| Item | Source | Use |
| Wooden Salad Bowl | Garage Sale | Body |
| Fork | Garage Sale | Tailpiece |
| Raw Hide | Tandy Leather Co. | Head |
| Upholstery Tacks | Southside Hardware | Head Retention |
| Strap Button | BestGuitarParts.com | Strap Button |
| Ukulele Tuners | Ebay | Tuners |
| Mandolin Frets | Ebay | Frets |
| Maple | Discarded Dresser Doors | Neck & Headstock |
| Mahogany | Craigslist FreeStuff | Neck & Headstock |
| Cordia | The Wood & Shop | Fretboard |
| Bone | Dog Bone | Nut & Inlays |