Wednesday, March 22, 2006

 

The start of Kern #2 and #3 mandolins

As I near completion of my "Kern #1" mandolin, I have started working on my 2nd and 3rd mandolins. These are going to belong to my friend and a friend of his. They are both being built from the kits from International Violin, just like my first one was. I have the wood already to build #4 and #5 from scratch, one will be a quilted back flattop A model, and the other will be either an A or F model archtop, built with a flamed maple back. I have a verbal agreement to build #6 from scratch as well but we haven't worked out the details. So it looks like things are moving right along for me as a beginning builder. I have acquired some more tools lately. I picked up an old Stanley #7 joining plane, and a Stanley #5 plane as well. I got a good deal on an old Craftsman 12" bandsaw in great shape, and a fantastic deal on a 50s vintage Craftsman table saw. Anyway, here we go with building #2 and #3.

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