Blown away by the things I can make!

tbaalman315 · December 27, 2020, 4:46pm

This year we drew names and decided it was a handmade Christmas. Challenge accepted! I drew my son’s name and decided to try my hand at a baritone ukulele (because it is tuned the same as the bottom 4 strings of a guitar and is the largest). I made 3 ukuleles in total before I began his just to make sure I could do it. I kicked his up a notch by making it an acoustic/electric resonator ukulele and I am in awe of how this thing sounds! My son was beyond excited and very impressed that I made this. The body is completely made using the Glowforge.

beerfaced · December 27, 2020, 4:48pm

That is beautiful. You have some serious talent there.

tbaalman315 · December 27, 2020, 4:49pm

Thank you! It was definitely a labor of love.

beerfaced · December 27, 2020, 4:52pm

Well it sure looks like it was worth every minute of it.

geek2nurse · December 27, 2020, 5:07pm

Wow, that was a serious project, nice job!

rebecca · December 27, 2020, 5:19pm

Just “a notch,” eh? Ha! This is fantastic!!

wenning08 · December 27, 2020, 5:21pm

Stunning. How did you do the sides?

tbaalman315 · December 27, 2020, 5:35pm

Thank you!

tbaalman315 · December 27, 2020, 5:37pm

The sides are done using the living hinge and then I wrapped a veneer around it.

tbaalman315 · December 27, 2020, 5:40pm

Haha! It was quite the notch. I wasn’t sure if I was going to pull it off! Thanks!

dklgood · December 27, 2020, 6:01pm

Impressive! What a wonderful labor of love.

PrintToLaser · December 27, 2020, 9:56pm

That’s quite the project!
What did you use for the fingerboard? Laser-cut the fret slots?

tbaalman315 · December 27, 2020, 10:02pm

Thanks! I cheated with the neck. I purchased a ready made neck from mgbguitars.com. It saved me a lot of time/headache because that is so beyond my abilities right now. The electrical components and resonator cone was purchased there as well.

PrintToLaser · December 27, 2020, 10:07pm

Great work, and a very special gift!

ChristyM · December 27, 2020, 10:20pm

I’m blown away by the things you can make as well. Thanks for sharing!

mprather · December 27, 2020, 11:13pm

Killer job! My kid would love this!

arh2 · December 27, 2020, 11:46pm

This looks seriously awesome. Great work! I wish we could hear it being played as well.

djfb · December 28, 2020, 4:10am

Absolutely beautiful. You could sell these easily on the Hawaiian market, especially if you used koa. Amazing. And command bigetabucks! Did you wrap the inside and outside of the hinge? What did the electronics I say cost, if I may ask?

JimmyWayneWestie · December 28, 2020, 5:37am

A treasured gift from a father to a son.

I have a vision the back has an engraving that depicts Hawaiian life in the 1950s.

ovm.steve · December 28, 2020, 6:27am

That is absolutely fantastic. How about a video now of him playing it?