I just made some coffee.
It’s 4:30AM.
Trying to shake off the lingering sleep.
Rearranging my thoughts in a slightly more coherent order than when I first opened my eyes.
My thoughts go straight to the workshop and what needs to be done today to set me up for success tomorrow.
Milling down more lumber, making a batch of kerfed lining, assembling more neck blanks.
I’m currently in Octave Mandolin mindset.
Three different body styles and each one uniquely different.
A Two-Point, Modified F-style and a small body-guitar shape.
I credit Bret Roberts for putting Octave Mandolins on my build radar as something to dive into.
I made him a two-point last year.
But here I am now and it’s not last year.
I’m working hard to document the builds not just in pictures, but in video.
It’s a juggling act. Life. This. Mindset. Everything.
Coffee. Wake up. Get to work.