I wanted to build a quick tenor and picked out some oak I cut from a log for it. A spruce neck, then I decided I was going to do an arch top, then thought I might as well use a hardwood for the neck. In the end I went completely away from the idea that I wanted to make a uke in the least amount of time. So turned 180 degrees and thought the minimum effort would be a cigar box body, spruce neck attached, well you'll see. So here it is.
Had a 2"x3" stud with straight grain and reasonably quartered glued together for a project like this. Some wood for the top I resawed at some point and a 'kit' of parts I bought of tuners, nut and saddle and a bridge.
I put my square on one side of the tops and run a router across the edge to true it up to glue on the other side. I put the other side to be milled underneath the far side of the router so the cut is at 90 degrees.
Glueing the top together along with the 'linings' for the top.
Thought over the bracing, what do you use in a rectangular box, ladder, fan or X bracing? I decided to go X as the whole top has a chance to get involved.
Had a 2"x3" stud with straight grain and reasonably quartered glued together for a project like this. Some wood for the top I resawed at some point and a 'kit' of parts I bought of tuners, nut and saddle and a bridge.
I put my square on one side of the tops and run a router across the edge to true it up to glue on the other side. I put the other side to be milled underneath the far side of the router so the cut is at 90 degrees.
Glueing the top together along with the 'linings' for the top.
Thought over the bracing, what do you use in a rectangular box, ladder, fan or X bracing? I decided to go X as the whole top has a chance to get involved.