Nov 1, 2018. Day 1. 30 min.
1. Choosing the type of wood
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Vietnamese Rosewood - Before and After Sanding. |
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All 4 Pieces of Rosewood After Sanding - so pretty! |
Nov 6, 2018. Day 2. 1 hour. (Total 1.5 hours).
1. Choosing the specific pieces of wood.
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I decided on just one piece of wood for the back, so that it would show off the interesting irregular pattern/colors of the Rosewood. (This is different to last time when I "bookmatched" two pieces of wood, so they mirrored each other to create a symmetrical appearance). |
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Rosewood sides, Spruce top, and Rosewood back |
Nov 11, 2018. Day 3. 3 hours. (Total 4.5 hours).
1. Curling the sides.
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Heating/shaping the sides. |
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Placing the sides in a mold. |
2. Tracing the top/bottom.
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Tracing the top |
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Tracing the bottom |
3. Making braces.
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Getting my materials ready. |
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Shaping the braces. |
4. Creating a rosette.
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I decided to use the rosewood to make a rosette. |
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Aaron, one of the ukulele-makers, made this rosette for me. |
Nov 11, 2018. Day 4. 4 hours. (Total 8.5 hours).
1. Attaching the sides together.
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I glued/clamped the sides to little blocks of wood. |
2. Attaching Kerfing linings.
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Shaping the Kerfing. |
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Clamping the Kerfing into place. |
3. Creating the neck.
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I chose Purple Heart wood for the head/neck. My ukulele teacher Mike added a piece of mahogany down the middle to make it lighter, since Purple Heart is so heavy. |
Nov 29, 2018. Day 5. 3.5 hours. (Total 12 hours).
1. Finishing Kerfing on the other side
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More kerfing clamps |
2. Finishing touches to the bracing and shaping the head/neck.
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Taking Measurements |
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Getting ready to put it all together. |
Dec 4, 2018. Day 6. 3.5 hours. (Total 15.5 hours).
1. Attaching the bracing to the top
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Funny braces |
2. Attaching the top to the body.
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Starting to become 3D. |
Dec 22, 2018. Day 7. 3.5 hours. (Total 19 hours).
1. Finishing shaping and attaching braces.
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Bottom braces |
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Looking like an ukulele from the front |
Jan 17, 2019. Day 8. 3.5 hours. (Total 22.5 hours).
1. Attaching the back
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Finally an ukulele with all 4 sides |
2. Adding the sticker
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My logo |
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Logo inside the ukulele. |
3. Starting to shape the fretboard and bridge.
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Mike decided to do a fancier version of my logo using this special saw |
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He's cutting holes in it and fill it with different colors of wood. |
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We'll see how it turns out in the end! |
Feb 19, 2019. Day 10. 3 hours. (Total 29 hours).
1. Making the fretboard
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