Southern Cross banjo Uke Latest Build

dpo · Post by **dpo** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:35 pm

Latest creation using Rimu, Kaihikatea, and Purple Heart.

simso · Post by **simso** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:26 pm

Nice, have you sliced and stacked the neck, or cut a channel and fitted trim.

Steve

dpo · Post by **dpo** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:22 pm

Hi,
Sliced and stacked
Dennis

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:01 pm

Nice work Dennis.

Regards

dpo · Post by **dpo** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:13 am

Bob Connor wrote:Nice work Dennis.

Regards

Thank you Bob.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:43 pm

Nice job on that headstock shape Dennis.

dpo · Post by **dpo** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:17 pm

DarwinStrings wrote:Nice job on that headstock shape Dennis.

Thanks, not quite the Gibson shape but pretty close.

routout · Post by **routout** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:01 am

That is some fine laminating of wood there ,wish I had my eyes back my joints only look good from a distance now

dpo · Post by **dpo** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 7:36 am

routout wrote:That is some fine laminating of wood there ,wish I had my eyes back my joints only look good from a distance now

Thanks John, Some days my 71 year old eyes work well and on others they don't. I try to cut the joint angles on the good days

routout · Post by **routout** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:35 am

That's Ok it has gone together very nicely indeed the Gibson reference reminded me of an early pic of Orville

.I will be 60 in 17 so yep all those years have wearied them there eyes ,I have lit magnifiers now which I should have used well before now

all good fun .

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