Lots of internal mechanics have been completed.  My “Boxing Day” (with apologies to, well, Great Britain) consists of adding and shaping the soundboard and back bracing, adding a label, glueing on the top and back, and finally routing and sanding flush the top/bottom.

I recently noticed a flat interior label on a KoAloha ukulele and thought that looked nice.  Instead of adding a label over the back center patch, thus creating a “lump” under the label, KoAloha used a very thin piece of wood under the label as the center patch.  So a quick spin on the CNC machine created a nice framework for a label back center patch.  I like the results!

My kids gave me a very nice luthier mat (the green thingy) and neck support for my birthday.  I absolutely love it and highly recommend it.