This is a kind of tambura. I made it out of a piece of niangon wood, spruce for the top and nails that act as moving frets. To give it a more Indian feel, I tried to mimic the sitar bridge that gives an interesting buzz to the sound.

Tools and materials I propose:
Bandsaw: https://amzn.to/2pHj49v
Carving gouge: https://amzn.to/2A5DaQH
Router: https://amzn.to/2pJoDEA
Flat rasp: https://amzn.to/2ITVDm0
Round rasp: https://amzn.to/2A5EpPS
Flat file: https://amzn.to/2RHIMHH
Round file: https://amzn.to/2RHJ80Z
Spoke shave: https://amzn.to/2E74p1w
Guitar tuning pegs: https://amzn.to/2zYxiJ3
Rotary tool: https://amzn.to/2IKdUSS
Mandolin tailpiece:https://amzn.to/2pPb1HG

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I used this technique to tighten the sitar frets:
   • How to tie sitar frets by Ajay Sharma...  

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