theskashow

Thanks. I think this design would actually work really well being held together with raw hide. That might be fun to try.

I have found that a little bit of glue is a great addition to this retread.

That would be awesome. This thing is pretty light to begin with but that could lower the weight and add a little more rigidity.

are you doing one with more of a sack on the back or just the board to tie to? I would like to do another canvas that I could swap out for more of an overnight or day pack.

Sorry it's taken a bit to get back to you. Probably about 50 or 60 if you have to buy everything. The tuners can be expensive but can also be scavenged from broken instruments. Also if you go to a music shop that does repairs and tell them what you are doing they can help with those and the fret wire.

28.25 is what I used, seemed to make the measurements easier, but as long as you put in your distance from top nut to bottom nut you will be fine. The nice thing is if you are off you can put it into the calculator and get out the right distances.

Mine has been good for a few years. If you are worried you could to the two vertical pieces out of thicker stock.