Man, you Oregonians seem to find the best looking myrtle. Is the Cottage Grove mill still operating? They used to mill up the nicest Doug Fir.
Anyway great lookin uke.
Steve
No side bending prayers needed - myrtle is the easiest and sweetest of woods to bend in my experience. One observation - your bridge patch seem small... I extend mine to within 1/2" of the sides and taper each end into a lune shape.
Because you do... sorry but others with more smarts than me can explain why
This patch looks smaller than mine
My tops seem to be plenty strong even without the patch. The main reason I use them is to protect the spruce from the string beads.........it's not really about strength.
Jake I hope you didn't mind me using you as an example.
Hey tattwo, that looks very nice. I second Pete's suggestion and here's why. When you end your bridge patch right at the edge of the braces, you create a hard spot right along that edge. In time as the top expands and contracts due to humidity changes, that spot is a candidate for cracks. My bridge patches are both tapered and thinned on the ends to provide for a gradual change in stiffness along the top.
Brad