Nearly all of the three- and four-string guitars I've created have been fashioned from oak and poplar sticks picked up at Lowes and The ...

Well, I just finished the 'Peckerhead Mojo' and commenced to work on a six-string guitar for my friend Jeff. It's a black Mak...

Each year, for the past decade, my son has hosted a Fathers' Day bicycle ride to commemorate the group gathering he and seven of his fri...

and, play my guitar, too!

Check this out!  It's played on a cigar box guitar.  YouTube - "Sleepwalk" on a Cigar Box guitar

In this mass of old ( most before the Surgeon General decided a label was necessary to warn that smoking could kill us ) cigar boxes, t...

Click on the link below to enjoy a great article written for the LA Times, which defines clearly what makes cigar box guitars such an enjoya...

The problem with getting old is that you can remember when you were young!

I've been building steadily for the last couple weeks, but haven't taken the time to post the new creations.  Here are five that I h...

YouTube - Lesson _ Cigar Box Guitar - 3 string - DGB Check out this lesson presented by Uncle John.  The guy is a cool ol' dude and h...

A Montana cowboy walks into the Old Ox tavern and takes a seat next to a very attractive U of M coed -- he gives her a quick glance, then c...

I've noticed recently that my blog is being viewed by folks from northern Canada, Finland, Spain, Serbia, England, Scotland, and a varie...

    He who works with         His hands             Is a laborer.     He who works with         His hands and his head             Is ...

Whoa-oa-oa!  I feel good, I knew that I would, now I feel good, I knew that I would, now So good, so good, so good Hey!!  I have a birt...

A couple months ago, I posted photos of a cigar box I painted in a Tiki motif for my friend Tim in Chicago.  Well, Tim has completed the g...

Now that I have your attention! Thank you for visiting my blog! People from around the US and many foreign countries are visiting my blog...

I'm about to finish construction of the 32nd CBG.  I cannot believe what an enjoyable hobby this has become. A Little over a year ago,...

I tried using Tung Oil as the finish on the last couple guitars I've built, and I gotta tell you, I think it is great.  I really like ...

I've seen several options for hanging cigar box guitars, but none of them seemed to work for me.  I didn't like the idea of attachin...

'Double Trouble'   'Double Trouble' and 'Toro' are my latest creations.  Each guitar is a three-string instru...

Art Linkletter said many years ago, "People Are Funny!"  One could say some people are even obnoxious . . . no new observation th...

I started building cigar box guitars just a year ago, finished number 29 a couple weeks ago, and the poly is now drying on #30. Not my only...

As a part of the stat counter on this blog, there is a listing of all views of the site from cities and countries around the world.  The bul...

'Intimidator'  The Dale Earnhardt 'Intimidator' cigar box guitar is a custom, one-of-a-kind, handmade six-string electri...

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream m...

I've been asked recently to elaborate about details as they apply to the creation of the 'Boogie'.  So, he...

I was cruising around the tool shed at one of the 'big box' stores the other day and bumped into what I thought would be a good addi...