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HOT DOG ! 100 % SUCCESS

7/19/2016

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Whew, the bending is done, and it was 100% successful.  I was really worried about the Cocobolo.,  The Brazilian Rosewood was the last of that wood that I had.  If I had broken a side it would have been a dilemma.
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Here is the Claro Walnut cooling off in the holder.  Walnut is pretty easy to bend,  Never tried Cocobolo before.
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Wel, I made it. Here is the Cocobolo, now being fitted and about ready to glue to the Sound Board.  I made this assembly jig and it has been immensely successful in attaching the sides.  The Cocobolo bent very nicely.  The heat of the process boils a great deal of resin which then solidifies on the wood.  Took a bit of hand sanding to clean it up, This is going to be beautiful wood.  
The final bend was the Brazilian Rosewood.  It was a bit easier to bend and not nearly as resin loaded.  Finally today I ben the binding for all three ukes in one taped together bend, and that went perfectly as well.  I enjoyed a nice martini in celebration this afternoon.
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AN EXPERIENCED UKULELE.
My friend John  brought this two year old uke in for a bit of maintenance.  John is an excellent and enthusiastic player who plays every day.  He is also a fingernail strummer.  Consider this a before photo.  I am going to sand this clean and refinish.  If I can get it looking good enough I will put a clear plastic guard over it.  If I cannot make it look good I will attach an opaque  pick guard.  This guy loves his uke and is surely not going to change the way he strums so a pick guard is the only answer.  I will post an "after" photo when the repair is complete.
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