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Thanks for that, I will do. Better wait till after the leaving cert though I'd say for a trip over to Galway

Does anyone know of good tonewood suppliers in Ireland anywhere?

The placement of the soundholes was mostly due to there being a crack full of resin where one of the soundholes is

Done

No the top isnt quarter sawn but the first mandolin i made was the same stuff and it sounded pretty good

Its spruce but I'm not sure which type

Ive glued on the top now with a + shaped bracing now so I'll see how it goes

Ok thank you

Here is what I'm thinking

Ok thanks. I think I'll put in the single transverse brace and maybe one or two more lighter braces just in case��

Yeah i had to position the holes like that as there was a resin hole in it. I might try just the single brace. Would a kind of H shaped bracing work with the braces crossing just in front of the...

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I am nearly finished my second mandolin which is a flattop with two sound holes and i was wondering what a good bracing pattern would be. I originally thought x bracing but i think the x might...