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    Haha. What I actually did is laid up the material to have the right properties, and used no bracing. We'll find out on Wednesday if it worked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Jacobson View Post
    Well, I'm driving from Atlanta to Tacoma via Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and everything else in between with three boys between 6 and 10 years old, so I'm going to need something to do in the evenings. I don't want to bring a nice instrument because the car will get up to 160 degrees when it's unattended, and we won't be able to stow stuff anywhere else much of the time. So I thought I'd work on a carbon fiber mandolin. It's going pretty well. Just needs the fretboard and setup at this point.
    Thanks Marty. When I posted my request for more information, I (obviously) hadn't seen your more comprehensive explanation on the other thread. Good luck with the new project - and with the Big Drive.

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    Making good progress on my guitar bodied mandola...

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    Lookin' real good, Matt.
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    So a funny thing happened a couple of years ago. I had this mandolin ready to glue in the neck when I decided to take a break. Call it a mental block, fatigue, or maybe it was the SS and pension checks, but today I finally got that neck and the extension on.
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    I had the same issue Jim. Could not get motivated to put fretwire on two fingerboards. However I did both today.

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    An unconventional hack, fir floor joist top, bigleaf maple back and sides, plain maple neck with carbon bars, purpleheart pickguard. The blue and white stuff is made by melting #2 HDPE plastic (wife's shampoo bottles) in a toaster oven and pressing it into a plywood form. I made the pickguard bracket from an old teaspoon. I used Red Murphy's design for my bridge. Tagua nut position markers, unknown hardwood from Mexico for fingerboard. Binding from China
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    Nice looking instrument, Nappy. Is this modeled on a Kay? Let's hear it.
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    No, I made this shape because it is all I could fit on the slab of fir I had.
    https://youtu.be/rG1fCmftsrM
    I have only been playing a few weeks.

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    I just stained an F5 with fir for the top.. can't wait to string it up.. also have an A5 with the same fir.. it's waiting for binding channels..
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    What kind of stain did you use?

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    I used alcohol based dyes.. over top of sanding sealer..
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    Sorry, I gave you the wrong video. Here is the correct one.https://youtu.be/_T2AL0dAT6w

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    Well almost there after some twists and turns. All left to do is a nice torch inlay before stringing her up in the white.

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    New to the forum and just finished an IV A-style kit build followed by one of my own design. I have been building guitars for over 12 years, these are my first mandolins. I learned a lot, made a few errors, had a ton of fun. Some pictures and links if you like.
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    Now strung up in the white:

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    New logo on my latest batch of mandolins:

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    The pancake mandolin is made from a Stewmac kit made over four years ago. It is getting a make-over. Rosewood veneer on headstock, paring down the braces, Golden Age tuning machines,and a new Blackwood back coming nest week. I have a deadline of October 10th to have it ready for my son's birthday. I will post a picture next week of it completed.

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    Here's one currently on the bench- Macassar ebony back and side and recon rock inlays.
    Cheers Gary
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    Way to go Lappy!

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    Ok on a patio chair and not a bench. #10 getting there.

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    I have another pair that are near ready to string up in the next day or two. Grover 309s on the top and scavenged Elite tuners on the bottom.

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    I used a pen wrapped in 80 grit and then 180 grit to get the profile of the wings.
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    Thought that it was time to build a carved top!
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    Have been playing around with pickguards for guitars. The first was for a Koa Squire that my Lutherie instructor, DJ Parsons, picked up. It has a killer '55 Fender pickup in it. This one is Black Walnut:

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    The second is maple, which I wanted to use to pick up the neck on my Strat.

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    I found that a Dremel with a chamfering bit and a "plunge router" base did an acceptable job on the edges.
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    Well finally the A5 is almost finished.

    Here it is on the bench chair in the workshop showing off its new colour and Shellac finish:

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    I was trying to emulate an Ellis A5 sunburst. I will get it right next time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Gellie View Post
    New logo on my latest batch of mandolins:

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    And here are the pair of mandolins in their full glory:

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    The pancake mandolin is made from a Stewmac kit made over four years ago. It is getting a make-over. Rosewood veneer on headstock, paring down the braces, Golden Age tuning machines,and a new Blackwood back coming nest week. I have a deadline of October 10th to have it ready for my son's birthday. I will post a picture next week of it completed.

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