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In this post for building canjos, you'll learn how to remove the top from a beverage can in under a minute without a single tool!Making your own canjo is one of the most uncomplicated and satisfying m

Ben “Gitty” has been cleaning house, making our website even easier find your favorite parts, kits and more: No more wading through endless versions of the same product in the quantities you need. Wa

What is scale length and why should you care?  Given the “no rules” mantra in the cigar box guitar community, the term scale length looks an awful lot like a rule, doesn’t it? And if there are

Today I am working on the 700th instrument I've built in the last fifteen years. This is a mark I imposed on myself, that I felt I would never achieve. Like a goal in the distance I had to move toward

We're totally gonna steal these licks!  Historian, author and all around Renaissance man, Charles Atchison just posted this video giving an overview of the main parts of Stairway to Heaven.  (Which me

CigarBoxNation.com has been the online home of the cigar box guitar and homemade music movement since Shane Speal launched it back in 2008. In the fourteen years since, over 22,000 people from all ove

This gorgeous five-string sports a handmade box that was crafted from exotic wood off-cuts.  From the screened in F-hole to the hand-machined Mercury symbol on the headstock, everything is beautifully

(Mouse over each photo for a description of who's in it) Being a bit of an introvert, sometimes I need a reminder of just how important it is to get out of the shop and visit with the community

In their latest episode, the Gitty Gang put on another terrific show. The grab-bag variety show included multiple outstanding performances by Ben and Dan during Hobo Junction, and several incredibl

We've got the short-list of Guitar Dad gifts.   From shirts he'll actually wear (in sizes up to 5x on some designs) to tools he really needs, we got you covered.  When it all comes down to it, C. B. G

The cigar box guitar above was built by Randy Lee Thomas of Cockey Creek Cigar Box Guitars.  Here's what he had to say about it: I've built a few CBG's and this latest one turned out very nicely. Grea

"Mississippi Mud Sparkle is that exact tone that combines the snap and brilliance of an old Dobro along with the growl of a snarling, possessed electric guitar." -Shane SpealThis cigar box guitar was