Another Sonny Daze in the Making

Steiner · Aug 15, 2009

I'm going to chronicle this from the very beginning.

This is the cigar box that's going to be used. I got it on ebay and shipped it, so it's in his hands now.

Steiner · Aug 15, 2009

Wood for fret marker inlay. Not sure what kind of wood it is.

vahn · Aug 15, 2009

sweet looks great, thats a cool cigar box. are you using the top for the soundboard? What wood is the box?

Steiner · Aug 15, 2009

It's either cedar or redwood. I'm not sure. I had it directly shipped to Russ, the man behind Sonny Daze ukes, so I never saw it in person. He said he uses the tops for sound boards.

mrUKETOBER · Aug 15, 2009

congrats steiner ! you will love it ! i am predicting that yours is gonna be mega loud... its a pretty big box ! mine is thin as hell and its super loud ! i love it ! i like the inlays too man those are spiffy !

Steiner · Aug 15, 2009

That''s actually not my neck. I asked for a piano key type fret marker, so the wood is only going part way across the neck. The wood will be the same though.

mrUKETOBER · Aug 15, 2009

oh sweet.. that will be interesting t see

Steiner · Aug 17, 2009

According to Russ, these boxes are redwood. He's worked with a few before and they had a stamp stating they were dried redwood.

UkuleleHill · Aug 17, 2009

Sweet! I know you will enjoy it!

Steiner · Aug 22, 2009

My neck with the piano key style fret markers

mwalimu · Aug 22, 2009

Wood for fret marker inlay. Not sure what kind of wood it is.

Looks like cocobolo. Very hard wood, difficult to work with, but beautiful.

mrUKETOBER · Aug 23, 2009

Steiner said:
My neck with the piano key style fret markers

that looks awesome man !

Steiner · Aug 27, 2009

Talked to a buddy of mine who does woodwork and he said that the inlay wood looks like Bocote. I attached a sample of what Bocote wood looks like, and the piece used to make the inlays is in an earlier post. What do you guys think?

Steiner · Sep 29, 2009

I think I'll be getting an update soon. I got an email concerning sound-hole design. Here's what I picked.

Steiner · Oct 2, 2009

Update!

The neck looks amazing! Check out the headstock.

Steiner · Oct 3, 2009

Updates are coming fast now. Here's the sound-holes done.

Link · Oct 3, 2009

Definitely looks like Bocote.. thought it was called Bicote though? I could be wrong, I don't know much about woods. But my Mike Irving tenor has a Bi/Bocote fretboard and it looks exactly like that. And feels super nice.

Awesome soundhole designs. This is going to be another great looking piece of art from sonny Daze.

Steiner · Oct 3, 2009

Yeah, I thought it was Bicote too because that's how everyone pronounces it, but my friend who does tons of woodwork told me it's spelled Bocote. I looked it up and that's how all the woodworking websites spell it too. It supposedly is a Spanish term for a certain wood species.

mrUKETOBER · Oct 4, 2009

that headstock is sick brah ! i loves it ! this ones got alot of uniqueness to it ! me likey

Steiner · Oct 7, 2009

Update

It looks like the neck is attached, tuner holes are there, and the string retainer is glued on.

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