Another short day in the shop.  We decided to add a racing strip along the neck length.  Tried Koa but it just wasn't that interesting against the mahogany.  However, found a colorful piece of Lychee in the [...]

Just returned from CA and finally got back into the shop, at least for a few hours. Found a nice piece of Sapele Mahogany to prep the neck blank, ears, and the head & tail [...]

Day was all about prepping the top and bottom.  First step was to edge the book matched set for both the top and bottom using a simple jig.  Then glue-ups using my plate joining jig. [...]

Wow!  The bender works perfectly.  No more hot iron pipes for me  :-) !  On a pipe, I always had a bit of spring-back or I had issues with the two long edges not being [...]

The first step I do is bend the sides. I just finished building this new jig with plans from Georgia Luthier Supply.  This was my very first attempt at side bending with the new jig. [...]

My good friend Mark has asked me to build a Concert-sized ukulele for his "growing collection".  I'll be chronicling my efforts as I go. The first week was spent building a number of new jigs [...]