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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 5, 2014 at 12:57am

Here is a box construction that you could use on a uke though this was a reso.The neck is dovetailed into a block.The second photo is a steel strung four string front,you could substitute this on the same basic box for your uke.15mm is plenty thick enough for a neck,add blocks to make a heel at the body joint and a fingerboard

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 5, 2014 at 1:03am

Here is a photo of construction of a proper uke

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 5, 2014 at 1:15am

and the drawing,see also Ruby's uke on my page

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on November 5, 2014 at 8:52am

Thank you  Michael Fred Johnson.  I don't like regular ukulele.

Concert ukulele sounds better, I don't have a fingerboard.

I would like to use proper frets. Metal frets last longer than wood.

I also don't have nut files. So I have to think what to do. 

I have trapezoid shape box  so it may be shorter than regular ukulele body.

For bracing I think I can use  wooden laths from hardware store. I may get leftovers from work for sides.  

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on November 5, 2014 at 9:14am

How much is recomended friction tuners for ukulele?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 6, 2014 at 12:29am

That drawing is for a concert uke.

You can use virtually any 6mm thick hardwood for a fingerboard.

I don't have nut files either,I manage with a set of cheap needle files and a set of welders tip cleaners.

Don't care for friction tuners,prefer the geared types,open or closed 

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on November 7, 2014 at 6:49am

Wood for neck.
Glued together leftover pieces of thermo ash from work. 650x51.5x26. End needs to be crosscut.

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