Mandolins in progress

**JEStanek** · Jan-24-2009, 11:21am

Very clean, Dan. Very clean!

Jamie

**Chris Biorkman** · Jan-24-2009, 11:28am

Very nice, Dan. Do you have any pics of the rest of the mandolin? I have to admit that Patrick's ravings are making me a little curious about your work. You can definitely see that your skill level is rising quickly when you look at the little details on your mandolins. That headstock, like your others here recently, looks perfect.

**Dan Voight** · Jan-24-2009, 1:07pm

Originally Posted by Chris Biorkman

Very nice, Dan. Do you have any pics of the rest of the mandolin? I have to admit that Patrick's ravings are making me a little curious about your work. You can definitely see that your skill level is rising quickly when you look at the little details on your mandolins. That headstock, like your others here recently, looks perfect.

Thanks so much. I'm starting the carving process this week so the body assembly is behind the necks and pegheads. I'll be sure to continue to post my progress in this thread in the comming weeks.

It's back to work for me!

**Patrick Gunning** · Jan-26-2009, 2:27am

*drools*

**Skip Kelley** · Jan-26-2009, 7:35am

Dan, that inlay is as good as it gets! Awesome work! Very clean!

**oldwave maker** · Jan-27-2009, 6:00pm

Dan- nice! do you cut your logo or get it done where?
Havent tried these woods before: John Arnold red spruce for GOM, from the y2k nashville ASIA convention, New World Spruce Co. engelmann for 1/2 size mando, from Tom Beeston's widow, certainly older than any kid who will play it! Spruce's western red cedar for OM, marked 'old'. Any idea how old, Bruce?

**WadeG** · Jan-27-2009, 8:50pm

After spending the last couple of years lurking and getting tooled up I finally completed my first. Thanks to all who have shared their knowledge. My first attempt at building, busted the block fittng the neck. Now it just hangs on the shop wall for a reminder. Just strung up my second. Thanks for looking.

**Dan Voight** · Jan-27-2009, 9:42pm

Very nice. You should be mighty proud of that one. Good luck getting away from mandolin building once you've started!!!

**Skip Kelley** · Jan-28-2009, 10:50am

Wade, that blonde mandolin is very nice! How about so close up pics. I love the look of that one!

**herbsandspices** · Jan-28-2009, 12:38pm

Wade,
Beautiful! That's your first completed mandolin? WOW! I hope my 10th mandolin will look that good!
What about a "Wade" across the top on the headstock? Brand that baby!
And +1 to more photos!
john

**K3NTUCKI8oy** · Jan-28-2009, 1:43pm

Wade that is one fine mandolin. still hard to overlook the damage on the other with the block
cracked you should be careful because that is preventable.

**sgarrity** · Jan-28-2009, 1:53pm

Nice mandolin Wade. I like the natural colors.

**Dfyngravity** · Jan-28-2009, 1:54pm

WadeG, I really like the way you reversed the binding scheme on the back vs. the top. Really good looking mandolin, I hope to start my first soon.

**Jason Renzi** · Jan-28-2009, 2:23pm

that is beautiful...
wonderful coloring...

**WadeG** · Jan-28-2009, 8:37pm

Thanks everyone for the kind words. A few more pictures.

K3NTUCKI8oy - I think the block had an internal defect, but I did jam the neck in a little tight.

Dfyngravity - I really didn't know the style I liked the best so tried a different style on each side.

Shaun - Since I don't know how to play I would like to bring it out to one of the jams and let you, Jim or Bucket bang on it a little, I am close by in Chesapeake.

**viv** · Jan-29-2009, 12:26am

o LAWD....bee-yooteeFULL!!! lovely, lovely colors....reminds me of a maple nut goodie, or a warm cashew....yummy. you're to be highly commended for a first work--a truly beautiful piece. someone is going to love that baby!

**Dfyngravity** · Jan-29-2009, 7:49am

WadeG, well I think you have something there. At first glance you think it is just top bound, but after close examination you see that the back is bound too. Very very clean looking, that's for sure.

**sgarrity** · Jan-29-2009, 8:09am

Originally Posted by WadeG

Since I don't know how to play I would like to bring it out to one of the jams and let you, Jim or Bucket bang on it a little, I am close by in Chesapeake.

Bring it on! I'd love to get the opportunity to look it over and play a few tunes on it. Jim has been talking about doing a MandoTasting jam here in the next month or so too. the last one was a lot of fun!

**Troy Harris** · Jan-29-2009, 5:34pm

Some photos of the completed tone bars.

**LVH** · Jan-29-2009, 10:33pm

I have a challenge that Hans should try one day. Three point Eclipse

**Dan Voight** · Jan-30-2009, 12:47am

[QUOTE=oldwave maker;622097]Dan- nice! do you cut your logo or get it done where?
QUOTE]

I get 'em cut here: http://www.customluthier.com/ The logo is the only thing I dont cut.

Troy! Pictures.....too.....good.....ahhh (death). Thats some consistantly outstanding work you do!

**David Newton** · Jan-30-2009, 12:24pm

Troy, that "stacked up" picture is classicly elegant.

**Gail Hester** · Jan-30-2009, 6:11pm

A fresh bouquet.

**Dfyngravity** · Jan-30-2009, 6:46pm

....... somewhere there are three bodies running around without and heads!!!!

Gail, that is a nice trio of heads you have done there. Very clean work.