Freckle Face - Making a 4 String Mandolin From a 2x4

Freckle face is my final instrument for the May 2x4 challenge. I was surprised to find the birds eye pattern inside the stud when it was resawn and that's wh...

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Comment by Jim Morris on May 25, 2017 at 5:25am

Thanks James O.

Comment by James O Lunsford on May 25, 2017 at 5:14am

Nice Build

Comment by Jim Morris on May 25, 2017 at 3:07am

Thanks Jason. I'm having fun with these 2x4 builds!

Comment by Jason Mills on May 25, 2017 at 2:42am

Ejoyed the the vid Jim..Ive been wanting to do another 2x4 build :>)

Comment by Jim Morris on May 24, 2017 at 11:20pm

Thanks wes. I pretty much stole this design from Ben Baker with a few mods.

Comment by Jim Morris on May 24, 2017 at 11:19pm

Thanks Erasmo.

Comment by Jim Morris on May 24, 2017 at 2:03pm

Thanks Richard. I might end up going with a video just to show that 2x4's work pretty well except for fret board use!

Comment by Jim Morris on May 24, 2017 at 2:01pm

Thanks pick!!

Comment by Jim Morris on May 24, 2017 at 2:00pm

Thanks Dave. Might be a couple of days on the video, still dealing with unruly fret buzz.

Comment by Richard Sundberg on May 24, 2017 at 1:46pm
Nice job of instructions. Easy to follow with loads of trade secrets along the way. Can't wait to hear this one once the fret problem is taken care of.

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