Ukes
For christmas, Q got me a ukelele kit. It's pretty much the greatest gift I've ever received, greater even than the gift of life. A ukelele would have been cool, but with this kit, I have to build it all myself from parts, and it should be a challenge, which I look forward to. I will try to update my LJ as the building progresses, because it will be neat. I don't have a lot of woodworking experience, but that's part of the challenge, isn't it?
Step One already has me a little stymied. I have to build a jig to use during the building. It's a pretty simple little jig out of 3/4" plywood, but therein lay the problem. How does one get just a little bit of plywood? I know I can get huge eight-foot sheets of it at Home Depot, but that's way more than I need. and once I get it, how will I cut it? We have a table saw that Q's husband Clay (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
singlespeed ) is keeping here while he's being warm in North Carolina, but I don't know how to use it. I'm sure I can figure it out, but then there's the problem of sawdust in the basement. I suppose since it's only a few cuts, the sawdust should be manageable. We have a circular saw, too, but then I run into the problem of trying to cut a straight line with reasonable tolerance on the cut. Indeed, it seems that step one may in fact be the hardest step, though I am sure that this will be proven wrong once I get into the process.
I'm also worried about splitting the wood when trimming it, but that's only in the back of my mind right now, because it's several steps away.
Step One already has me a little stymied. I have to build a jig to use during the building. It's a pretty simple little jig out of 3/4" plywood, but therein lay the problem. How does one get just a little bit of plywood? I know I can get huge eight-foot sheets of it at Home Depot, but that's way more than I need. and once I get it, how will I cut it? We have a table saw that Q's husband Clay (
singlespeed ) is keeping here while he's being warm in North Carolina, but I don't know how to use it. I'm sure I can figure it out, but then there's the problem of sawdust in the basement. I suppose since it's only a few cuts, the sawdust should be manageable. We have a circular saw, too, but then I run into the problem of trying to cut a straight line with reasonable tolerance on the cut. Indeed, it seems that step one may in fact be the hardest step, though I am sure that this will be proven wrong once I get into the process.I'm also worried about splitting the wood when trimming it, but that's only in the back of my mind right now, because it's several steps away.