Build Photos

Bracing the Baritone Ukulele

Bracing the back and top are the first steps in building the StewMac baritone ukulele kit. Back braces are easy to lay out and glue up...

Gluing Sides, Neck and Tail Blocks

After bracing the top and back the sides are joined using neck and tail blocks to provide plenty of gluing surface. The result is a very...

Fitting the Neck to the Body

The neck is held with glue and two dowels. The heal of the neck is roughly curved to fit the curve of the body. To make the fit perfect I...

Gluing the Fretboard

Once the frets are pressed and glued in it's time to attach the fretboard to the neck. The neck that comes with the...

Fretboard Shootout

Fretboard Shootout

As I was thinking about making a new, fancier, fretboard for the baritone ukulele I found six hardwood candidates....

Starting a Project

Lots to learn here. I’m using some templates designed by Elegant Themes. Now it’s up to me to make it easy and interesting.

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