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MOOSE BONE & ROSETTES

2/8/2022

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Andy not only sent me the wood for his uke from Finland, he also send a piece of moose bone.  His father-in-law shot the moose in Finland many years ago.  Lets see if we can use it,
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I was able to cut four possibly  usable pieces from the bone.
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This is my device to hold the thin bone so I can shape it on the belt sander.  better than sanding the fingers.
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Looks like I can make the saddle out of this piece
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And now back to the German's ukes.  Time to cut the oval slot for the rosette.
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Slots are cut and sealed with some dilute shellac so that glue will not penetrate and stain the wood.
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The "rope" purfling is carefully tapped into the slot and glued with thin superglue.  The purfling had been previously bent on the hot pipe.
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The sound hole is roughed out on the drill press, finished on the oscillating sander in the morning
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