Turning an Old Rusted Shovel Into a Functioning Guitar

Burl of Burl’s Art (previously) found himself an old shovel and decided to turn it into a working guitar. As with previous projects, Burl shared each step of the process. At the end, he acknowledged that while others had come before him, it was a pretty simple straightforward build. It sounds really good too.

I take an old rusted shovel and attempt to make it into a guitar

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.