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Permalink Reply by Tim Hooper on July 26, 2017 at 9:02am

So spurred on by the success of the first model, and with enough guitar left to cannibalise, I decided to make an 8-stringer - this time with an arched back.

Here's the progress so far.  The body is made, and is waiting for me to source a decent lump of timber for the neck.

Tim

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on July 26, 2017 at 9:54am

Impressive.

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Permalink Reply by Will King on July 28, 2017 at 4:13am

Very good workmanship!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on July 28, 2017 at 11:37am

Very bice looking indeed.

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Permalink Reply by Estone Villan on July 28, 2017 at 2:00pm

I have a bashed up acoustic and a bashed up classical guitar in the house. I've been meaning to do something with them but figured i'd just strip them for parts.

If i can convince myself that i have enough skill (which i don't), i may attempt this - your uke looks amazing and i'm seriously lacking a tenor in my uke collection.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Hooper on July 28, 2017 at 11:08pm

Thanks for the comments, gents!  It's always nice to get a bit of encouragement, and if this inspires somebody in return, then that's even better!

I've been planning the layout of the headstock on graph paper, using the tuners and nut as real life references.

Oh, and here's the new body - which is a mirror image of the last project!

I've just come back from the wood yard, carrying nice bit of mahogany for the neck.

Tim

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Permalink Reply by Tim Hooper on July 29, 2017 at 2:38am

There are several online fret space calculators out there, and my tenor uses a scale length of 430mm (about 17").

It's easier to mark up the neck whilst it's still parallel sided.

To cut the fret slots I use a battered old pull saw, with a hacksaw blade clamped to it to act as a depth stop.

I have to admit that my scroll saw struggled with the neck's side profile!  There's no joint in the neck.

The sides were tapered with a jack plane.

I fit separate ears to my head stocks.  It makes the neck easier to make, and I think they re-inforce that angled bit.

Ears glued and clamped.  Further shaping tomorrow!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on July 29, 2017 at 9:44pm

Very nice, always been a sucker for the Snakehead shape.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Hooper on July 30, 2017 at 1:43am

Me too.  I like the way the strings don't have to veer off at a sideways angle after they pass through the slots in the nut.

Tim

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on July 30, 2017 at 9:56am

I built this acoustic CBG out of Cedar and decided to alter my headstock a bit. It worked out great.

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Permalink Reply by Lonman on July 29, 2017 at 3:49am

wow, awesome idea

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on July 29, 2017 at 3:22pm

Cool ukes and nice work- both the building and the build-along.

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