Building a Ukulele In 4 Days
This project was a real opportunity to explore my new workshop, as well as use up some homeless timber and test my perfectionism.
While I’m thrilled with how it turned out given the time constraint, I feel lucky that my guitars are allowed so much more time for attention to detail, structurally and mainly sonically, as well as aesthetically. Also, the fact I have access to some really great materials makes me really grateful; building with offcuts and slightly weird colour schemes really made me miss the latter.
If you want to find the tools I used in this video, the links are as follows:
Luthier’s Digital Calipers: https://stewmac.sjv.io/n13bV9
Fretsaw: https://stewmac.sjv.io/rQzOeR
Japanese saw: https://stewmac.sjv.io/DVvZqy
Radius dishes (40ft and 15ft): https://stewmac.sjv.io/k0aZQN
Hand bending iron: https://stewmac.sjv.io/xk2QXv
Rosette Routing jig: https://stewmac.sjv.io/RyjrK0 (be aware you need to order the base too which is here: stewmac.sjv.io/AWy2a7)
Rosette cutters: https://stewmac.sjv.io/15LdYz
Workshop rulers (long and short): https://stewmac.sjv.io/B0xdrB
Sliding square: stewmac.sjv.io/VmbBRE
Fretboard radiuser (16ft): stewmac.sjv.io/QyJd5a
Adhesive sandpaper: https://stewmac.sjv.io/nLRobX
Fret cutters: https://stewmac.sjv.io/0JWGgJ
Fret tang nippers: https://stewmac.sjv.io/RyB0xg
Fret files: https://stewmac.sjv.io/NkQ4P2
Engineers square: https://stewmac.sjv.io/y2e9LW
My exact Japanese chisels have been discontinued but generally these are a better size for lutherie: https://stewmac.sjv.io/3PxOMk
Lie Nielsen Block plane: https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/adjustable-mouth-block-planes-?path=block-planes&node=4072
Lie Nielsen No.5 1/2 Jack plane: https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/no-5-1-2-jack-plane-
Tempest Guitars sweatshirts: https://www.tempestguitars.com/accessories/p/trydsy7vdkx3b98yd9suwbv4byz7ee
Love x
