The following article is excerpted from the book, Making Poor Man's Guitars by Shane Speal. Measuring in at 30" (76cm) long, 5" (12 3/4c… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Nov 17, 2021
Shane Speal's Wood Shop Diary: The Essence of the Blues The story behind the "Damned if I do..." guitar by Shane Speal Last week, I stepped into my woodshop with the goal of capturing struggle,… Started by Cigar Box Nation	4	Oct 15, 2021 Reply by MadGomer
SHANE'S CHALLENGE: Let's Do Something Cool With Gus Cannon's First Banjo The Guy on the Left is Gus Cannon. Let's Do Something Cool With His History... Gus Cannon was one of the very first innovators in jug ba… Started by Cigar Box Nation	38	Oct 4, 2021 Reply by Tony Thomas MFA
Cigar Box Amp Mods by Shane Speal I'm an electronics idiot. There, I said it! I suck when it comes to soldering and breadboards and all that crap. I could… Started by Cigar Box Nation	14	Sep 17, 2021 Reply by RTZGUITARS
VIDEO: What's the Deal With Speal: The Brutal Baritone Cigar Box Guitar! Get all the details on Shane's brutal 3-string baritone guitar. Scroll down past the video to see more photos! Thanks to all who sent in… Started by Cigar Box Nation	3	Aug 13, 2021 Reply by Mark Bliss
Ben Gitty's Simple-Build 2x4 Instruments After spending months developing the new 2x4 Lap Steel Kit, Ben "Gitty" Baker started to consider other uses for simple 2x4 planks and cam… Started by Cigar Box Nation	10	Jul 31, 2021 Reply by Glenn Kaiser

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