tonyturley
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I'm in the early stages of a pair of uke projects, a steel string baritone and a tenor. For the baritone body, I'm going to use a 25 foot top arch and 15 foot back arch. For the tenor, the top will be flat and the back will be 15 foot. I'll be building both on open boards without molds, using the same method StewMac recommends for their uke kits. It worked fine for me when I built the StewMac tenor kit last year.
I've used my LMI brace sander as a template to craft a cylindrical building form for gluing back braces. I'm going to do the same for gluing the top braces, as well as sanding implements for shaping the rims. I will not be using radius dishes. I'm using Campiano's and Natelson's guitar building book as a reference. Anyone in the crowd have any tips, pointers, or warnings? I'm most concerned about tapering the backs, because that is where I messed up on my last uke project.
I've used my LMI brace sander as a template to craft a cylindrical building form for gluing back braces. I'm going to do the same for gluing the top braces, as well as sanding implements for shaping the rims. I will not be using radius dishes. I'm using Campiano's and Natelson's guitar building book as a reference. Anyone in the crowd have any tips, pointers, or warnings? I'm most concerned about tapering the backs, because that is where I messed up on my last uke project.