Re: Suppose I want to build mandolins...
You could start with an International Violin A5 kit with only needing the follwoing tools....
Spool clamps
Goose neck scraper
random orbit hand sander (Sears has one for $20 that looks remarkably like an electric shaver!)
the Micromesh finish sanding kit.
You can get the Siminoff "Build a mandolin book" too. Great aid.
You can add the Dremel tool if you want to get into fancier binding later.
Cafe Member Darren Kern built several and documented his progress, trials and tribulations along the way. Here's one of his first threads on it. He also had a blog about it too but it may not be up anymore.
Jamie
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