Final interior cleanup and back glue-up
It's Saturday so it's YAJ (yet another jig) day! My back glue up jigs are too large for this little concert so I quickly made a nice jig. It's funny how many jigs you need [...]
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02, 2015
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02, 2015
Shaping the neck
After marking up the neck dimensions, it's time to get this neck into shape! First I rough shape the heel curve using a sled and the table saw. I "nibble" away the heel using the [...]
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02, 2015
Adding the Top
Scalloping and tapering the soundboard braces is a balance between weight and strength. Take off too much and you may end up with a cracked soundboard over time. Too little and the ukulele might feel heavy in [...]
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02, 2015
Hole Day
Today I created holes. By far the most challenging hole was the sound port. After making a number of sound port sizes via powerpoint, I had to decide how to make it. I tried using [...]
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02, 2015
Soundboard & Back & Tail Patch Day
Another productive day in the shop. Pulled the soundboard out of the go-bar deck and scalloped the tone bars. It's a balance between strength and sound quality. I like to taper the ends till they [...]
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02, 2015
Finishing the Soundboard
Nice full day in the shop!. Focused on finishing the soundboard. First, thickness sanded the top to about 0.070" (1.75mm) and added a registration dowel to make top to body alignment easier. I made a [...]