Cigar Box Nation member, Gary Sheldon started an amazing discussion on cigar box guitar building hacks. We just had to share a few nuggets with you:
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6mm is .243
I'd say if you lost them.... you probably didn't need'm anyway... so carry on and try not to bleed on the wood... hhhmmm can blood be used as a wood stain???
Is it permanent?!?!? )
Crap, I thought you were talking about hack builders and hoped to see my name on the list.
Truly some good tips and reminders there. Thanks. Number 9 could help me. Number 3 is kind of a pet peeve of mine. I learned it the hard way. And I try to kindly tip other builders on it.
I had never heard of #9 before. I will try it.
When glueing a fretboard to a neck: I first do a dry clamp in place where I want it to be, drill 2 small holes through at each end of the fretboard and into the neck that are big enough for a couple of small nails/pins. Drilling through the fret slots will hide the holes. Take the fretboard off and apply the glue. Put the 2 pieces together with the nails/pins in place and clamp it up. Once the glue starts to set up, remove the nails/pins. Everything stays in place and the frets cover the holes.
Cheap side markers and fret markers can be made from wooden dowels, colored pencil lead, colored plastic coat hangers, glitter with clear glue or colored plastic shavings with clear glue.
I just drill a hole 1/4" deep for side markers, fill with super glue, stand the sharpened pencil up in the hole and saw the pencil off at the side of the neck and finish with sandpaper after it dries.
The fret markers I do before putting the board on the neck. Drill a hole all the way through and glue in dowel or piece of hanger. If you go the glue and glitter or shavings route, just put some duct tape on the back side til it dries and remove, sand both sides before neck/board assembly.plastic coat hanger dots
Well, my wife is about to lose some pretty plastic hangers. I love this hack and will be putting inlays in my next fret board. I usually just use a burn tool and always wondered how to put nicer markers in. Sooooo many possibilites!!!!!
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