Mandolins in progress

**kyken** · Feb-05-2009, 9:03pm

That's an R Mark, it's a little modern looking and contemporary, but so is the rest of it.

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-13-2009, 2:04pm

Mandolins in Progress had fallen off the 1st page, so something has to be done about that.
Here's something you've never seen me post before.

**swampy** · Feb-13-2009, 2:07pm

Originally Posted by Jim Hilburn

Mandolins in Progress had fallen off the 1st page,

Good to see I'm not the only one that thinks this is the most important thread.

**Skip Kelley** · Feb-13-2009, 2:44pm

Jim, your the perfect one to bring this thread to the first page! Nice work on that top!

**oldwave maker** · Feb-14-2009, 3:55pm

More bars in more places?

**Skip Kelley** · Feb-14-2009, 4:18pm

Bill, You have the greatest sense of humor! I like that bracing! Is that a new design?

**oldwave maker** · Feb-15-2009, 10:57am

Skip- same X, bracing mass depends on stiffness of ad, er, red, spruce sticks, mando on left, dola on right, photo shows some runout in the engelmann.
Currently tied up with Johns top and sides......

**french guy** · Feb-16-2009, 3:47am

Hello all , I'm not very present on the forum , but I work on the bench
here is a mandola in progress .

**Stephanie Reiser** · Feb-16-2009, 6:06am

My first side-bound.

**Skip Kelley** · Feb-16-2009, 9:59am

Jean, glad to see you back posting some pics! Nice work on the mandola! I love your design and especially the peghead shape!

Danny, great looking F5 you have started! I have always been partial to a side bound mandolin. Looks like a nice wide grain top too! Awesome work!

**oldwave maker** · Feb-18-2009, 12:30am

Still no adult supervision in the oldwave body shop, this months weather report- 100% chance of sawdust!

**pjlama** · Feb-18-2009, 1:20am

Why doesn't this thread get "Sticky'd"?

**Steve-o** · Feb-18-2009, 7:18am

Originally Posted by oldwave maker

Still no adult supervision in the oldwave body shop, this months weather report- 100% chance of sawdust!

Bill - Man you are cranking them out! I count a baker's dozen mandos and 3 GOMs (or guitars) in your pic. Are those all custom orders?

**Skip Kelley** · Feb-18-2009, 8:11am

Bill, You are one busy man! I see alot of hard work there!

**D18dave** · Feb-22-2009, 10:05pm

I'm new to the forum. Here's my modest first attempt at mandolin building. I'm not going it alone, a friend of mine is an experienced instrument builder. He's been awfully generous sharing the skill. Thanks for all the inspiration this forum has provided.

**D18dave** · Feb-22-2009, 10:10pm

Here's a few more

**Skip Kelley** · Feb-23-2009, 7:52am

Dave, very nice! I really like your peghead shape and the F hole shape! Can't wait for the finished pics!

**D18dave** · Feb-23-2009, 11:41am

Thanks Skip!

I had some fun coming up with the peg head design. I basically wanted to combine the Gibson Style paddle and an F style peg head. To balance it out I put the paddle head 'part' off centered.

The S-holes I used because my last name begins with an 'S'

build material:
top is Engleman (from Idaho)
back and sides is Big Leaf Maple (from Oregon)
The veneer is Macassar Ebony

**Rod_Neep** · Feb-23-2009, 11:58am

This one is a rare picture of my next one in progress:

Red spruce in the hands of the maestro himself, just before he added the colour.

The final result will come out something very much like this....
Lots of tortoise. Even the color.

About 3 to 4 weeks to go.

Rod

**crazymandolinist** · Feb-23-2009, 4:31pm

Originally Posted by Rod_Neep

The final result will come out something very much like this....
Lots of tortoise. Even the color.

About 3 to 4 weeks to go.

Rod

Much drooling is taking place here.

**herbsandspices** · Feb-23-2009, 6:19pm

Dave,
Beauty! Great looking instrument there - love the headstock design.
It's classically modern. (Ooh, I like that phrase!)
Very cool of your friend to show you the ropes... he seems to know his stuff!

john

**D18dave** · Feb-24-2009, 3:39pm

Thanks for the kind words John. The Headstock was a lot of fun to come up with. Now that I'm becoming familiar with Mandolin tuners I may have some work a head of me to make them work

Oh well, part of the journey!

Cheers
Dave