Building a better world, uke by uke.
This is my building diary. I build ukuleles in my apartment workshop. I try to label the posts, so if you're interested in anything in particular you might find it by clicking the labels.
Feel free to contact me if there is anything you want to ask, or even better; tell me.
This morning I glued the last of the eight strips. I will continue with shaping the back radius, and then the neck will be put on. I made the back radius on the other one last night, maybe it shows in my next post.
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I'm impressed. You actually work on the sopranos before going to the office in the morning!
Or in my usual backwards manner of writing: Your working on the sopranos in the morning before going to the office is impressing.
I must admit that I didn't really get how the shaping of the back radius was (is) done. Oh I understand the sanding part (I think) But not how you controll the shape of the back. How you know that each part of the sides get just enough sanding.
Well it's easier than you might think, Luther Ran Mob.
I make pencil marks on the edges, then grind it in the sanding dish. Then check where the marks are gone, plane there a little with a miniature plane (to avoid endless sanding), make new marks and sand again.
Once all marks disappear at once, or really are all gone, the back radius is sorted. Then the back braces are shaped - oh you'll see about that in a few days. They're the ones that hold the shape of the back.
2 comments:
I'm impressed. You actually work on the sopranos before going to the office in the morning!
Or in my usual backwards manner of writing:
Your working on the sopranos in the morning before going to the office is impressing.
I must admit that I didn't really get how the shaping of the back radius was (is) done. Oh I understand the sanding part (I think) But not how you controll the shape of the back. How you know that each part of the sides get just enough sanding.
Well it's easier than you might think, Luther Ran Mob.
I make pencil marks on the edges, then grind it in the sanding dish. Then check where the marks are gone, plane there a little with a miniature plane (to avoid endless sanding), make new marks and sand again.
Once all marks disappear at once, or really are all gone, the back radius is sorted. Then the back braces are shaped - oh you'll see about that in a few days. They're the ones that hold the shape of the back.
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