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Hi everyone,

I'm very happy because i have just finished my first uke :
http://raerk.fr/RbeeUke1/Rbee01_5.jpg
http://raerk.fr/RbeeUke1/Rbee01_4.jpg
http://raerk.fr/RbeeUke1/Rbee01_3.jpg...

Great thanks!
Work really nice and easy to use :)
http://raerk.fr/RbeeUke1/Banc_calibrage_1.jpg

I begin my first uke two years ago, and i was so excited to use AAA wood from Madinter! of course this wonderful set finished is life in my barbecue because i was not able to bend it (same problem...

Thanks, very interesting adress, i will go to Island Bazar, U-space and anacapa ukulele :)

Thanks Beau, i send you an email :)

Thanks all,

@kohanmike : thanks, really interesting! unfortunately, each day i will be in a different city so impossible to ship from stewmac. Yet, i love your adress around LA, thanks. I Hope...

Hi,

I will have the opportunity to visit usa from Chicago to San francisco passing by grand junction, las vegas, los angeles and san francisco in may.

Do you recommand to visit some shop or...

really instructive! soundtrack is really nice :)

Thanks a lot!!! i understand and it will be very useful!
thanks for pics and the idea :)

Hi,
Seem's to be a very useful tool. Is it possible to see a video of how it works? i'dont arrive to understand and i had some troubles with this step...
Thanks a lot,
Raphaël

useful :) i will keep this advice for a futur mistake ^^

Hi,
On Amazon from France, i have only Access to tour bouzouki Book And mandolin project :(
Is it normal ?
Thanks, raphael.

Hi,
It was more difficult than i think.
Thanks to your help, i arrived to bend this set (i buy some new set for practice) :
http://raerk.fr/RbeeUke1/eclisse_5.jpg...

Really interresting,
Thanks :)

So if i resume :
1 - spray both side and wait 40 min
2 - wiped it down with a rag to remove surplus
3 - bend the waist
4 - spray a little more and put it in foil envelope
5 - finsh bending
...

My copy arrived few day ago, love it, with a lot of little tips that i will use on my project :)
Very useful

I'll will send you my book by post so you will cross out and correct over the text :D Thanks Pete :)

Thanks for the thread. Like Paul, i built my first uke in my house with just some traditional tools (trying to make some other...but not really efficient :D) so i'm just buying it for learn good...

Hi,
I'm not a luthier, so i buy last year the stewmacs kit's for a concert uke with some starting tools. It was a fantastic experience for learn how assemble a uke and a little more (fretboard,...

Thanks Tim!
I will try it :)

Hi Tim,

If i understand well, you bend the waists using this tool (by putting the side on a hot steel tube and use your device)
And after that, you bend all in the mold? (in my case, this : ...

Hi everyone,

I made 2 tests and i don't arrived to bend the side.
The second test was better, yet as you can see , it's crack in the second curve, near to the neck :...

Ok thanks a lot Sven :)
I will do your method :)

Thanks, Sven.
This is the vids i Saw this afternoon and i noticed that he use simple water.
Thanks a lot for all details. It's really useful.
I understand why you don't use a lot of water, so i...

Thanks Sven,
in all the vids like this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwb78H7oCTc,

it spray and wait 10 minutes before bend. But they spray with venneer softener (supersoft2).
Is it...