Here is the Cocobolo back, All braced and joined with a strip of ebony veneer across the joint just for insurance. All it lacks is the label
Here is the top, completed. In this picture I was sanding down the edges of the cedar sound hole brace.
I think this brace is necessary because the wood of the top is made very thin when the groove for the rosette is routed. The brace wants to exceed the width of that groove and
the grain of the patch wants to be opposite the grain of the top for maximum support.
the grain of the patch wants to be opposite the grain of the top for maximum support.
Here is the Honduran Mahogany neck, cut and marked and ready for shaping.
Get out the carving tools- it's time to carve the neck. This is one of the most pleasant functions in making a Ukulele.
