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Im sorting out timber for my next batch of sopranos ..more exotic stuff this time …including timber from “The Tree” + “Zebra Wood” + “Red Spruce Adirondack“+ “Western Red Cedar” “Sinker Red Cedar” to name a few. I hope I can do them all justice. :) _

After watching Prof Chris singing and playing his wonderful humorous ditties I was fascinated by his vamping technique... You know what I mean “ The quick progression of chords 4 to a bar usually in intro’s …Also was done to great effect by Cliff Edwards in old videos... does anyone know any...

Just a Quick Look at the modifications I made to my new soprano bender … A variable heat control fitted with a thermometer on the mould heater assembly and a push button starter in line with a relay….I seems to work fine ,so I’ll try it out on a couple of sides tomorrow And report back. :)

I found this video , it’s not luthier stuff but interesting …I like the idea of a template fixed on top of the set up instead of having to have the mould nearby,

We now have more Giant Redwood trees growing here in the UK than in the US . https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68518623

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But he has the ear and eye protectors on. What more does he need. ? :) https://www.facebook.com/reel/2400621750116684

How about this :). https://www.facebook.com/reel/728418875863641

Ive noticed that another thickness sander is now being advertised made by Lumberjack ...But I can't find any reviews on it. has any one seen one of these in action... this one handles 18 inch wide in a single pass......EDIT I've just found out it's very much like the Grizzly model.

I bought this soprano on eBay it's ok apart from this nasty dent in the back (looks like a hammer blow) ...I'm now in the process of of fixing it ... more pics to follow. :) +

As the weather is rubbish here in the UK and I've had an average Xmas and I'm feeling a bit bored and down in the dumps..so I thought I'd cheer myself up by making a video of my latest build ..I've had this reject neck on one side for a few months and I decided to cannibalize it and reuse the...

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I made up a ship load of triangular kerfed linings and I wasn't happy with the unsightly sawn finish left by the bandsaw blade, I normally spend a bit of time sanding these smooth by hand but it's pain in the butt job. So today I came up with this setup and it's works great...and it can be done...

Just made this simple jig and it works .....tried it out on test piece neck... the neck position is located inside by dowel pins, and locked in place with the top wood screw. Next job the body drilling jig. :) IMG_6063 by Ken Timms, IMG_6064 by Ken IMG_6065 by Ken Timms,

I'm working with my Son Mike on a different design soprano based on several requests for a uke other than the standard style 0 Martin that I do ... This one will be the same scale but with a 17 fret fingerboard the neck joining the body at the 14th fret (Not a Concert neck on a soprano body) ...

It's been 5 years since I bought this machine and it's it's been a good un for me and I've always treated it like a friend....and today I replaced the conveyor belt cos the original had become worn and sagging (Like me) ... I hope to get another 5 years out of this one if I last that long :)...

It looks like I'll be calling it a day at the end of this year and handing the workshop and equipment over to my Son Mike ..I have about 8 sopranos part built and I will complete those . Also I have maybe a dozen or so completed ones in stock that I'll be selling off on EBay from time to time...

It will only be used once , I hope. :)

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