Beginner Cigar Box Guitar

Step 6 Cut the Tail Piece

To give the guitar more stability, I created a tail piece using the angled end of the fence rail.

1. Cut a 3" piece of fence rail that includes the angled end
2. Then, using the same score-and-chisel method you used earlier, cut that piece down to the right depth.
3. This is your tail piece
4. Sand the edges of the angled end so that they are a bit rounded.
5. Fit the neck through the notch you made in step 2 so that it is sitting on top of the 2 blocks you made in step 5.
6. Underneath where the neck is sticking out of the notch, butt the square end of your tail piece up against the cigar box.
7. Mark the neck where the tail piece hits the cigar box.
8. Glue the tail piece to the bottom of the neck in the spot you marked.
9. Clamp it and let the glue dry.