| Item | Source | Use |
| Entomologist's Box | Garage Sale | Body |
| Sauce Pan Lid | Garage Sale | Resonator |
| Crumb Cups | Home Depot | Sound Holes |
| Zinc Coated Rod | Home Depot | Bridge |
| Guitar Tuners | Freecycle.com | Tuners |
| Fretwire | Ebay | Frets |
| GHS Resonator Strings | Elderly.com (Gift: Mom) | Strings |
| Mahogany | Craigslist FreeStuff | Neck, Bridge, Nut, Tailpiece, Inlays |
| Aspen | Home Depot | Fretboard, Soundboard, Appliques |
| Rock Maple | Scrap | Neck Laminate |
| Misc. Wood | Scrap | Internal Box Bracing |
| Steel Truss | Freecycle | Neck Support |
| Model Railroad Spikes | Krikwood Hobby Shop | String Guides |