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I am going to build a hardshell case for my custom archtop and have been searching liner materials. Considering sheepskin. Any input on case building or where to get liner materials? Stew-mac has handles, hinges, and covering .Thanks

I would go to a fabric store. Most of the lining in a case is man made "fake fur" of some sort. You will need fake fur and some foam padding both of which could be found at a decent fabric store.

Crushed velvet. Also look for fabric adhesive.

Pat

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I used foam pads, a large towel, and "Foam-safe" spray adhesive from Walmart
for custom fitting a case to a parlor I built for my granddaughter.

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Gene

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at the autry museum there's this nice little martin parlor coffin case. made from pine and painted green, i'm going to replicate one of these some day. i was thinking about using some velvet and some sort of foam or terry cotten material for padding under it. maybe the foam will outgass -not sure, but i think one needs to consider vapors coming from adhesives, etc... otherwise you'l have something like taylor's "chemical warfare" case smell.

I've build a couple of coffin cases. They are fun and easy to build. I used 1/2 inch pine for the sides and 1/8 inch plywood for the top and bottom. I used a "velvet" material to line the case and wrapped the material around corrugated cardboard to provide some padding and make it easier to install. The blocking I made from stacked and glued up layers of cardboard which I then cut to shape on the bandsaw.

cardboard....interesting. will have to check that out. thx