A Luthier's Blog

The last word!

Had a great day!

My "New Model" mandolin (as I'm currently calling it) has now been completed.

Well, this is another long video but so, so much to get through!

Time now to shape the neck!

In this episode, I design and make a new jig for routing the neck joint.

As you’ll know, once in a while, I like to do resto project: just for fun really!

The body of the mandolin is now together, so what’s next?

Here’s Part 3 of my New Model Mandolin build series.

I would have bent my first set of sides during my first year at the London College of Furniture (1976/77) and I’ve bent a fair few bits of wood since.

No sooner one mandolin is complete than another comes along!

The electric mandolin (e-mando) is now complete!

Get a cup of tea, this is a long one!

Here’s the latest video, with the e mando coming together nicely!

With the body completed (for the time being), the next job is the neck.

I’ve just started building a new solid-body electric mandolin, haven't done one for awhile.

This mandolin has now been sold, thanks for looking.

Just a few photos for you................

And here we have it; the completed bass!

In this video, the penultimate in the series, the bass gets the Karate Kid treatment and its various components re-fitted, ready for its final testing.

The neck’s done, so in this video the body shaping is completed and a few other bits sorted out!

With the fretboard/frets completed, the next stage is to shape the neck.

Now is the time to prepare the fretboard (compound radius etc.), install the frets and dress them.

With the first stages of work completed on the body and neck, they can be joined together and fretboard fitted

I'm now on to the neck!