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As a side note, while I was waiting for the binding to arrive I was able to start the inlay on the peghead. I used some mother of pearl shell that my grandma got in Thailand, paduk and yellow heart....

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Thanks everyone for all the tips and encouragement! I have to agree with putnamm that the binding has easily been the hardest part of this build (for me) by far and I'm hoping that Tom is right and...

Thanks again everyone! I think I’m going to order some celluloid from LMII today, will see how that goes.

Some photos of the build so far...

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Thanks steve! I'm assuming that's not a laminted piece of ABS? I cant even get the laminate to bend at all without heat. Ill try some single pieces tomorrow to see how that works.

I agree, the scroll is definitely a test. Initial thought was I could make at least a similar sounding instrument for what I could buy for $500 and in the end it’d be exactly what I wanted...

Thanks Marty and bPatrick! Very thankful for your responses!

When I laminated the pieces together they looked perfect after I scraped a little off the top to check. After bending all the pieces...

Thanks Skip, I really appreciate it! I’m also thinking doing the laminate in layers may be better. Perhaps I’ll order some more binding and try doing it that way?

Hello everyone!

First of all I just want to thank everyone on this forum! I’ve been reading it for years while dreaming of building a mandolin someday and now the time is finally here. The wealth...