Position Dots In The Side Of The Fretboard.

The Although Reinforcement (Both Static And Adjustable) Is

Material If Available From Luthier Supply Houses Not Necessary For A Ukulele, I Still Prefer To Use A
In Long Sticks. Just Drill The Proper Sized Hole Laminated Neck, With Contrasting Wood Down The
And Trim and Sand The Dots Flush. Center Of The Neck For Additional Strength And Added
Appearance.
Most Ukulele Necks Are Built From A Single Slab
Of Wood. You Can Elect To Use Laminated Blocks Less Expensive Ukulele's Utilize East Indian Rosewood
For Both The Fretboard And The Bridge. More Expensive Ukulele Tops Can Be Constructed From
And A Scarf Joint At The Head To Introduce More Various Wood Species. The Most Popular
Strength To The Neck And Save A Lot Of Wood. And Additional Durability Is Available By Using Ebony, But
With The Growing Rarity Of This Wood, Supplemental Options Are Fine-Grained Sitka Spruce Or
Use Bone Or Ivory Nut Materials For Woods Are Being Considered. Hawaiian Koa. Spruce Should Be 2mm (.08")
The Best Tone. Thick and Koa Should Be 1.5mm (.06") Thick

Scale Length Typical Ukulele Bridge. You Will Find Many Assorted
381.0 Bridges Used On Ukuleles From This Bridge, Which
15"
Bridge Plate. Build From Top Plate
124.2 Resembles A Classical Guitar Bridge To Modified
4 7/8" 21.9 Material Or Hardwood. Grain Shall Acoustic Guitar Pin Bridges.
190.5 87.2
23.0 7/8" 7 1/2" 3 7/16" Run Perpendicular To Top Plate Grain
29/32
" Bridge Plate Thickness Shall Be 1mm
45.5/32" 190.5 190.5 (.04") Back Block or Butt Block. This Can Be
1 25 R 100.0 7 1/2" 7 1/2" Spruce, Mahogany Or Any Other Hardwood
39.3/32" For Fret Spacing Refer To Chart Below Of Your Choice. Mahogany Is The Most
6.3 1 17 Popular Option.
1/4"

12.43°

A Popular Wood Option For The Ukulele

2.0 " 7/16"
1/16

2 19/32"
Neck Is Honduras (Also Known As Genuine)

2 1/2"
63.4

66.0
Mahogany, Also Consider Koa, Maple, or Spruce Structural Braces. Rough-Cut, Fan Braces. These Are The Principle
11.0

Alaskan Yellow Cedar. 25.4 Glue In Place And Do Final Shaping. Tone Braces For The Top. Rough-Cut,
13.0
1/2"

1" Typical For Top And Back Plates. Glue Into Place And Final Shape.
Drill These Holes Only After You Have
Purchased Your Tuning Machines. Make R 32.2
Holes Slightly Larger Than The Post Dia.
Drill These Holes First To Minimize Tear-Out
Of The Tuner Slots.

The Top Trim For The Headstock Is Traditionally Made From #1 Quality Honduras Mahogany Neck Select Most Ukulele's Have A Heel Cap Built From
The Same Wood As The Back And Sides. It is Usually Only Vertical Grain Wood For Your Neck. Wood That Matches The Back, But You Can
Leftover Stock And Is About 2mm Thick. Glue Maple Or Elect To Use A Contrasting Material If You Like.
Maple/Ebony Veneer Beneath For Additional Detail - This Is
A Personal Preference. Glue These Pieces Before Any Kerfed Lining Made From Either Basswood Or
Headstock Work Is Started. 22.0 55.4 63.6 80.0 71.3 Mahogany. Make This Lines On The Bandsaw With A
7/8" 2 3/16" 2 1/2" 3 5/32" 2 13/16" Stop Jig Set Up So Your Kerfing Looks Perfectly
Spaced. Attention To Detail - Always Important.
The Neck Thickness Varies Quite A Bit From One 270.2
Ukulele To Another. Typically A Thinner Neck Is 10 5/8"
Faster, In That It Plays Easier - The Tradeoff Is
That A Thin Neck Is Weaker And Is More Likely To Most Quality Ukulele's Not Only Have An Arched

Longitudinal Section
Give You Neck Warpage Issues Than A Thicker Back Across The Width Of The Instrument, They
Neck. Have A Crown That Spans From The Front To The
Back Of The Instrument. Refer To The Side Contour
Template And Back Arch Templates To Get These
Arches Exactly Right.

108.0
4 1/4"

24.0 60.0 24.0 Often The Coped Ends Of The Top And Back Braces
15/16" 2 3/8" 15/16"
Are Cut Through The Ukulele Sides. Make Sure Your
Purfling For The Top And Bottom Plates Will Cover This
Channel Adequately Though.

Edge Binding Is An Option For Ukulele's.

Lateral Section
If You Decide To Use Edge Purfling To
Protect The Edges Of The Top And Back
Plates, Consider The Use Of A Hardwood
Such As Koa. Combine This With Multi-
Laminate Purfling For Additional
Appearance.

44.0 Binding Size Should Be About 2mm Thick x

1 23/32" 4mm Tall. Consider Additional Accent
Kerfed Lining Made From Either Basswood Or
Veneers Of Ebonized And Maple Wood For
Mahogany. Make This Lines On The Bandsaw With A
A Nice Appearance.
Stop Jig Set Up So Your Kerfing Looks Perfectly
Spaced. Attention To Detail - Always Important.
5/32"
4.0

5/32"
3.7
To Cover Up The Center Seam Inside The Ukulele Body And Give The
Joint Additional Strength Use A Strip Of Maple 1mm Thick. Run
Between The Braces And Round-Off As Shown. The Best Way To
2 1/2"
63.7

R 135.1
Install This Is As One Long Piece And Carefully Cut And Chisel Out The
Most Ukulele's Have A Heel Cap Built From Channels For The Back Braces.
Wood That Matches The Back, But You Can
Elect To Use A Contrasting Material If You Like. Back Block or Butt Block. Vertical Arch The Back Of The Ukulele For Sound Reflectance Quality And To
Grain Mahogany Is Usually The Allow Some Tollerance For Humidity Changes. This Arch Should Be
Best Choice. Approximately 5mm Across The Wide Part Of The Back Plate

16.0
5/8"

Heel Configuration
At Body Intersection

Note For Detailed Construction Instructions

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