I hope this inspires you...

Pete Howlett · Jul 28, 2012

High School 'craft' teacher learns some new skills in my workshop. This koa was a beast to work with and I thought it was gonna turm out a dud. I was wrong

Chris_H · Jul 28, 2012

sweet! sounds beautiful

rem50 · Jul 28, 2012

congratulations! What a beautiful instrument!

Gmoney · Jul 28, 2012

Lovely instrument w/GREAT tone! Good work from you both. And, Pete, lovely playing. Such a sweet tune...

Pete Howlett · Jul 28, 2012

I hope this also inspires you:

As for the tune - it's nothing, truly a light widdle on on the uke is all.

hmgberg · Jul 28, 2012

That's a fine sounding uke! Looks sharp as well. I learn lots about building from Pete's videos and posts on the forum. Today I learned how to identify a light widdle.

Moore Bettah Ukuleles · Jul 28, 2012

hmgberg said:
That's a fine sounding uke! Looks sharp as well. I learn lots about building from Pete's videos and posts on the forum. Today I learned how to identify a light widdle.

You can learn all sorts of things from Pete. For instance, by listening to Pete's advice over the years I've learned that I have an uncle Bob and aunt Fannie. Who knew?

BTW, nice job as usual Pete.

mm stan · Jul 29, 2012

Aloha Pete,
Mahalo for sharing you Uke Love and building skills there and abroad...nice playing too...Happy Strummings....
Real nice koa tenor and sounds awesome too...wow

Chris_H · Jul 29, 2012

Chuck, that new avatar pic, and moniker, makes me think you might have been spraying too much lacquer lately... Or, are you really... breaking better? I like it...

Beau Hannam Ukuleles · Jul 30, 2012

Chris_H said:
Chuck, that new avatar pic, and moniker, makes me think you might have been spraying too much lacquer lately... Or, are you really... breaking better? I like it...

Girls like this like guys who spray too much

Beau Hannam Ukuleles · Jul 30, 2012

Nice scoop Pete- i want to get into this style of cutaway.

For everyone else- The latest issue of American Luthier (AKA, GAL) has an article on how to do this as well as an arm bevel.

As for inspiration, here is my humble attempt at some- my latest butt strip

Pete Howlett · Jul 30, 2012

If you do and figure out a way to bind it tell me. I won't be showing this off on my website it's such a difficult thing to get right.

Beau Hannam Ukuleles · Jul 30, 2012

Pete Howlett said:
If you do and figure out a way to bind it tell me. I won't be showing this off on my website it's such a difficult thing to get right.

Yer- ill let you know how i go- Im just going to order the GAL mag to find out whatever they say (http://www.luth.org/backissues/al109-112/al110.html)-

The binding is the thing that troubles me too. could cut it by hand with a french curve or the like but it would be a b!t<h...

I noticed Michael Da Silva is doing an easier kind of 'scoop' but opts out of binding the difficult bit too.

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