some random design rosette ( padauk, purpleheart and cherry)

                                            mystery wood fingerboard leveled, and scraped baby-butt smooth.

                                               Hog tie-down Bridge

 

the thinnest fretboard to date. inspired by the Kamaka gold label.

fret dressing and polish

no significant work on any ukes done today. i had to catch up with housework and cleaning as vacation is looming around the corner.

working at a break neck speed.

 

its been 3 days since i started this lil' bugger. not bad.

 

 

 Super soprano

Thin as her skin

 still not thin enough

 

 

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did a mini wood run today and scored a nice figured plank of a close to quartersawned mahogany . i'll get  at least a dozen sets of 1-piece top and backs. maybe even a couple of concert necks. the dimesions are 5.75'x 11.5"x3/4". this will be enough mahogany to last through winter time.

 

 

 

 

mahogany Neck is coming along alright thanks to my Kataba Jap saw and Lie-nielsen #2

 

 

 

 

Maple Cutaway Shaping up

 bending sides for a cutaway soprano by hand is not an easy feat.  it sucks

 

 

Par Avion mail Envelope-inspired Cutaway Soprano

a bit of nostalgia on this upcoming concept build. some of you may recognize the picture above. it is a vintage international air mail envelope.In a time where everything is electronically processed and digitalized, its refreshing too see some throwback things to remind us of the good times.  im quite excited to add new elements in my build repertoire ( vintage stamps wood trasfer, multi-color rope bindings and marquetry)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the last bit of my Hem-fir Stash and another bent Cherry ready for trimming and blocks.