| Item | Source | Use |
| 12" Wooden Salad Bowl | Garage Sale | Body |
| Fork | Garage Sale | Tailpiece |
| Raw Hide (Sheep) | Tandy Leather Co. | Head |
| Upholstery Tacks | Southside Hardware | Head Retention |
| Strap Button | BestGuitarParts.com | Strap Button |
| Guitar Tuners | BestGuitarParts.com | Tuners |
| Mandolin Frets | Ebay | Frets |
| Oak | Discarded Futon | Neck & Headstock |
| Rock Maple | Scrap | Bridge |
| Lacewood | The Wood & Shop | Neck & Headstock |
| Cheken | The Wood & Shop | Fretboard |
| Bone | Dog Bone | Nut & Bridge |
| Custom String Set | Music Folk | D'Addario PB0042/PL016, PB034/PL012,PB022/PL010 String Pairs |
| 42/22 34/12 22/10 |