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It's a WING MAN[dolin]! Here's my take on the #ButternutChallenge-- a fun collaborative project formed at the Catskills Maker Camp this year. Be sure to check out all the other Butternutty videos in this playlist:    • #ButternutChallenge  

About a year ago I found a craigslist posting in upstate NY from a retired duck carver getting rid of his wood collection. It was take it all or leave it, so I packed my car to the brim with no plan of what to make with all this wood. When we were sitting around a table at the Catskills Maker Camp, I asked if anyone had worked with Butternut wood before. No one had, but everyone was curious to give it a go. Thus, the butternut challenge was born! Only rule? No ducks. We've had some rulebreakers, but we love 'em anyway.

This mandolin was not my best project by a lot. It's hard to see in the video but there are a bunch of imperfections driving me crazy. I certainly learned a lot, but I also procrastinated (heehee) and had to condense this build into 3 days. This left me limited finishing options (wish I could have varnished it) and not enough time to really slow down and think through every single step before I just went for it. But, all in all I'm really proud of the design and if I find a better mandolin parts supplier may try again sometime!

💥Many thanks to a random retiring duck carver on craigslist for practically sponsoring this video challenge! 💥

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