Pre-carved F5 mandolin “kit”. Includes a Red “Adirondack” Spruce top, curly (sugar) maple back (1 piece) with sides, curly maple neck block, and Red “Adirondack” spruce for tonebars. The outsides of the plates need only final scraping or sanding. Inside is partially carved leaving enough wood for hand graduation/tap tuning. The 2-piece top is hand joined using hot hide glue. Neck block is approximately 18 (L) x3.25 (H) x2 (W)”. We harvest this spruce and maple from selected trees locally in West Virginia. (Ref: M1KIT01)