Another multi-day and must-task post. Trying to catch up! The first task was creating channels and adding binding; a decorative stripe running along the edges of the ukulele. One photo does not do this task [...]
The last couple of days I've been making and setting braces for both ukuleles. The soundboard tone bar bracing "dials in" the correct amount of stiffness to assist the overall tone and sustain of the [...]
Haven't added much to this blog lately, but I've been in the shop being busy! A few things need to be done to the sides before adding the soundboard and back. First up is adding [...]
Spent the last couple of days creating rosettes for these ukuleles. I've decided to go with pau abalone for the Concert and white Mother-of-Pearl (MOP) for the Baritone. The most time-consuming aspect is routing out [...]
Creating the sides is (now!) a very straight forward proposition. First, I dimension lumber to size and final thickness. Then they are tapered from roughly the mid-point to the head and heel (top and bottom) [...]
Over the past 3 days or so, I've been fabricating the necks. My recent Tenor included a lacewood neck laminate which turned out beautifully. These ukuleles will also feature a Lacewood laminate with yellow heart [...]
Day 1: Selected Koa for the tops & backs for my daughter Melissa's Concert Ukulele and son-in-law's baritone ukulele. Joined the book-matched pairs. Looking good!
While routing the binding channel, the router "jumped" and decided to take a bite along the top of the ukulele. Fortunately, the gouges were limited to about 1/8" in from the binding channel and about [...]
Boxing up the ukulele is a great time. First needed to add and shape the sound board bracing and tone bars. And of course creating and glueing in the label! I put the back on [...]
Got some quality time in a past couple of day. Got to try out my homemade Temperature Controller for bending sides. Created a sandwich of wetted koa sides wrapped in paper towels (to soak up [...]
