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Nice work James. I fancy having a wee go at a uke one day. 
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@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Hi James, that incredibly generous. I’m actually looking for a non-notched ruler as I’m hand sawing my slots. Or can tis still be used for this method?

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Cheers James. Very much appreciated. If you need any specific details or measurements just let me know.
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Looking good James. 
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@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 …. I know you say that, on a soprano uke, covering the top of the rosette with the fretboard is not really an option but….. why? I know a lot of them have the fretboard finish just over the…   Read more»

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2  I haven’t made a rosette myself yet, so I not talking from experience. But in hindsight, I’m wondering if you had staggered the black/white/black joints would that avoid the wee misalignment. I was going to suggest the same as…   Read more»

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Hi James, you could carve out a small part of the rosette and inlay a small graft as a feature. 🤔 
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How does it sound?

Cheers James!
I believe that it sounds great but… maybe, it’s just me 😉
When I finish the video, I’ll add the sound of it.

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@mattbeels
https://livestream.com/baileyguitars/events/9537710
 

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Arch tops take a long time, it’s more like carving a violin than other styles of guitar making. No running the parts through a drum sander to thickness the front and back. Gouges, curved sole planes and scrapers. Also…   Read more»

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 I used a set of plans from Stew Mac in 1985 I think for the arch top, and wood from a local wood yard. It’s got quite a treble sound and not much bass. I probably need to take…   Read more»

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Brilliant idea. I was thinking along similar, but different, lines … There’s a great community brewing here, but a lot of the real-time interaction is dependant on Mark (and Carol) hosting the livestreams, and not objecting to the frequent…   Read more»

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 cut twice measure once? 😉

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For your 12 string project, have you planned to do anything different with the bracing, or do you think what you did on your 6 string will be fine?

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Well it’s not me. I did just order two shirts and a beanie though. But I was just going through a junk drawer and I found an old photo of Mark putting out the bin bags in his boxers…   Read more»

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Thanks James!
Yes actually, guitarmakingness is indeed a word. Er, at least it is now…
Yeah that finishing course should be awesome, can’t wait to see the gun cam 😆
Cheers!

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That fan fretted nylon strung 8 string is just gorgeous!

Made me dizzy looking at it.

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Some people are not comfortable in front of a camera and how would she manage to get a word in anyway

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2   Thanks , I’m going to sign up. What brought me here was the live streams on Youtube. Yes the Penny dropped for me too.

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2  if only Mark had warned me……. I had a similar moment when I routed a radius on the back of my body, the router guide fell into the neck pocket and took a bite out of it, a bit…   Read more»