The rule of thumb is that if you leave a gear nerd alone in a work shed for more than 40 minutes, they will inevitably find a way to build a guitar out of the items therein. This usually results in axes that are either rather silly — a guitar made of pencils, say — or unnecessarily unwieldy and somewhat impossible to play — a 17-string guitar, for instance. But every so often, the result is both cost-effective and kind of awesome, as is the case with this guitar made entirely of reclaimed metal nails.As you’ll see in the video below, builder Tim Sway constructs his guitar out of nails he’s pulled from wood that he uses to make other projects. The pickguard is pretty much the only wooden part on it, and starts off ...
