@russ Amazing work! Could you please explain your shooting board? I don't think I've seen one with the holes and dowels before and can't figure out how to use that feature.

My favourite song today:

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@tv101 I built one in my life. An archtop. Took me almost a year. I totally concur with you.

@russ Moving along quite nicely. Keep at it. Top job!

@marcel Yes!!!! LaBella flat wounds on a short scale. Short scales feels so comfy and I love building them.

@bpower Actually Sir, I owe you an apology...... I saw a ridiculously priced Martin soprano uke today and indeed..... the fretboard didn't stop just after the 12th fret body join but continued up to ...

Thanks Mark, Now that I've cut out the sound hole I'd struggle to cut a perfectly concentric groove so I'll probably just live with it .......I don't even want a bloody ukelele anyway! 🤣

@swepri it will be 30 inch.

@marcel Interesting project. Which scale length will it be?

@russ funny you should ask lol Finally uploaded today

🤔 If you want to make it look perfect you can route out the offending ring with a slightly wider slot and then inlay something extra wide (2bwb or bwbwb or a wooden strip) or take your own bes...

I think that because the fretboard meets the soundboard around the 12th fret that by the time the fretboard was lengthened to cover the offending article the frets would be just for decoration......mi...

@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 fretboar...

@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 ...

Thanks Russ, I think that if I tried that I'd just dig myself further into the deep do do 🤣 I reckon I'll just live with it, learn from it and as Mr Bailey once said.....mistakes like that j...

Some weeks ago I was in Ayr where Carol took me to an afternoon jam with Mick and Dee. I got the privilege to play Mick’s short scale bass, made by Mark. It was an eye opener for me. Never played a sh...

My favourite song today, another classic.

Well I got there in the end, plays really nice, looks really nice and sounds really nice. I'll call that a win. Attachment : 20230727_195323-01.jpeg Attachment : 20230727_195333-01.jpeg ...

Build more, worry less. That's my motto lol. Seriously though, I'd only be concerned if I was shipping it elsewhere in the world with extreme temps. Out of the 14 guitars I've built I've only had on...