Recently, our pal Mike Keller came into the shop with an interesting object accompanied by an interesting request. The object in question was a solid rectangular slab of blue molded epoxy with a fragment of wood suspended within, like an ancient mosquito in amber. He told us the wood was a Native American artifact – a remnant of an old cypress dugout canoe, or “pirogue” as they’re known in the bayou region of Louisiana. The request was to make it into a Bo Diddley-inspired custom guitar. As a shop that isn’t really known for saying no to stuff like this, we welcomed the project with open arms.