In case you were wondering, it takes 2000 popsicle sticks to make a guitar…
If you want to know more about what it takes to build a guitar entirely out of popsicle sticks :
- The project took about two months to complete, working on it almost every day
- A form made of heavy art board was used to build the guitar in
- Tight bond 3 glue was used to hold the popsicle sticks together
- Walnut-colored filler was used
- 4,000 popsicle sticks were purchased on eBay, but about 2,000 were used because the rest were warped
- The neck of the guitar was made by gluing 900 sticks together in a block and shaping it
- The back of the guitar was arched by gluing it up on the back of another guitar using tin foil as a support
- The nut was made from a dog’s chewing bone
- The tuning buttons were also made with popsicle sticks
- TThe tail piece was created by using part of a cheese grater
- The guitar was finished with stain and several coats of Plasti-coat, which was then sanded down and rubbed out with black Color Back auto polish
- Only a drill, trim router, and hand tools were used to build the guitar
- The project was described as “very fun”