Bending jig in the making

Everything has to happen during short bursts of activity, since my kids need attention. In the background you can see my dad teaching my son to sharpen knives, while I'm glueing parts together.

Mistake

Wood. A very good reason to love MDF. Hopefully it won't affect the result too much. I got scared though, had I been slightly more careless I would have had fewer fingers to play the uke with.

Router

With the templates screwed on, I use a router to get the parts identical. This proved to be both dangerous and difficult.

Jigs

Rough cut with a jigsaw. Haven't bought a bandsaw yet, and I'll have to cope without one.

Template 2

Phew.

Template 1

Making templates for bending jig.

It happens.

After waiting 3 months, I finally get to start building.

Drawing

Designing my tenor using CAD software. I must have looked on 1000 ukes on the internet, so the design is not really my own.

Wood 4

For some reason someone has traced the contour of a jumbo-sized uke on the board. With a bit of luck, each piece should be enough for one soprano and one tenor. 12 ukes...

Wood 3

Grain seems tight and good. This is cedar.

Wood 2

Also some basswood for kerfing.

WOOD 1!

At last and finally! Today my soundboards arrived.