A minute or so into the video I thought to myself, I think I have seen this video before. I was right so I learn something again because my memory is weak. Thanks Del for posting!
my workbench looks just like yours lol,. But I think what mine is missing is that little shelf above the workbench. I think that maybe instead of leaving tools lying around on my work bench I could put them there instead. It would still be messy but I might have more space to work :) I liked how you filmed the clean up too.
Del, if I were to send you a small bottle or box would you just fill it with the essence of 20 years of guitar playing please. Your outro playing from 21:50 on was just fantastic.
Del, here’s my trick for measuring the thickness of the top when there’s a rim in the way: take a piece of scrap that’s small enough to fit inside the top and thick enough to be higher than the rim. Put it in the top and measure over both (easier with calipers) and subtract the thickness of the scrap piece. If you don’t have caliper, lay the box, top down, on the bench and measure from the bench top to the top of the scrap. If you have a digital caliper, measure the thickness of the scrap, hit zero, and then measure the scrap and the box top. The caliper reading is the thickness.
There are many benefits of living on a tiny island in the Mediterranean.......access to cigar boxes however, is not one of them 🤣🤣🤣 I am very jealous of your cigar box supply chain 😁😁
Are you familiar with balzorig, the mongolian throat sinnger guy? Three stings and the truth! I think hes onky got two? Awesome build and the delay made it cool as sheeeeee
so...question. How does a fella locate the groove for a non-traditional nut i.e. brass bolt, etc? i am building my first cbg, but taking my time. have gleaned tons of good knowledge from your content. my thought is, the bend of the string, should break over the crest of the nut, zero fret, etc. in order to maintain appropriate pitch using open chords and such. forgive my noob-ness. i come from a machining background, so my OCD tends to get the better of me. thanks in advance for your time.
Thanks Del. Maybe when I get some spare time (I'm retired) I can build one ! I've had boxes for a year, and done everything but those. I rehab old & junk guitars for kids& those who can't afford them. My latest project is repairing a broken headstock on an acoustic guitar. I will be a first for me.! This is a very nice guitar, so it has to look good. That c.b.guitar mite be my next project.! Thanks for the video to get my interest sparked again. Mine will be strictly an acoustic one though. I already have an electric guitar....
Del, thanks for all the video's. I'm a wood worker and building these has been on my list for few years. I finally started not 1, but 3 builds at once after a few years of watching your videos. Had to build my first one for myself, one for the brother-in-law that told me about them, and another for a good friend that will teach me about playing guitar (only he doesn't know it yet) I built my own boxes out of pallet wood. I'm almost done with them, but noticed that my fret board is even with the top of my boxes. Whoops on my end. I have some ideas on how to fix it, but I'm wondering are there any down falls to having the fret boards flush with the top of the box? Can the bridge just be a bit higher? Or is it in my best interest to go ahead and fix the necks now? Thanks! Tom
I have purchased them for 3 bucks in vegas, 7 bucks in houston and 5 bucks in new Braunfels the more you get to know the owners the easier it is ... buy a cigar and give it to someone!!!
Did you know a cigarbox costs 30 £, so 40 dollars. We all fight over them and you can't even secure the ones on e Bay without it getting even higher, we don't have much to choose from plus we don't have cool American numberplate those cost us 30 pounds. So, where do we go from here.....?
i use 35mm slide boxes, fishing boxes, trinket boxes, cutlery boxes, also fruit bowl's, frying pan's, i've now started making my own boxes, as you say in the UK cigar boxes are just too expensive.
@@paulhammersley4562 me too I make fancy boxes and use violins or cutlery boxes or projector slide boxes no prob, I find mahogany ones. Once you start making your own boxes, they get so nice and its fun, then you're quite happy to forgo the expense, but if I lived in America I would use cigar boxes, because they cost a dollar there.
@@trackie1957 Don’t doubt it and do. You Sherman’s don’t take constructive criticism too well do you. My point was a very simple one. The Home Depot ruler makes them look tacky……………Period.
Man you just blew my mind... What an awesome guitar you made .. absolutely blown away 🌬️💨🎐🍃
Thanks for sharing , totally inspired ⚒️🪚🎸👌👉😎🇬🇧
When you pulled the wood out of the ground ... Yea thats straight I checked it 😂🤣 looking forward to the rest haha good start! 👌
A minute or so into the video I thought to myself, I think I have seen this video before. I was right so I learn something again because my memory is weak. Thanks Del for posting!
Hi Del! loved seeing this again! 👍One of the videos that inspired me to build!🎸 You're an awsome mentor man!👍👩🏫 🤗
thank you kindly sir!!! like watching reruns of leave it to beaver
my workbench looks just like yours lol,. But I think what mine is missing is that little shelf above the workbench. I think that maybe instead of leaving tools lying around on my work bench I could put them there instead. It would still be messy but I might have more space to work :) I liked how you filmed the clean up too.
i need to clean up almost as much as i work it seems
Always great to watch your videos bro
Del, if I were to send you a small bottle or box would you just fill it with the essence of 20 years of guitar playing please. Your outro playing from 21:50 on was just fantastic.
heheheee thanks mate
Del, here’s my trick for measuring the thickness of the top when there’s a rim in the way: take a piece of scrap that’s small enough to fit inside the top and thick enough to be higher than the rim. Put it in the top and measure over both (easier with calipers) and subtract the thickness of the scrap piece. If you don’t have caliper, lay the box, top down, on the bench and measure from the bench top to the top of the scrap.
If you have a digital caliper, measure the thickness of the scrap, hit zero, and then measure the scrap and the box top. The caliper reading is the thickness.
I like carving necks with my Shinto rasp
That end riff was sick man!
Always nice to see creator's changing it up and trying something new! Great work Del, keep it up!
Good to see you again. Nice guitar as usual. 👍🇦🇺
Very good job and song😊👍
There are many benefits of living on a tiny island in the Mediterranean.......access to cigar boxes however, is not one of them 🤣🤣🤣 I am very jealous of your cigar box supply chain 😁😁
Deja vu
I’ve got some cool cigar boxes I’d love to try and build a guitar . Have you ever considered a hum-bucker pickup ?
keep watching 😃
Are you familiar with balzorig, the mongolian throat sinnger guy? Three stings and the truth! I think hes onky got two?
Awesome build and the delay made it cool as sheeeeee
Do you use a pre-amp for piezo?
so...question. How does a fella locate the groove for a non-traditional nut i.e. brass bolt, etc? i am building my first cbg, but taking my time. have gleaned tons of good knowledge from your content. my thought is, the bend of the string, should break over the crest of the nut, zero fret, etc. in order to maintain appropriate pitch using open chords and such. forgive my noob-ness. i come from a machining background, so my OCD tends to get the better of me. thanks in advance for your time.
yes you are correct... the scale length is from nut to saddle (or bridge). this is important and has to to be exact or you will have intonation issues
Every builder should always burn out the Home Depot trademark and harmoniously print PUCKET over it 👈
Thanks Del. Maybe when I get some spare time (I'm retired) I can build one ! I've had boxes for a year, and done everything but those. I rehab old & junk guitars for kids& those who can't afford them. My latest project is repairing a broken headstock on an acoustic guitar. I will be a first for me.! This is a very nice guitar, so it has to look good. That c.b.guitar mite be my next project.! Thanks for the video to get my interest sparked again. Mine will be strictly an acoustic one though. I already have an electric guitar....
send me a picture when you’re done
@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar I hope I can do that . I'm not a real techno guy, so I'm not sure HOW to do it....
Do you recommend adding wood to the back and front, or keeping the box original?
both… depends
Del, thanks for all the video's. I'm a wood worker and building these has been on my list for few years. I finally started not 1, but 3 builds at once after a few years of watching your videos. Had to build my first one for myself, one for the brother-in-law that told me about them, and another for a good friend that will teach me about playing guitar (only he doesn't know it yet) I built my own boxes out of pallet wood. I'm almost done with them, but noticed that my fret board is even with the top of my boxes. Whoops on my end. I have some ideas on how to fix it, but I'm wondering are there any down falls to having the fret boards flush with the top of the box? Can the bridge just be a bit higher? Or is it in my best interest to go ahead and fix the necks now? Thanks! Tom
I've really liked your videos that I've seen. This one has me wondering...how much do cigar shops charge for empties??
depends... sometimes they just give them away... sometimes they want a fortune
I have purchased them for 3 bucks in vegas, 7 bucks in houston and 5 bucks in new Braunfels the more you get to know the owners the easier it is ... buy a cigar and give it to someone!!!
They charge me a dollar a box! But I still got 10 nice ones.
good deal!!!! 😀
Spread the word for your retirement, bro.
okay 🥸
Did you know a cigarbox costs 30 £, so 40 dollars. We all fight over them and you can't even secure the ones on e Bay without it getting even higher, we don't have much to choose from plus we don't have cool American numberplate those cost us 30 pounds. So, where do we go from here.....?
i use 35mm slide boxes, fishing boxes, trinket boxes, cutlery boxes, also fruit bowl's, frying pan's, i've now started making my own boxes, as you say in the UK cigar boxes are just too expensive.
@@paulhammersley4562 me too I make fancy boxes and use violins or cutlery boxes or projector slide boxes no prob, I find mahogany ones. Once you start making your own boxes, they get so nice and its fun, then you're quite happy to forgo the expense, but if I lived in America I would use cigar boxes, because they cost a dollar there.
@@MrChegcelestialslides Make my own boxes………………..and use fancy corner joints to make them look different.
Those Home Depot ‘fret boards’ just make your product look cheap/tacky. I’d be embarrassed 😞 to add them to any build of mine.
it’s made out of a cigar box…
I dont agree
@@yonathannoy6996 So what
You are perfectly welcome to build one the way you like. I’m sure Del will have no problem selling this one.
@@trackie1957 Don’t doubt it and do. You Sherman’s don’t take constructive criticism too well do you. My point was a very simple one. The Home Depot ruler makes them look tacky……………Period.