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8th October 2020, 10:08 PM #61New Members
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Hey!!
Pretty informative!! Thanks for sharing
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Daniel
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11th October 2020, 06:34 PM #62GOLD MEMBER
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Well the tenor ukulele is coming together, a short video of where it’s up to now. The fretboard and neck are still seperate entities at the moment. A bit of finishing still required on the body before I glue the neck on.
Tenor ukulele almost finished - YouTube
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11th October 2020, 07:40 PM #63GOLD MEMBER
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A few images if you don’t have the ability to view the video.
I have discussed the inlay and the burl with my better half and we both agree that the burl is too busy for the paua. I will be modifying the headstock veneer to suit the inlay on the other instruments.
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12th October 2020, 08:43 PM #64GOLD MEMBER
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And still adding shellac!!!
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12th October 2020, 10:39 PM #65GOLD MEMBER
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Dont you love how wood shows it beauty with those first coats? I do!
Great work Cal!
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Beautiful work!
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15th October 2020, 06:48 PM #67Member
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These are looking absolutely stunning Cal, well done.
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16th October 2020, 07:42 PM #68GOLD MEMBER
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I just finished another inlay, this time I used Wenge as the background. The last one got lost a bit in the burl. What do you think??
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16th October 2020, 08:11 PM #69
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Love the color contrast with the Wenge, very striking.
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16th October 2020, 11:28 PM #71GOLD MEMBER
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agree colour contrast looks great Cal
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19th October 2020, 12:27 PM #72
Yes that one looks better. In fact even without the bird it would still be a good looking head stock.
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John
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20th October 2020, 02:28 PM #73GOLD MEMBER
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Thank you gentlemen, I will stick with the shape then!
I made up a paper template to work from to make it all more accurate. I now have 4 done to suit the baritones and a few spares just in case.
I cut them out on the bandsaw and sanded to fit then used superglue to bond them together. A little sawdust to fill in any gaps and they will be right to start cutting the inlays in before attaching them to the headstocks with titebond.
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16th November 2020, 08:59 PM #74GOLD MEMBER
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Still struggling along with these ukuleles. I have a few headstock veneers finished and started shaping some more necks.
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17th November 2020, 09:00 PM #75GOLD MEMBER
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Built another jig today, this one is for cutting the neck pocket in the bodies. I have made half baked ones in the past but it got old quickly.
I still need to screw some timbers on for router guides, it should be easier to use though. Lined with some leather from the old couch so I don’t scratch the bodies and to help grip them too.
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