Empty cigar boxes are like mini treasure chests waiting to be transformed into something new. Even if you only have one lying around the house, there is a lot of potential for what it could be. Cigar ...

KITCHENER — Ed Kliewer was shopping for some high quality tools — he’s a woodworker by trade and hobby — when he saw a book about making cigar box guitars. “I thought that would be kind of interesting ...

Ever wondered what you can do with an old box, a piece of wood and a few strings? Music-loving Michael Marshall did and is helping to revive an old tradition of the cigar box guitar. He’s converted ...

Todd Creamer, a Stratford, P.E.I., carpenter and part-time musician, has found his new passion — making guitars from cigar boxes. Wanted: Old guitars, keyboards, amps for school rock band A quieter ...

Tracy La Rue is a locksmith by trade, but every day after work, he can be found in his workshop at home, working with cigar boxes. While not a cigar smoker, he’s made hundreds of boxes into guitars ...

Paul Bottos is a little bit like a Dr. Frankenstein who doesn't know what to do with his own monster. The 49-year-old from Hamilton makes cigar box guitars — handmade, homemade instruments concocted ...