or at least into a cigar box cigar. The guys over at Make magazine have a number of articles about creating a Cigar Box Guitar. 

• Here's a link to a recent 3 string guitar project: [http://makezine.com/04/cigarbox/]
• Here's a link to a photo of the finished project: [photo link]
• Here's a link to a Google search against all such projects on the Make website: [too long to print but link works]