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right, a dose of answers..... Mandonaught is my own made up name for a dreadnaught shaped mandolin. Google away, you'll only find mine!!! Technically a guitar shaped mando is a mandolinetta, but I'm not a very technical person!! here are the first two... the bottom one was the original and...

Here is the third Mandonaught (and thirteenth instrument) that I've built, completely from scratch, from my own design. This is the only one with a cutaway, so yes, I guess that this is a totally unique instrument! The top is Sitka Spruce, back, sides, neck & rosette are walnut. Binding and...

don't be envious..... be inspired!!

I have a chum who's a tree surgeon. He was a whole tree of wych elm which is ready to saw. I make guitars & mandolins and the like and was wondering....... anyone ever steam bent wych elm? I'll be planing it down to 2mm but what I wanna know, is it worth the bother? ta!!

I have a pile of these pallets too. My brother mangege a concrete plant and the blocks are made and moved around on these. To say I despise the wood is perhaps understating things a little.......

yup, never too proud to go dumpster diving!!! there were planks 3" x 1" x 16 ft !! I also have a block 14" x 3" x 42" with a corner with bark on it. it's at least two electric bodies!!

not sure about the dodgy period drama on the telly, but the wine rack looks great!! one clarification though...... the racks aren't in the centre right? after 8 years managing a winebar.......... may I suggest that you tell your sis that the back as we look at the pics is actually the FRONT...

Lets see, answers....... Cheap? well the guitar was under £100 including the pick-up & preamp, & the mandos came in at about £45 each...... finish is Danish oil. I don't have a dust free area to spray, and 8 or 10 coats of Danish goes on easy with pretty good results (with the added bonus of...

Hi folks. Here's a pic or two of some musical instruments I made using mainly wood scavenged from the dumpster of the shopfitter who does all the UK starbuck's coffee shops among other things. The backs & sides are walnut, as is the mandolin neck, the guitar neck is Port Orford Cedar...

Thanks Jason, I thought that was prolly right. I have a few tubs of part used stain, tinted varnish etc so I'll experiment a bit. I'll post the finished results....... assuming I survive!!

hi folks, new to this board, but not a stranger to fora in general so I'll try to behave, honest!! Ok, question...... I'm making a doubleneck acoustic guitar for a friend (well, ex friend after this monster!!) and he wants the sitka spruce top darkened down from the anaemic (his word) pale...