lauburu
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Save a couple of feet of that wire, Ken. You never know when you'll be asked to restore a baritone, launching you into a whole new round of jigs, moulds, tools, and another new UU thread
Well, we can always hope
Miguel
What's happening in your shed?
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Well, we can always hope
Miguel
Timbuck
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No Barri's for me ...I'm now into the 3rd Concert body ..and planning one more with Koa back and top avec Indian rosewood sides.Save a couple of feet of that wire, Ken. You never know when you'll be asked to restore a baritone, launching you into a whole new round of jigs, moulds, tools, and another new UU thread
Well, we can always hope
Miguel
Beau Hannam Ukuleles
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BRW with coloured lines- off the HMS soon.
And the back:
And the back:
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sequoia
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I'm intrigued by that carving on the backside. Very interesting. I love how it expands the BWB lines along the curve. Now this has me thinking....hmmmm....hmmmm...how did he do that. Thanks Beau, but I think I will experiment first before I attack my peghead.
Beau Hannam Ukuleles
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Small curved razor file, then 220, then shellac.
I do this same thing on my heel caps- to reveal the bwb lines etc- looks great and is easy.
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Vespa Bob
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Great idea, consider it borrowed, along with the mosaic headplate, a good way to put scrap wood to use! Would go well with a rosette done in a similar way.
Bob
Bob
Titchtheclown
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Something I have always wanted to do: nails bent into staples as frets.
Started with 50mm 18 gauge C1 brads cut the head off.
Bent them into staple like shapes.
measured out the fretboard with pencil
make pilot holes with pin
drill 1.6mm hole
put home made staples in
Clamp flat with a few spring clamps and a thin bit of stiff metal
Superglue on the ends.
Fret wire is a whole lot easier, especially if you have all the right tools and jigs but I think this has more Mojo.
Started with 50mm 18 gauge C1 brads cut the head off.
Bent them into staple like shapes.
measured out the fretboard with pencil
make pilot holes with pin
drill 1.6mm hole
put home made staples in
Clamp flat with a few spring clamps and a thin bit of stiff metal
Superglue on the ends.
Fret wire is a whole lot easier, especially if you have all the right tools and jigs but I think this has more Mojo.
gerardg
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Full acajou body, Mezzo Soprano 363 mm. scale 13th fret joining cedar neck in progress.
Danish Oil finish step.
All the building story with many pics on the blog.
Danish Oil finish step.
All the building story with many pics on the blog.
Beau Hannam Ukuleles
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Timbuck
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I've been building a shipload of ukes lately Sopranos and a few Concert size..and now is the time to start finding them some new owners..this is the first one of the batch.. Cuban Mahogany body with Sapele and ebony neck.. Wish me luck
Timbuck
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It's now sold to a guy in Central Europe ..Maybe he's on this forum.?
lauburu
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If you can sell a uke in 7 hrs and 45mins, you don't need luck.
Miguel
One thing going on in my shed is to gear-up by making jigs; here is my form to hold the bent sides.
The hole accepts a block, which is held in a vise, and allows access for other processes.
The hole accepts a block, which is held in a vise, and allows access for other processes.
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tparse
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Nice shop. Where in Indiana are you? I was born and raised in Goshen.
Dan Gleibitz
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Nice form Rrgramps. I'd put a threaded rod through each end, as recent experience taught me that hinges and latches stretch. Of course, it may just be my imprecisely bent sides required more than the usual amount of force to get them to agree with the mold....
Thanks for the compliment.
I'm near Columbus, south of Indy.
Nice form Rrgramps. I'd put a threaded rod through each end, as recent experience taught me that hinges and latches stretch. Of course, it may just be my imprecisely bent sides required more than the usual amount of force to get them to agree with the mold....
Even though these are 6-inch hinges and 6" latches, there is some play in them. Stew Mac has threaded rods in their molds, and it seemed like a good idea; not sure why I didn't go that route. There is room though to add them, and both 5/16" all-thread and knobs are already in my shop to do such.
Beau Hannam Ukuleles
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Just as i was finishing cleaning up the glue squeeze out, my lamp fell right where it lays in this pic.....right between two ukes.... 5.30pm is beer time.
Such nice ukuleles too.
Beau Hannam Ukuleles
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That far uke is from 2012- All tassy blackwood with paua shell purfling and my first bridge shape, which i quickly changed.
The uke closest in the pic is off to HMS very soon
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