Thanks for all the responses, everybody.
I will probably make the sides and bottom out of hard mapple and the top out of soft maple. I may try other woods that are from north central PA. Most of my suplies are going to be under $40 but if I want better/nicer tuners they are more expensive. I just need to find a local mill with a drying kiln so I don't have to try and use green wood.

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