Beginner Cigar Box Guitar

Step 2 Notch the cigar box

Your 1"x2" poplar board (the neck) needs to pass all the way through the cigar box. To make this happen, you have to cut a notch. Here's how:

1. Open the cigar box.
2. Hold the neck up to one end
3. Mark the width and depth
4. Clamp the cigar box to hold it in place (I used the hand rail on my deck as a work surface.)
5. Use the keyhole saw to make the 2 vertical cuts.
6. Use a utility knife to score the wood horizontally between the 2 vertical cuts
7. Use your hands to snap out the little notch of wood
8. Close the lid. Your guitar neck can now pass through the notch you've created.