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Ricardo
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This concert ukulele is made of cocobolo with Englemann spruce top and figured maple binding. I've used faux turquoise for dots and bridge trim.
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Really nice! And great background too!

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The background is from the days when I built furniture. Now I look at that table and see all kinds of instruments it should have been used in. [headinwall]

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Naaaahhh..... then you wouldn't have that gorgeous table.

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Beautiful Uke, Ricardo. Everything looks perfect, if you ask me. [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

How come this isn't in the Main Discussion Forum? It should be.

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Waddy I don't know. I think I'll have to steal your signature "I'm not quite sure how I got here from there!". Its almost perfect, the biggest problem I have is getting the binding a consistent thickness. I always have problems near the neck. On this one I sanded too thin. I use a laminate trimmer with following bearing on a jig. I think I'll have to use a Gramel to mark the binding channel first.

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I had that problem too. My binding is down to just over 1mm in some spots on my build - about 2mm in other places, but it all flows so it isn't too noticeable. I cut all my channels by hand with my homemade circle/purfling cutter and a chisel. I think my problem came from inconsistent purfling thickness and inconsistent gluing pressure, leaving gaps and stuff. Everywhere there was a little gap, the finding is thin.

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