This instrument is a mix of a guitar and a dulcimer more commonly know as a Dulcitar. It's for the amazingly talented Kate Mullins of The Puppini Sisters fame.
This fella uses scrap wood for the body and neck and nails for frets. I burnt a peacock into it to make it prettier...
It started off as this box:
more photos of the construction process at this link...
The wood was taken from a wooden crate that delivered brocili, some rough planks
It started off as this box:
