The Box Maker's Guitar Book: Sweet-Sounding Design & Build Projects for Makers & Musicians

by Doug Stowe

Overview

If you’ve ever wanted to make a guitar, you've probably been overwhelmed quickly. The Boxmaker’s Guitar Book takes you back to basics with the simple reminder that all woodworkers and maker’s know how to make boxes. From that building block, you can create a beautiful guitar that sounds good, too.

With simple construction techniques, author Doug Stowe breaks down the guitar into its component parts so you can mix and match to create your own unique instrument. You’ll learn how to create sound holes, necks, frets, nuts, tail pieces, bridges, and all the pieces you need to complete your musical masterpiece.

The 15 easy projects in The Boxmaker’s Guitar include more than just a flat-sided box—try your hand at a scissor-tail or K-body design, or even a ukulele. With a minimal investment of time and tools, you can have a sweet-sounding box guitar to strum on your own or give to a friend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951217075
Publisher:	Blue Hills Press
Publication date:	05/09/2023
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Doug Stowe has been a self-employed woodworker since 1976. In addition to working is his wood shop, Stowe teaches children at the Clear Spring School a program called "The Wisdom of the Hands,” a course dedicated to the concept that working with one’s hands is essential to learning.  

The author of eight books, his most recent is The Guide to Woodworking with Kids published in 2020 by Blue Hills Press. He also writes for Fine Woodworking and other woodworking magazines. 

He currently lives with his wife Jean on a wooded hillside overlooking the beautiful historic community of in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.