Servant of Christ
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I just recently got my first uke. I need something to occupy me over the summer and the idea of building my first ukulele sounds nice.
I guess my question would be, How feasible would it be to carve a uke from one solid block of wood? I've read of some luthiers carving sopranino scale ukes this way. If I carved the shape then cut the soundboard and back off, that would make removing the inside of the body easier. Lets say I just leave the back and carve from the top. Would it still need the bracing on the inside? I'm not asking for an extensive answer of tools and such. Have any of you tried this? What did you do? I searched and found nothing.
I guess my question would be, How feasible would it be to carve a uke from one solid block of wood? I've read of some luthiers carving sopranino scale ukes this way. If I carved the shape then cut the soundboard and back off, that would make removing the inside of the body easier. Lets say I just leave the back and carve from the top. Would it still need the bracing on the inside? I'm not asking for an extensive answer of tools and such. Have any of you tried this? What did you do? I searched and found nothing.