Hi, my name is Dave.  Here's the story of how I came to Cigar Box Nation.

My son was born in July, I went out and bought cigars; bubble gum cigars! Anyhow, the cashier at the tobacco shop gave me a real cigar box to put them in. As a more apt tribute to the birth of my son, I got the idea to make an instrument out of it! I have really enjoyed the build so far and Cigar Box Nation has been an invaluable resource...

Basically, I bought a kit from CBGitty.com. It included everything except the cigar box. I also had to make the neck brace and bridge block myself.

Neck brace made out of pallet:

Fret board glue up:

Finishing the neck:

My son's birth certificate will be visible through the sound hole:

It's coming together nicely!

To be continued...