Buckhorn Mandolins

I've been trying to make some arm rests for my mandolins.. Just two colors right now, but any color is avilable.. They are made from figured maple and are mounted with double sided tape.. easy to install and won't scratch the finish.. I've had one mounted for several months with no harm.. It does get your arm up off the top and just might improve the sound...

I've been working on these mandolins on and off since summer.. got all of the A styles bound and one of the F stylles bound..I've offered to sell them in the 'white' but have been working on them a little at a time.. Each of them has their own individual look... I may have to add hardware just so I can hear their voice.. this is the biggest group I've made yet....

I've been playing around with different peghead veniers.. Most that I've done is just standard ebony.. But have made up a few using walnut with differennt patternns.. Not traditional, what is your openions

can't really tell different sounds from the tops I've used.. Spruce, fir, and cedar all make nice sounding mandolins.. They are not close to being strung up, but the rapping is so solid..

I've just finished three A style mandolins with binding. They are waiting for finish and hardware.. One has a cedar top, one has fir, and one has a spruce top.. All have figured maple bodies.. May let them go unfinished and let someone else have a hand at finishing their own.. All the hard work is done..