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I always build a zero fret. Because of the weakness of that last little bit of fretboard above the zero fret I have taken to running a little thin CA glue on the end-grain of the fretboard before...

That staining is usually called "Ambrosia Maple" and you are correct, the staining occurs around 'worm' holes. The holes are actually made by an ambrosia beetle. The beetle carries with it a fungus...

I just finished my first octave mandolin, also with a 15' radius to the top. I don't know what the neck angle is (don't really care for a number). I set the neck angle so that the fingerboard lays...

I have built a number of instruments, mostly ukuleles and some small parlor guitars. I wanted to try something different and I like Celtic music so I've built an octave mandolin. Laminated black...

I have built a number of instruments, mostly ukuleles of various sizes and small parlor guitars. As I like Celtic and Irish music and wanted to do something different I decided to build an octave...

That maple looks like what they call 'ambrosia' maple. The staining is caused by a fungus that is spread into the wood by an ambrosia beetle that bores into the wood and plants the fungus. The...