I'm tooling up to make my first ever mandolin. I've been doing a lot of research and I've bought the Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual by Roger Siminoff (with associated patterns). I have some wood on order from Bruce at Orcas Island Tonewoods (He's been great btw, Very nice and helpful). I've always been the type to jump right into the deep end, so I'm planning to go right for an F-5 style. I've been cutting some of the patterns out of plexyglass and making a few jigs out of some scrap plywood I have. I have also been making a few tools that i figure might help out in the process. I've made 4 finger planes and a gramil out of some scrap wood and 1/16 inch O1 steel.
Does anyone have any suggestions on anything else I can make to help get me set up for this project? I have some of the more basic woodowrking tools. I've mostly been a hand tool woodworker up till now, although I bought a cheap used 9" bandsaw in preparation for this project.
Any advice or suggestions are more than welcome
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