How to make a cigar box guitar

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In this video I will show you my version on how to build a cigar box guitar with a pick up.

Materials and tools:

32 inch 1x2 red oak
tuning pegs 2 right/1 left
3 string set GDG (out of a regular pack of guitar strings it would be the A, D and E strings or gauges .042, .030 and .009 or close to those decimals.)
1 Piezo disc pick up
a guitar strap button w/ screw
sand paper or sanding block
phillips head screw driver
rubber mallet (optional)
pliers
wire cutters
pencil, eraser and sharpie
tape measure and ruler
one eye bolt
one 2inch hex bolt
3 pan head screws
T square
17/32 socket (optional)
2 wood clamps
saw
hammer
flat head screw driver
drill
drill bits 1/4, 5/8, 3/8, 5/16, 1/8, 5/64 (you might want to get a set)
hot glue gun w/glue sticks

23” inch fret scale up to 24 frets: mm‎ = milliliter
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