The Box Makers Guitar Book – Doug Stowe

The Box Maker’s Guitar Book: Sweet-Sounding Design & Build Projects for Makers & Musicians. Author, Doug Stowe

If you’ve ever wanted to make a guitar, you probably got overwhelmed quickly. The Box Maker’s Guitar Book takes you back to basics with the simple reminder that all woodworkers and maker’s know how to make boxes. From The Box Maker’s Guitar Book 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 will 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 Box Maker’s Guitar Book 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 great sounding box guitar to strum on your own or give to a friend.

Paperback, 167 pages

ISBN 978-1940611-64-8