I'm not planning on making a ukulele, but I've watched a video in which the builder used a radius dish and sanded the formed sides in a backwards/forwards motion. I've not done any woodworking since leaving school, so I'm struggling to work things out in my head!
Starting with the (very) basics:
What is a radius dish used for?
I presume it chamfers the edges of the sides so that an arched back can be fitted.
How do you make a radius dish?
How do you get the correct radius over its entire surface, and then how do you fit the 'sandpaper' to it?
How do you use a radius dish?
I can't work this out - do you need to move the uke in any particular motion/direction and restrict the range of movement when sanding?
Does the kerfing also need to be sanded to a radius?
Thanks very much for any answers. I suppose my next question will be along the lines of - how do you arch a back?!
Starting with the (very) basics:
What is a radius dish used for?
I presume it chamfers the edges of the sides so that an arched back can be fitted.
How do you make a radius dish?
How do you get the correct radius over its entire surface, and then how do you fit the 'sandpaper' to it?
How do you use a radius dish?
I can't work this out - do you need to move the uke in any particular motion/direction and restrict the range of movement when sanding?
Does the kerfing also need to be sanded to a radius?
Thanks very much for any answers. I suppose my next question will be along the lines of - how do you arch a back?!