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Lay out the concert scale length, including the headstock on some cardboard or a scrap piece of wood, then size it up across the top of your box? If it doesn’t fit so good, then go with the soprano scale length? Good luck with this :)
Hi Gary, I see you having problems, you're not alone.
Don't use the VISUAL tab, use HTML only
Taff
Greg and Taffy,
I think the size of that box is ok. I am going to hold my bDSCN0908.JPGreath and attempt to post a photo
BTW Tiff, a huge thank you for realizing that I was using Visual.
I built 4 of these. The necks were made of Douglas Fir, laMINated in 1/4" thick
strips. The fir is plenty strong for a concert uke neck. The wood was excess
lumber from the building of the ship. Very special.
Edit doesn't seem to work either. Anyway, a big thanks to taffy for figuring out that I was using Visual.
I built 4 of these ukes in the galley of my sailboat. The necks were made of laminated Douglas Fir, plenty strong for a concert uke. The wood was excess lumer from the building of the ship. Very special. I may build another series of 3 or 4.
Yea those are looking great Gary! Douglas fir is a tough one, tougher than the commercial white Fir from the big box stores. Sometimes with the Firs, if I don’t check both sides of the planks, I end up with a super knotty one :)
Brian, thanks for the good words. This site is almost useless. Like you say, it is glitchy.
Another thing about Doug Fir is, like concrete , it hardens with age. Try putting a nail in a 100 year old Doug Fir plank. Good luck.
Cheers,
Gary
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