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Comment by Grandpa on July 25, 2017 at 10:44am

All right. I'm sold! Off to Amazon for a little Kreg mini and some square drive screws. Thanks for your info., and again, nice build. I might just get me a good Uke with all this.

Comment by Jim Brown on July 25, 2017 at 8:08am

I don't have the Kreg jig ... I have an off-brand one. But the concept is the same. I didn't want a through neck on this one, and the box was beefy, so I used the jig to do three holes before shaping the neck. Two holes are under the fretboard, and one is filled by a matching dowel plug ... which you can buy in multiple species, make yourself using a Kreg addon (if you have the Kreg jig, make yourself with a plug cutter, or just glue a 3/8" (I think) dowel in there and flush cut it.  

Plus side, you're screwing the screws in from the OUTside of the box, not from within (especially important if you're using smaller boxes, as I have been). 

Most important thing with pocket holes is to CLAMP THE CRAP out of your workpieces. This neck moved on me a little; doesn't affect playability, but it's not quite where I wanted it to be. 

Comment by Grandpa on July 25, 2017 at 5:16am

Beautiful build. Is that a Kreg Jig attachment? I keep thinking I need one, but don't quite get over the hump to get one. Your post just might have sealed the deal! A couple of previous Ukulele attempts were not satisfying (or very good!), so I bailed on making more. My neck bolting attempts sucked. Didn't think of a Kreg/pocket jig attachment. I know ukes are popular, so maybe....

Thanks for your post.