My second guitar attempt.

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This is my second attempt at a Tin guitar, this time a 6 string. Swamp Kauri neck and head stock with double action truss rod, the body is a rolled oats tin I scavenged from my local recycle centre. I once again jumped in way over my head and to be honest I nearly downed this time, it really pushed me to the limits of my skill set, I had to do the fret board twice and even then made a bit of a pigs ear of the fret installation, I also didn't get the bridge position quite right and at the time of posting this I have still yet to rectify it (a year latter) I also need to install a pick up and some sort of stabilisation for the body back as it has a habit of bulging in and out and making a horrible boinking noise... in saying this it's still is a lovely guitar and a reminder of how far I have come. I've already started my next build... a much simpler uke from a "Sure to rise" baking powder tin (watch this space) I have real respect for the great luthiers out there after having a crack myself, some of you guys are seriously talented and give me a worthwhile bar to aim for. Cheers.

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Lovely work, it looks fantastic!
To help with the tin buckling, I super glued a timber X brace into the one I built to stop the tin from making noise. You could use epoxy or super glue.
Cheers Cal

It does look good.
Like cal said get some bracing stuck inside to stiffen it up. There is a lot of tension in a 6 string. Anyhow those little niggles are the learning curve in action so the next one is going to be a bit better. The more you make the better they get. I have kept my first build around as something to measure progress from.
Regards
John