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A project log for Classical Parlour Guitar sized Baritone Ukulele

Another guitar-sized ukulele build

the-big-oneThe Big One 02/17/2018 at 00:320 Comments

I have been very bad at recording videos as I have been working on this instrument, but I do have some photos.  Here they are, more or less in reverse chronological order.  Enjoy:

Pre-bridge gluing:

Finishing (gloss finish, prior to using steel wool to make it an even satin)

Detail of the back joints + purfling miters

Cutting binding + purfling channels.  I actually ended up doing things a bit differently than it shows here... I didn't end up using spool clamps to maintain height, instead I taped a shim to the router table right beside the bit and rested the body on that.

I used a 5 bar Torres bracing pattern:

Not glued (the back goes on last), but verifying the fit prior to gluing the top on:

The lumber I used for the back was 4.5" wide, so I didn't have enough for a 2 piece back.  Instead, I did a double book match and did some stripes on the outside ones.  I left the inner bookmatch alone to show off the white sapwood.

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