@wolframmalukker 😳 😳 😳 wow, uh no I’m not kin to either of those that I know of. In the BG area, I’m kin to Runners & Richards (😂 R&R 🤣). My 1st cousin that lives there retired from WKU….   Read more»

@wolframmalukker hey hey!!!! I’m actually a bit farther east and about 80 minutes from BG. I live very close to the geographical center of Kentucky. Eight-five miles from Louisville, Lexington, & Bowling Green. 😂 That puts me in Campbellsville, KY….   Read more»

@wolframmalukker sounds like you need to clear some space, I’d try and just focus on one, get it over the finish line then the next and so on. I find it can get to stressful spreading yourself to thin.  …   Read more»

@wolframmalukker I went for a simpler “f-hole”. I just did a weight relief chamber on one side of the body and added the f-hole for looks.
I forgot to seal the inside of the chamber for moisture, though. 🙂 

[quote data-userid=”14309″ data-postid=”23257″] @wolframmalukker  The consensus may have been 10mm a few days ago, I reduced my current build to 7mm yesterday, it still looks thick enough though, thats in mahogany. I was wrong, best stick with your first thought…   Read more»

@wolframmalukker 

The consensus may have been 10mm a few days ago, I reduced my current build to 7mm yesterday, it still looks thick enough though, thats in mahogany.

I was wrong, best stick with your first thought of 13mm minimum.

@wolframmalukker @koendb tv101 was asking the same thing a few days ago[ here ]. The consensus was 10 mm thickness The consensus may have been 10mm a few days ago, I reduced my current build to 7mm yesterday, it still…   Read more»

Posted by: @wolframmalukker
17″ scale-would be considered a “tenor” uke

Alright!  I used a 16″ on mine 🙂
It took me a bit of experimenting to find a good combination of string gauges.

@wolframmalukker Forgive me if it has been asked before, but what is the scale length you used on this ukelele?

Posted by: @wolframmalukker Been a long time-and it’s still not finished. A “long time” ???  Not even a year yet, surely!  I’ve had builds take a lot longer than a year, and that’s without me making the pickups and a…   Read more»

@wolframmalukker That looks great!

Posted by: @wolframmalukker Cut the fingerboard all the way through the misplaced slot, lay it on a sheet of wax paper, and glue the two halves together, then proceed as it were a single piece. I am not sure that…   Read more»

Posted by: @wolframmalukker Am I OK to seal this crack up with some superglue, re cut the fret slot to clear any glue, and re-sand to 600 grit? @wolframmalukker Yes, it’s fine to fill it with super glue (CA glue)…   Read more»

@wolframmalukker    THEN I see this crack opening up! I think I would fill the crack with superglue and sand it again before the glue sets to work the sanding dust into the crack. The downside is that it’ll fill…   Read more»

@wolframmalukker  Almost invisible repair, nice one.

Indeed very nice repair! good job @wolframmalukker

Posted by: @wolframmalukker
Barely any gap there, and what is there will fill out fine when I go to paint the body.

@wolframmalukker Nice work, great little repair. 👍

Posted by: @wolframmalukker Started the second neck, but got a bit impatient and the scarf joint is poorly glued, the nut position is compromised, and I just feel like I’ve made a hash out of it. @wolframmalukker Never mind, you…   Read more»

Posted by: @wolframmalukker It definitely could have been worse, I could be getting out the wood bleach to remove bloodstains. @wolframmalukker Ouch! It’s not that bad though. I can see how it upset you, it would have upset me too…   Read more»

@wolframmalukker 
Thats not bad at all, I think I’d just fill that with glue and sawdust.