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Thank you Rod and Jim, I have just had another lesson so I can play the damn thing! Getting there slowly though

Thanks!
There is a YouTube link at the bottom of the first post, let me know what you think.

It was a design that one of my daughters come up with. I have been rethinking the design and will go back to a traditional shape for the next one so I can work on a proper base to compare tone and resonance with. I certainly don’t pretend to know what I’m doing

Hello all, I have recently completed my fourth ukulele. As I have now built my daughters one each, I thought I had better build myself one to play along with them. I had someone give me some Blackwood that had come down in a storm, nice long lengths that I then milled with my Alaskan mill. Baritone ...

I hate to sound like a cheapskate but they are eBay specials. They are really quite good though for cheap tuners, nice and smooth, the chrome work on them is very good and the finish is great. The timber buttons are a bit so so, the outer edge has been sanded fast on worn out sandpaper to a point wh...

Wonderful work as always Allen, you are an inspiration!
Cheers Cal

Thanks Trent, nice of you to say. Yes, the top just come together and due to the knot that was in it, it lent itself to being a heart shape. I would not have turned the sound hole into a heart if the grain ran straight up and down, it would have been a bit cliche I think.

Thanks Gaz, the tuners come with the timber buttons and are apparently rosewood of some sort, I may make my own and replace them at some point. I think it suits my daughter perfectly, nice voice without being overly loud. Cheers Cal.

A short video of how it sounds.
https://youtu.be/Ol4Bjscdvi8

Hello all, I have not been on here for a while. Busy with work and everything else life throws at us. I have managed some shed time, building this little ukulele for my 6 year old daughter. It has a Camphor Laurel body with Tasmanian Myrtle bindings, the neck is Brazilian Mahogany and Claret Ash, fr...

Yep, the bit of flex I have it attached to only gets static charge if I have it hooked up to my makeshift drum sanding attachment that is on my big belt sander, when I use that same bit of flex on my tablesaw or router table I don’t get any charge off it. I think it has to do with the speed of rotat...

The static electricity issue causing sparks and subsequent fires has been debunked many times, static charge can be felt on the outside of the ducting sometimes, I have a bit of copper wire around one length of flex duct that is grounded to the shed that I brush up against regularly, only because th...

That is lovely Allen, top work as always!

ROFL......classic story Cal. Nice work. Haha! Should have seen the looks on the others that turned up to take the class :lol: One fellow said “gee, you must have good tools” I said “That’s like telling a chef they must have good pots” oh no, he said, that’s different. Hmmmm, I use to get the same t...

Can't beat a good quickie, Cal 8) Looks like a Barimando with a Kb Pine top, not too shabby for a knock up!! I quite like the shape, well done! Gaz Thanks Gaz, yep King Billy top, Claret Ash for the neck, sides and back. Got the steam iron out of the laundry to do the bending, it was quicker than w...

After building my daughters baritone ukulele I decided that I should really learn how to play. I found an 8 week beginner course close to home and decided to enroll. In all my enthusiasm I forgot that I don’t own a ukulele. I enrolled on the Tuesday and started to build when I got home from work Wed...

Thank you Wayne! I have just handed it over to my daughter and she is so happy with the end result, she can’t put it down

Yep, that’s him
We will have to do a catch up again at some stage Martin, this ukulele will be gone at the end of the week so maybe once I get the other one finished so you can see my mistakes in person

Yep, that’s Dig (who I told you about in Stirling) he is a very good player. Sounds better than I thought it would, I must learn how to play one day

A short video of a friend playing the ukulele.
https://youtu.be/VYzndJW2nP0

Thanks Martin and Wayne, there are floors and faults but the knowledge gained was worth it all

Ok, finally at the end of the line on this one. Saddle slot cut and piezo connected. All strung up and ready to roll. Baritone ukulele (1 of 11).jpg Baritone ukulele (2 of 11).jpg Baritone ukulele (4 of 11).jpg Baritone ukulele (5 of 11).jpg Baritone ukulele (6 of 11).jpg Baritone ukulele (7 of 11)....

Food for thought Pat...Bill Pentz.com , some say fanatical but, how much is your life worth?? I'm setting up my extraction system with a 4hp motor & 150mm spiral metal ducting with fittings. Bill site is a lot too wade thru, but a great guide line. I applaud your Extraction ideals Cal, great job!!!...

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Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:04 am

Sorry Greg I was trying to be funny!

The early ones all hanging from the ceiling, later ones OK. I'm on MS explorer and Windows 8.

Did you post this in the wrong thread?

Sorry if it’s too much information, I’m not sure as to what you’re plans are or the amount of information you have on the subject. What I have written only touches the surface of a safe environment and dust, I really started to take notice after I turned and finished a bowl from redgum. I had a head...