Rbee ukes

Rbee · Dec 19, 2018

Hi everyone,
Nice to be here for present my work.
Like i said in my presentation , i'm just begining in building (not for sale, only for hobby).
I take the passin after buying a uku of Gérard Guash and following his blog.
After make a stewmac concert kit for understand how ta assemble a uku, with the help of Gérard, i make my own plan, bought my wood and tool (part by part... it's a little expensive when we start) ... and i start!
I have also lucky to have cabinet maker at my job with some machine...
I follow some of you, especially for the ressources that you share, it's very usefull, so thanks a lot!
Here you can see the first step: my plan.

after some preparation, i assemble the neck :

I make a truss rod for the regidity :

i begining the shaping :

and i'm actually here :

Need to be continue shaping, especially about the thickness and the root shape.
I also notice that i had made a lot of mistakes... so it's like a draft. Not easy

Thanks for your reading,

Raphaël.

Rbee · Feb 8, 2019

Hi everyone!
After a little more stuff (i maked 4 model...),

i have realise my bridge :

Concerning the neck, i made too much mistake so it will be just a prototype (test mode)... need to make a new

Pat Eaton · Feb 8, 2019

Keep going, the first build is a challenge.

You will find that most mistakes can be corrected. I have only built 4 so I am still learning the process.

Cheers!

Steve-atl · Feb 9, 2019

Look great!!

Rbee · Feb 11, 2019

thank's !
it's a challenge yet i hope that it will be a good instrument at the end

Rbee · Feb 16, 2019

Hi,
i just finish my fretboard !

I'm really happy because it's really smooth and clean (not the same result when i built a kit last year ^^ )

sequoia · Feb 16, 2019

Nice work. A pretty fretboard.

Titchtheclown · Feb 17, 2019

I like the fret board and the alternating big and small dots. Is there reason you have three dots on the 14th fret? A common layout is to have a double dot on the 12th.

Rbee · Feb 17, 2019

Thanks

Nice work. A pretty fretboard

In fact, there are dots on 3 5 7 10 12... And a mistake on 15
I planed to put the 3 dots on the 12 th fret... Not the 15 th .
Yet... Not enough concentrated

. Is there reason you have three dots on the 14th fret?

Paul Bouchard · Feb 18, 2019

If you don’t mind, I think I'm going to do nearly the same on the uke I'm working on now.

Rbee · Feb 18, 2019

make 3 dots on 15th fret

?

If you don’t mind, I think I'm going to do nearly the same on the uke I'm working on now.

Rbee · Mar 11, 2019

Hi every one,
I work on my project, yet i need some advice concerning the back braces.
First of all, i designed my uke with only two braces and the initial thickiness of the back was 1.8 mm.
Unfortunatelly, when i reduced the back, i arrived to 1.65 mm. So i decide to change my plan and use three braces (i splited the second brace in two).
Now i have glue the patch of the join (bookmatched eucalyptus) and... I think it's really more rigid than i expect.
So, what do you think : keep two braces or three ?
Moreover, The back will be radiused and i use a sand template for keep my 15' radius (so all my braces have the radius) . three braces is more easy for a beginner?
Here a picture of my problem :

Thanks for advance.
Raphaël.

sequoia · Mar 12, 2019

You could probably get by with using two braces on the back, but that one brace under the soundhole needs to be moved down south of where the soundhole would be and not across the waist. I would also move that lower brace down too so it is not at the widest part. Basically the braces are supporting the lower bout where the surface area is greater and not bothering to brace the upper bout. Of course you could put in a third brace and some do, but I just use two.

Rbee · Mar 12, 2019

Thanks Sequoia,
I understand

Do you think this retake will be ok?

or need to move more lower the braces ?

Thanks,
Raphaël.

sequoia · Mar 12, 2019

I would move the upper brace down a bit more.

Rbee · Mar 12, 2019

Thanks sequoia, i will love it to the middle of the total lenght

Rbee · Mar 13, 2019

Hi,
I made two version
A - with the second brace to the middle

B - With the second brace little more up. I think this release is better :

What do you think ?

Thanks for advance,
Raphaël.

sequoia · Mar 13, 2019

Both look good. Whichever makes you feel good...

Rbee · Mar 13, 2019

Thanks Sequoia! i'll work on it

Rbee · Mar 27, 2019

Hello!
Just some pics, i've finish the back with braces :

Thanks for your advice during the placement, it was useful (also the video from Beau

)

Next step : work on the table

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