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BOX EM UP !

9/5/2016

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WELL ITS LABOR DAY- So today I worked hard and got all three Pinecones boxed up.  Here was the process.
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First, with a very sharp Exacto knife I trimmed the Engelmann Spruce overhang as close as I dared.
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​Now wouldn't you think after all the whittling I have done, I would not need bandaids in my workshop.  Yup, I nicked a finger
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This is safer,  Now I am sanding it flush to the sides with 80 grit paper.  There will be lots of fine sanding later 
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​Mustn't forget to make and install the labels on the maple back.  I like to make everything possible by hand, including the label so I paint watercolor paper and write these labels.  They don't look so bright when seen in the darkness through the sound hole.
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The labels are carefully positioned to be centered in the sound hole, glued down and held by these dirty old bags of lead bird shot left over from my muzzleloading days.
​Bags of lead shot come in handy in many ways in a workshop.

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Next, you must flatten the body to receive the back,  I begin with 80 grit paper on this long sanding block
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Then I sand it perfectly flat on this large round sanding disc.  Be sure you get this right or you will have gaps.
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Now comes the glue spread with a little brush on both both surfaces 
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And finally they are clamped tightly together with these long rubber bands.  This photo shows just the first two.  Two more were applied to get a good tight clamping action.
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After a couple of hours the bands are removed and the final shaping of the back begins with this rasp,  a finer rasp, and finally the bow sander
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Still lots of finish sanding to do but I am pleased with the joint and the curve.  And the tap tone sounds good too.  Nice figure on this wood, It will be a lovely uke.
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