Well the sun’s out again, so let’s get back to work on our cigar box guitar (part one is here: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2012/06/making-cigar-box-guitar-part-1.html). The next step is to shape the peghead. If we just kept this the same height as the rest of the neck, the strings wouldn’t have any downward pull after passing over the nut and would likely jump about all over it, or buzz, etc. Another consideration is how long the tuner shafts are. Besides, the neck is just too thick for the tuners to reach all the way through anyway. The neck is currently about 25 mm thick, so I’ve elected to take 10 mm off the top, leaving us with a thickness of 15 mm. First I mark the depth I’m going to cut off: Then I do the main cutting very carefully with a wood saw. And then I add a taper near the nut. It turns out pretty nicely if you’re careful, and only requires a bit of sanding to smooth things out. Next, we’re going to deal with the tuners. Firstly we mark where the strings will be if ...