The cast iron book press is back at the summer house and I won't be there for a couple of weeks. But it's possible to glue the backs without it, don't worry.
Glueing the same small cleats as I used when I put the tops on saves me loads of trouble. A drop of superglue and broken off pieces of kerfed lining strips, we could call them tentalones.
The first two went together as a sandwich, each uke being the perfect caul for the other one. A cheap mouse mat lies between to even things out.
The third one got clamped against a piece of plywood, and is still drying as I write this.
Now I'll start with the fretboards, the bodies are close to done. I will trim the backs and sand and scrape them in preparation for finishing.
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