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Uke Box?

Posted by Paul Doug on April 1, 2009 at 11:26pm
I have been wanting to make a Uke. I found this box and it screams ukulele to me. It measures about 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"x1 3/8". Is that big enough, I'm mainly worried about the depth? I have a couple plans I got off the internet and they call for a deeper box. Wish there was a way to get the label off the inside of the lid in tack, I'm in love with this girl!

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  • Paul Doug April 2, 2009 at 8:57pm
    I've been looling at your ukes and very nice they are. I am thinking maybe doing it like you did Papa's Box's Tenor Uke
    Looks nice and won't have to cut the label/

    Thanks.

    Rich Amazing Dick Leufstedt said:
    I've built a couple cigar box ukes and I just trim the bottom of the neck to match the thickness of the box.
    That is a very nick box . I suggest keeping the label as the top of the uke.
    Check out my Ukes on my page.
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  • Rich Amazing Dick Leufstedt April 2, 2009 at 8:21pm
    I've built a couple cigar box ukes and I just trim the bottom of the neck to match the thickness of the box.
    That is a very nick box . I suggest keeping the label as the top of the uke.
    Check out my Ukes on my page.
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  • Paul Doug April 2, 2009 at 11:43am
    Thanks Doc. The label on the inside of the lid is the same as the outside, I just want it to save, because on one will see the inside.
  • Doc Oakroot April 2, 2009 at 10:43am
    That's plenty deep, although might be structurally problematic if you wanted to do a Papa's Boxes uke kit for example - it needs some depth for the neck block. But a neck-through design will work.

    If you wan the label on the outside of the top, just remove the lid, flip it over and put it back on.
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