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I decided it was time for someone to build a guitar made with popsicle sticks…....took me about two months working on it almost everyday….....I made a form with heavy art board to built it in…........I used tight bond 3 glue…...The filler is walnut color…...I bought 4,000 popsicle sticks on ebay and used about 2,000, the rest were warped….......The neck was 900 sticks glued up as a block roughly in the form of the neck and then shaped….....the back is arched and I did that by gluing it up on the back of my Gremlin guitar over tin foil….....the nut I made from one of my dogs chewing bones….....The tuning buttons I also made with sticks…...The tail piece is part of a cheese grater trimmed with sticks….....I finished it with stain and lots of coats of Plasti-coat with a spray can, sanded to 2,000 and rubbed it out with black Color Back auto polish…......I only use a drill, trim router, and hand tools…......Very fun
-- Let's see......what can I use this for?
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Swede
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#1 posted 1091 days ago
Very “Cool”.
The question that “Pops” into my mind is can you play it?
I’m glad you didn’t get foiled with the sticky situation.
Enough of the puns for now.
-- Swede -- time to make some sawdust
bake
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#2 posted 1091 days ago
Wow, tons of work. Really cool.
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busupholstery
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#3 posted 1091 days ago
Yes it plays quite well considering…..that is if you stick with it…...
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Jimthecarver
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#4 posted 1091 days ago
Hey thats very cool…and what patience it took to make it.
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AtomJack
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#5 posted 1091 days ago
That’s wild! The front makes me think of a bowling alley.
a1Jim
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#6 posted 1091 days ago
Way way cool the most unique gutiar I’ve ever seen
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Paul2274
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#7 posted 1091 days ago
Now that is creativity at its’ best! Great job!
Paul
CharlieM1958
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#8 posted 1091 days ago
That is just insane. You, sir, are a true craftsman!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
savannah505
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#9 posted 1091 days ago
Very cool, how much weight did you gain from all those popsicles, and is your tongue permanently colored now?
-- Dan Wiggins
busupholstery
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#10 posted 1091 days ago
I couldn’t decide whether to make 2,000 Popsicles or a guitar…....I think the guitar was easier
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Dan'um Style
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#11 posted 1091 days ago
belongs in the lumberjocks hall of fame … or maybe in a window at a Hard Rock Cafe. You should get a rock star to hold it for a photo …. Maybe even sign it.
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hairy
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#12 posted 1091 days ago
Awesome! What I really want to know: You ate all those popsicles, and didn’t get fat?
Thanks for showing it.
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RexMcKinnon
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#13 posted 1091 days ago
WOW that looks like a lot of work.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
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#14 posted 1091 days ago
Cooler-n-cool!! Amazing.
Bill
Jim Jakosh
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#15 posted 1091 days ago
Wow. That is determination! Looks very nice. Is it a one of a kind? How does it sound?
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
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