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| Author: | Kent Wilkinson [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Uke side thickness/ |
How thick should sides be for a ukulele. I am building it with white oak. right now i have it down to .017 of a inch. still feels to stiff. |
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| Author: | James W B [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uke side thickness/ |
about a 1/16th. or .065. |
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| Author: | ernie [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uke side thickness/ |
Depends on type of wood and how easy to bend. W.oak at.o75 and.o 005 for scraping an sanding Sent from my SGH-T999L using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Kent Wilkinson [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uke side thickness/ |
Thanks guys. I have a ways to go. |
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| Author: | Quine [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uke side thickness/ |
I haven't tried bending oak. But I usually bend my sides at 0.075". For a soprano size I'd go down to 0.065" in the waist area |
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