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Good looking instrument - what is the tuning on this set up?

Looking grid. You might want to consider jointing the top plate and back plate before thicknessing - I find it easier to join the thicker plates.

Thanks for the response. I have used zero frets across a range of instruments, but I have been looking for a way to tweak my designs and produce updated templates for future builds. G'thang looks really well suited to refining key dimensional attributes and may well do all I require in a design...

Nice - I hav been playing all morning and it could be just the right balance for me. I have been reading through the documentation, and am wondering, is there a straight forward way to accomodate zero fret builds?

I have been using wipe on hardened shellac - that is, normal shellac plus Shines Shellac Hardener' simply wiped on, for several coats, then flattened and hand buffed, using a good quality furniture polish and a scratch removing final finish (most recently Novus Fine Scratch Remover 2). It's...

My first ukulele build for a while, after being diverted by mandolins and guitars. Jamaican fiddle wood and Bunya Pine, with a carbon fibre reinforced sugarloaf pine neck and a lacy she-oak bound fingerboard. Zero fret and 14 frets to the body. Carved the neck this afternoon and put it all...

I know it's been a while but was wondering whether you had seen this on Peter Coombe's website - he uses Target Coatings products and brushes rather than sprays: http://petercoombe.com/publications/jaamim11.htm

As mentioned above, Queensland maple has been used extensively by Mason Guitars (https://maton.com.au/timbers). It makes a great tone wood. Huon pine is relatively heavy and soft, but is used by some highly regarded luthiers. It is illegal to harvest living huon pine trees, so all supplies come...

Hi - just sharing my fourth ukulele - a blackwood baritone with a sitka spruce top and jarah fretboard and bindings. After initial problems with the side bending, things have progressed fairly well. I have some issues with the top, where I have two problems: 1. There appears to be some...

Finished! Tru Oil finish, after an unsuccessful attempt at French polishing. will need to get back in the FP horse!

My second build, following a Stew Mac kit. This one is a kit from Tim Spittle at Australian Tonewoods with Tiger Myrtle sides and back, and a King Billy soundboard. The fingerboard is Gidgee. Using (or attempting to use ;)) the Spanish method. The kit from Tim is brilliant and requires much more...

Hi - just introducing myself - have just completed a Stew Mac tenor ukulele kit build. A few photos are attached. A great learning experience. Looking forward to continuing to build some knowledge and skills - next build is in the pipeline and will ask a little more of me. Still going for a kit...