Irish Bazouki or Octave Mandolin

That’s what I call obsession.

Nice work. What kind of tools did you use and what materials? Loox like rosewood and spruce.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Nice. Is it tuned like a standard mando?

-- Maplewood, MN

I used an old “egg beater” drill, chisels, lots of assorted files, small block plane, Exacto knives, tons of sand paper and a coping saw. Plus the usual assortment of clamping devices such as clothes pins et. al.

It is rosewood and spruce and ash.

-- Bob, Crescent City, CA

Nice,

I guess with the weather we had today those hand tools will keep you in the shop.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Nope, with the power failure we had all day I couldn’t even see in the shop to find my tools. Plus, since I have a shop, my wife makes me work out there instead of on the kitchen table…........LOL

-- Bob, Crescent City, CA

You could always check into a hotel to do your work.

Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Great story. The maid must have thought you very odd. <g>

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

great posting and project. enjoyed this one !

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

This is amazing. My hats off to you. Well done.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Great story and instruments. Charlie, we must think alike – I was thinking while I read the story, about what the maid must be thinking every morning when she emptied all of the wood chips, dust and shavings from the trash cans.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

The gauntlet has been laid down. Somebodys gonna have to build a Cello in a public restroom to top this. I like your enthusiasm for the craft Mr Bob!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

lol that’s funny Miles. lol

that is SO impressive—on it’s own.. and then we hear how it was made. Ha.. no more whining about tools, anyone…

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

LOVE YOUR WORK!! keep them coming just show the folks with expensive shops that great things can be built without money

-- tn hillbilly