Building a StewMac Ukulele Kit

[@stewmac]

Excellent work!!

[@MakerBeach]

Thank you! I'm flattered you guys saw it! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Y‘all make a great team. Your son did a great job and his commentary was really good too! The finished uke looks great!

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks, Chris! I appreciate the kind words. I love your channel and videos as well!

[@RLLWoodworks]

What a great build! I have a 7 year old and love doing projects with her. That deadblow mallet is a beast.

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks! This is a great project for kids to help with. Or not! Super fun either way.

[@rontrudelle3420]

Nice job you guys and it was good to see your son getting involved in a project like this! I started my StewMac Tenor today after watching a few videos. I've done a lot of finish work in houses and my shop so I'm used to gluing up things. One shortcut I took for the body braces inside the uke was instead of using tape to outline the braces and spreading the glue, I just ran a line of glue on the underside of the braces, evened it out with a Q-Tip and then applied it to the penciled outline. I then pressed the brace down, clamped it, and with a damp Q-Tip, cleaned up the glue squeeze out and wiped it again with another dry Q-Tip. I couldn't find enough rubber bands to give my clothes pins extra clamping power so I took another clothes pin and clamped it just forward of the middle of the spring, it seemed to work fine. So just a couple of tips and the glue trick shouldn't be attempted on the finished side, in those spots, I will use painters tape like in your excellent video.

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks for the feedback and tips! Hope your tenor comes out great!

[@MakewithJake]

This makes me want to buy a ukulele kit. Great work both of you!

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks! You should definitely get one! They are a lot of fun to build. They have all kinds of kits if you are feeling ambitious.

[@brettsmith9239]

50 clamps!??? - Great video. I just bought one of these for my dad as a Father's Day Gift.

[@MakerBeach]

What a great Father's Day gift! I'm sure he'll love it. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@travisoliver3811]

Great job you guys!

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks Travis!

[@lundyswoodcrease5876]

Nice work guys!

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks! This was a really fun project.

[@terryoyamaify]

Nice job. There’s no link to the Paolini Pocket Rule that you use to mark the neck dowels. I can really use that!

[@MakerBeach]

Thank you! Yes, I love my Paolini pocket rule! I added an amazon link to the description for a 3 pack of rules. You can get an individual rule directly from Woodpeckers at woodpeck.com which is a lot more cost effective. Do you make instruments?

[@terryoyamaify]

@@MakerBeach Sorry for two identical comments, I didn’t think the first one uploaded properly. Thank you! Yes, I’ve built two of the SM Tenor kits as gifts. I was a little disappointed with the string spacing on the bridge, but otherwise was pleased. I am currently building one of their cutaway tenor kits, and ordered their deluxe uke bridge to make my own spacing. Thanks and Aloha from Hawaii, Terry

[@MakerBeach]

Wow that's great! On mine I wanted a low G tuning so I put on new strings and was amazed at the difference. Do you know if anyone sells pre-made uke necks? I really want to make a uke body on my own but I'd rather have a pre-made neck than try to do it on my own. There are few on ebay but not sure of the quality. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@terryoyamaify]

@@MakerBeach I don’t know of any prefabricated necks, and I share your concerns over the eBay ones. I subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to more videos from you and your son! Aloha, Terry

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks for the sub Terry! I've got a new video coming out tomorrow morning actually. It has nothing to do with building instruments but if you have a CNC you might find it helpful. 😉

[@jeffkatzer]

Nice job fellas.

[@MakerBeach]

Thanks Jeff! It was a really fun project!

[@Mueleski]

Thanks, interesting video

[@MakerBeach]

Thank you!

[@terryoyamaify]

Nice job! Where can I get the Paolini Pocket Rule that you used to measure the neck dowels?

[@hattster1818]

Or just paste the glue onto the brace lol