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Comment by alan glass on June 22, 2009 at 9:33am

i think your right ben just seen your postage advice on one of the other pages i think thats really cool i must remember that all ln all but never had many probs with royal mail although i have not ssent a cbg

Comment by Roosterman on June 22, 2009 at 9:27am

Once you get your head around paying £10 - £15 for a good box, you'll be spoilt for choice!

Comment by alan glass on June 22, 2009 at 9:20am

Hi guys
Thanks for the help on cigar boxes i think your right a may not need to be a cigar box but somehow i feel it would not feel right i dont know as being a novice builder maybe i should try one and see how i feel i have looked on ebay and felt the postage charge was the main problem but again i may just need to bite the bullet on this i will try the ads here and see how i get on i have a cracking neck sitting here just waiting for a good box but i will no it when i see it thanks guys.

Comment by Barrie on June 22, 2009 at 12:08am

hi, all, ive been away for ages trying to finnish my phd. its seriously eating into my cbg time. Im thinking of making a fiddle, has anyone ever done this

Comment by ChickenboneJohn on June 21, 2009 at 10:56pm

It is a bit of a faff making your own boxes, but eminently do-able. I've just made a few myself, mainly because I needed some large boxes to take a ukulele cone, and the other I made simple because I had some nice oak veneered ply lying around. I tend to scrounge all my timber, and recently a friend gave me a load of offcuts of decently veneered thin ply which will all go into box guitars.

Comment by JUJU on June 21, 2009 at 10:29pm

Thats right Dave , theres no rules saying it has to be a Cigar Box at all , just use what you can get , the build i'm making right now ( Montecristo #2 ) is a box i have made myself based on a previous build i made using a Rare Cigar Box - tried to find another box the same but the only one i found was still full of Cigars and was $598 +shipping + import tax lol!! so i made one !
Sherb mentioned Using Fishing Tackle boxes fond on ebay , give them a try
juju.

Comment by Dave Cox on June 21, 2009 at 9:40pm

Hi Guys, I had the same problem with my first CBG, in the end I did find a nice sized box that was really tatty, so I had to strip the paper cover off and go for just the bare wood. I'm new here and don't want to speak out of turn... but as I see it, a cigar box isn't absolutely necessary. I am just starting on number 2 and the box is going to be cut from an old tea chest (seems to be exactly the same wood). It's still in the spirit and also gives a bit more flexibility on the size of the soundbox. It's still going to be a six sided regular box just a bit bigger.

Dave

Comment by JUJU on June 21, 2009 at 12:23pm

Hey Guy's
You found the mojor problem for us brits " Getting the Cigar Box/s" - i buy mine from Ebay and most are from the USA - theres loads on ebay it's just a case of looking through all the listings plus it works out cheaper in the long run buying them in lots , if you see multiple boxes from the same seller ask them before bidding if they will combine postage
other than that post a boxes wanted thread in the forum /homepage on the nation , i'm sure one of our American Brothers could accomadate your needs , also check out the Classifieds section on here see if anyone has or has been selling boxes and ask them !
hope this helps
juju.

Comment by Sherb on June 21, 2009 at 11:04am

Hi Alan, I'm having exact same problem. All the boxes I can find are way too small. I thought about using wooden fishing tackel boxes for sale on Ebay. How do we source some from the USA without huge costs?

Sherb

Comment by alan glass on June 21, 2009 at 9:56am

Hey guys

anybody would like to share some tips on how to pick up some really nice cigar boxes ,am struggling a bit at the moment started on my second neck and have laminated 2 peices af walnut with maple in the middle iam going to make this one for myself and really go to town on it,but so far i have not seen a box yet that takes my eye any suggestions would be appreciated

alan

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