Backsides
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:47 pm
Here are a few backsides of some recent mandolins. From left, Queensland Walnut, Blackwood, Red Gum, and Indian Rosewood. I was kind of hoping the Qld Walnut would be disappointing, but quite the contrary. Looks and sounds great, one of the best. It cost me two wrecked bandsaw blades. One when re-sawing the back, the other when sawing out the neck. Fortunately I did manage to re-saw two backs before the blade was cactus, but was some smoke towards the end.