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Permalink Reply by Murdoc_420 on April 5, 2016 at 2:08pm

 Haha, I had a feeling you'd say that Wayfinder ;)

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on April 8, 2016 at 6:37am

oh dont start that of again we've already had 2 lengthy debate on this no rule malarky.lol

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Permalink Reply by Bristol Blue on April 9, 2016 at 2:45pm

LOL Wayfinder , I presume you have seen the film "Woodstock" ?

Instead of "No rain !" we can chant "No Rules No Rules No Rules ! ....." :-)

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Permalink Reply by Sharecropper on April 5, 2016 at 1:17pm

 I'm a big fan of building with a fingerboard.    The fingerboard glued to the neck adds tons of strength and helps resist bowing with humidity changes and time under string tension.   Plus if I mess up the fretting I've only messed up the fingerboard !        I like oak, over maple, for it's strength and both are available at Lowes in our town.    Have we met ?            

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Permalink Reply by Murdoc_420 on April 5, 2016 at 2:12pm

 Yeah, I like fretboards too. Just trying to minimize outsourced labor :D

 Not too worried about the ukes, at 10" the neck doesn't have much room to bow. It's the 36" piece used in neck throughs I'm more worried about.

 I don't believe we've met. I'm in GJ. I hadn't thought about Lowes, tried Sutherlands and Home Depot. Intermountain Wood out towards Fruita is where I got my boards.

 Did you do the Nutcracker box the cigar store has? If not there are three of us in the area ;)

 I like your bike wheel build.

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Permalink Reply by Sharecropper on April 5, 2016 at 3:20pm

No ,I did not build the one in the cigar store.  If we haven't met ,there are four of us in the area, that I know of.     The bike wheel build was commissioned by Browns Cycle and displayed in their store  Christmas display two or three years ago .    Thanks . 

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on April 5, 2016 at 1:40pm

What if you cut a strip off each 15/16" board and used them for fingerboards?  Just put the maple on the walnut and vice versa, 15/16" should be plenty thick.

Also I directly fretted a walnut neck uke and I thought it looked great as well.

Lastly for a hardwood source - in my area we can get reclaimed flooring cheaper than box store 1x4 prices and it is far superior wood, old and stable oak or maple.

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Permalink Reply by Murdoc_420 on April 5, 2016 at 2:22pm

 The main issue is tools. I'm working with small hand tools on the back of my truck :D  So anything like cutting thin strips is tough and have to pass it off to friend. Then I gotta compensate, etc.. 

  Haven't found reclaimed wood around here yet. This is a weird area, not a lot of money, but also no good junk scrounging. 

 I think most of the old buildings are just being refurbed, and most of the new development is in new areas. I think the prices I got on the hard boards is decent, just have to work around the limitations. It's definitely cheaper than the Box stores. I spent $8-10 to make a striped neck from poplar, but I'll get 12-20 necks out of the $75 I spent on hardwood/cutting.

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Permalink Reply by Murdoc_420 on April 5, 2016 at 2:23pm

 Thanks for the replies.

 I'll just roll with it, I'm not making specific 'models'. So some may get fingerboard treatment, some not.

 Good for price variations too.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on April 8, 2016 at 9:17am

Sledge Hammer/Straight Axe handles can be had at some hardware stores. Usually made of Hickory and very strong. Some don't even need to be flattened/planed on one side, just cut fret slots for a radius-ed fingerboard.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on April 5, 2016 at 4:48pm

I've made several poplar fretted 1x2 (.75" x 1.5") necks... 3 strings, no issues... your knotty walnut would be awesome with no fretboard...  

Just my $0.02.   

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on April 7, 2016 at 3:40am

Do you have a local model shop?Here in the UK they sell hard woods 3" x 1/4" x 36" ,ideal for fingerboards

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