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How To Make a Homemade Ukulele

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I made a homemade ukulele for my nephew, Judd. It's intermediate between a cigar box instrument and a traditionally made one in terms of build quality and complexity. Free Templates - http://Makify.com/stuff/Ukulele_Templ... Helmholtz Resonance - http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/Helmh... Supplies: (following these Amazon links and buying anything helps fund this channel) Spray adhesive - http://amzn.to/1o2yQJe Stanley Surform Tool - http://amzn.to/1KUh1kv Dremel Sanding Kit - http://amzn.to/1UGp75G Epoxy - http://amzn.to/1o2zJkW Tung Oil Finish - http://amzn.to/1KnECPE Tuning Pegs - http://amzn.to/2rNUXFS Ukulele Strings - http://amzn.to/1o2AGtG Lanikai LU-21 - http://amzn.to/1nO9mzt Twitter -   / makify1   Website - http://Makify.com Etsy Shop - http://Makify.etsy.com ...more
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cut this red oak into 8 pieces

0:23

glued the side pieces under the bottom board

1:30

glued on the soundboard

2:02

glued all the pieces back together using hot glue

3:03

mark the locations of the tuning pegs

3:25

flattened the end of the necks with sixty grit sandpaper

4:34

attached with sixty grit sandpaper

4:49

use two inch finishing nails as frets

5:27

made a saddle from a scrap piece

6:03

glue the saddle to the top of the body

7:27

applied eight coats letting each dry for about 12 hours

7:57

mark the position of the tuning peg screws

8:23

install the tuning pegs

8:34

compare the homemade ukulele to a professionally built

9:45
How To Make a Homemade Ukulele
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2016Feb 2
I made a homemade ukulele for my nephew, Judd. It's intermediate between a cigar box instrument and a traditionally made one in terms of build quality and complexity. Free Templates - http://Makify.com/stuff/Ukulele_Templ... Helmholtz Resonance - http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/Helmh... Supplies: (following these Amazon links and buying anything helps fund this channel) Spray adhesive - http://amzn.to/1o2yQJe Stanley Surform Tool - http://amzn.to/1KUh1kv Dremel Sanding Kit - http://amzn.to/1UGp75G Epoxy - http://amzn.to/1o2zJkW Tung Oil Finish - http://amzn.to/1KnECPE Tuning Pegs - http://amzn.to/2rNUXFS Ukulele Strings - http://amzn.to/1o2AGtG Lanikai LU-21 - http://amzn.to/1nO9mzt Twitter -   / makify1   Website - http://Makify.com Etsy Shop - http://Makify.etsy.com

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