Side Work
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) [...]
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03, 2016
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11, 2015
Soundboard Rosette
This was tricky. First I created a jig that allowed me to shape the ends of the curved mother-of-pearl to mate to each other seamlessly. Then decided to add multiple layers of purfling (the white [...]
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04, 2015
Anatomy of a screw-up
Mark, aka "the Customer", enjoys figuring out "how-things-work" and solving issues even more than ukulele playing...ergo, this entry. I'll share the process of fixing one of the inevitable screw-ups that occur during the build of an ukulele. [...]
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03, 2015
Fretboard Fun
First up was dimensioning the fretboard to final dimensions. A bit trickier than I would have thought. I like my fretboard to be about 4mm. The "gully" along the back is about 1.5mm as is [...]
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03, 2015
Binding
No surprise but I had to make another jig today. I use a nice setup from Stew-Mac to route the binding channels along the ukulele body. Because the ukulele is arched, you need to "float" [...]
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03, 2015
Probably should show the back!
Might not be in the shop for a few days so thought I'd just post a couple of pics of the completed body.
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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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12, 2014
Another Glue-up Day (or 2)
A couple of days ago I checked the Lychee/Maple racing stripe I made the day before. Well, that didn't work. Long story short, there was no way to insure a consistent thickness of the layers as I [...]