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**white bear** · Apr 28, 2015, 01:16 PM

Hi all-
I am not new to woodworking, been designing, manufacturing, hobby for MANY years. Never too old to learn an easier way to do something interesting. Making musical instruments at the moment, have made gun cabinets, one man speed boats, canoes furniture ect, ect. Thanks for letting me join the group
Leo White Bear

**Jon** · Apr 28, 2015, 01:58 PM

Hi white bear - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

Sounds like you have quite a bit of useful experience! We have a few other luthiery guys on board; what are you working on now?

**kbalch** · Apr 28, 2015, 02:41 PM

Hi white bear,

Welcome!

What sort of instruments are you making?

Ken

**white bear** · Apr 28, 2015, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

Hi white bear - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

Sounds like you have quite a bit of useful experience! We have a few other luthiery guys on board; what are you working on now?

Jon-
I have been making instruments for over thirty years well, most of my life actually. I have made three solid body guitars, lead, bass and rhythm and wound the pickups myself, five various hollow bodies of my own design, taught how to make the Mountian Dulcimer to student in the 5th and 7th grades. I also have been making the Native American Style flutes with stone inlay and other ceremonial instrument like rattles, tunable gourd drums and sunflower stalk rainsticks. More recently I have been making digeridoos out of trees and branches found on my 10-acres in Central Wisconsin.
In my younger years I made a full English drum-set with snare, bass and four toms, the cymbals were purchased though. I also have made most of the tools needed to make these instruments. Like I said in my intro, I am never too old to learn new ways to do things. I am very interested now in smelting my own metals and blacksmithing. Thanks for allowing me to join and I hope to learn a variety of new techniques in woodworking.

Leo White Bear