raising the grain

i sense a Les Paul-style eletcric uke in 2013

 

set pieces for my 1-week-archtop build

 

 

 

 

Archtop Mahogany Soprano

 

 

 

Figured Mahogany Concert

wife just listed this on evilbay. im already happy for some lucky ukers to own this. 

 

They grow on trees

 

 

 

 

finishing touch on the Cherry micro

Parting Shots

time to say goodbye to this two as i go say bye myself.

 

 

  

Maple Super Soprano in the morning light

Marking for Fret position and bridge placement

                      cutting fret slots when the fingerboard is already glued on @ 1 AM ?? i dont see why everybody fuss about this method.  the key is patience,steady hands and a kickass postive attitude

    here's the following morning. pancakes and mahogany

A simple flower

inspired by a Freeda Kahlo Painting and my 6 yr old girl's doodling of a flower.

 

                          painstakingly done by hand. no nifty power tools here folks. i like the sound of quiet.

                        after sanding...

A touch of Mint

                                             im loving this mahogany solid lining for the bottom.

     the top lid is routed for the minty prufling and walnut/mahog pseudo-rope binding. i sense a mint chocolate theme here somewhere.

The 5 hr. Soprano Back plate

from laminated pieces to glue-up in under 5 hours. talk about crunch time.

                                       traced outline

                                 planing mahogany brace material to the right dimensions

                                  eyeballing the placement

                                     scalloped braces with the 15' radius