Band sawn bowl ukulele

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• Jul 19, 2017

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The traditionalists should avert their eyes now.
Just a crazy idea sparked by seeing a band sawn bowl instructable and thinking about how I could make a ukulele like that.
Pinus radiata body etc
Forrest red decking fretboard
Abalone fret markers

 

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• Jul 19, 2017

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That's great. And if you mess up the build you can still salvage a nice bowl out of it...

 

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• Jul 19, 2017

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I like the sound and looks of that uke!

Very innovative construction method too.

Thanks for sharing!

 

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• Jul 19, 2017

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Very clever, I'll have to try that some day!

Bob

 

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• Jul 19, 2017

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I like your thinking and kudos on the final result. Looks like it was a fun project.

 

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• Jul 19, 2017

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Titch..Einstein once said "Imagination is greater than knowledge ".. it appears that you have this gift..or is it a curse.

 

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• Jul 20, 2017

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I like it. You always do think out of the box Titch. Literally. Always makes me feel a bit conventional like the old fogy who I am.

 

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• Aug 6, 2017

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For those who want more details
https://www.instructables.com/id/Band-Sawn-Bowl-Ukulele/

 

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• Aug 7, 2017

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Thanks for sharing your build instructions/log.

I have learned some nice things and enjoy seeing how things are made, even if I am not a builder myself.

 

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• Nov 14, 2017

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If you start with two different but equal sized bits of wood you can get two stripy ones.



This one is a mix of pine and meranti. The second one will be a mix of meranti and pine. I also staggered the cuts to taper the shape a bit.

 

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• Nov 15, 2017

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I live part of the year in Peru and we have an Andean instrument that is Ukulele size with ten strings - the charango. It is usually made with a bowl back. Some even use armadillo shells but they are hard to come by so wood is used by most. Some have called it the super ukulele!


Great build by the way - thanks for sharing.