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Clothespin clamps
Wooden clothespins are inexpensive small clamps . Their
springs aren’t strong enough for brace clamping, so wrap
them in a rubber band to get enough pressure .
When you need extra pressure, add a second clothespin,
backwards, as in the photo above .
Make the body mold
Assembling the ukulele body starts with creating the body
mold . This is a very simple fixture: a piece of plywood and
four 2-1/2" corner braces (angle brackets) . It holds the body
pieces in shape while you build .
Start with a piece of 3/4" plywood, 19"x12" . This is large
enough to build any of the three uke sizes . Draw a centerline
down the middle of the board .
Tape the plan drawing to the plywood, aligning it on the
centerline . The bold black line on the plan drawing is the
final shape of your uke .
Attach blocks of wood to two of the corner braces, as shown
in the photo (next page) . Screw these two braces to the ply-
wood, on the centerline . Position them so they are against
the bold line of the uke shape . These are clamp supports for
gluing the neck block and tail block to the sides .
These clamping blocks should be no taller than the sides
of the ukulele .
The other two corner braces support the sides at the uke’s
waist . To avoid metal scarring the mahogany sides, give
these brackets some padding . A piece of dowel wrapped
in masking tape works well .
Screw these braces to the plywood, positioning them against
the uke outline at the waist .
Glue the X-braces and fan braces next .
Add the bridge plate between the X-braces .
The complete set of top braces on a Concert model . The
larger Tenor uses the same bracing pattern .
Watch the video:
PART 3
ASSEMBLING THE BODY