I received a custom order for a mandocello with a guitar body.
![The sides have been bent and are placed in the mold to give the body its shape.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-01-sides-1024x768.jpg)
The sides have been bent and are placed in the mold to give the body its shape.
![The linings are glued to the sides for reinforcement. Clothespins are used as clamps until the glue dries.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-02-linings-1024x768.jpg)
The linings are glued to the sides for reinforcement. Clothespins are used as clamps until the glue dries.
![The completed rim. Very strong and rigid. The top, back and neck will attached to the rim.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-03-rim-1024x768.jpg)
The completed rim. Very strong and rigid. The top, back and neck will attached to the rim.
![After I make the rosette I inlay it into the top then scrape it flush.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-05-rosette-1024x768.jpg)
After I make the rosette I inlay it into the top then scrape it flush.
![I make the braces out of Sitka spruce. I glue them on using a dished form so that the top has a slight arch which makes it much stronger.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-06-gluing-bracing-1024x768.jpg)
I make the braces out of Sitka spruce. I glue them on using a dished form so that the top has a slight arch which makes it much stronger.
![The top and back have been braced and are ready to glue to the rim to create the body of the mandocello.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-07-top-and-back-bracing-1024x768.jpg)
The top and back have been braced and are ready to glue to the rim to create the body of the mandocello.
![Mahogany neck blank has the truss rod slot and is ready to be cut to shape.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-08-neck-1024x768.jpg)
Mahogany neck blank has the truss rod slot and is ready to be cut to shape.
![The neck has been cut to size and the fingerboard is made.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-09-neck-1024x768.jpg)
The neck has been cut to size and the fingerboard is made.
![The peghead is cut to shape and is ready for the binding which has already been bent to shape.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-10-neck-1024x768.jpg)
The peghead is cut to shape and is ready for the binding which has already been bent to shape.
![The neck and fingerboard ready for inlay.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-11-neck-1024x768.jpg)
The neck and fingerboard ready for inlay.
![The inside bracing of the top and back.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-14-inside-back-1024x768.jpg)
The inside bracing of the top and back.
![Cutting the inlay, a custom V8 symbol to represent the 8 string mandocello.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-15-inlay-1024x768.jpg)
Cutting the inlay, a custom V8 symbol to represent the 8 string mandocello.
![Gluing the fingerboard to the neck.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-16-gluing-fingerboard-1024x768.jpg)
Gluing the fingerboard to the neck.
![Sanding the body with my trust Dynabrade pneumatic sander.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-17-sanding-1024x768.jpg)
Sanding the body with my trust Dynabrade pneumatic sander.
![The mandocello ready for finish.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-18-ready-for-finish-768x1024.jpg)
The mandocello ready for finish.
![The head stock ready for finish.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-19-ready-for-finish-peghead-768x1024.jpg)
The head stock ready for finish.
![The body is ready for finish but first I have to mask off the binding and the rosette so I can spray the sunburst.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-20-masking-off-binding-1024x768.jpg)
The body is ready for finish but first I have to mask off the binding and the rosette so I can spray the sunburst.
![The tobacco sunburst has been sprayed on and I can take the masking off the binding.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-21-sunburst-1024x768.jpg)
The tobacco sunburst has been sprayed on and I can take the masking off the binding.
![The tobacco sunburst has been sprayed on the the top, back and sides.](http://worlandguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/constr-22-sunburst-1024x768.jpg)
The tobacco sunburst has been sprayed on the the top, back and sides.
Any reason for the double-x bracing?