Side bender

 

In preparation for bending lots of uke sides, I have made a bending jig. I had the plywood lying around, and I 3D printed the knobs from PETG. I bought a single stainless steel piece from Ali Express (£7.59) and cut it into two with some very old metal snips. The silicone heating pad was also bought from Ali Express (£22.29).

I tested it out on a length  of walnut. I think I will need a 3D printed rack to store the sides and keep them in the right shape once they are bent.

A set of soprano ukes

I have  accumulated a set of grandchildren and plan to make a soprano uke for each of them. I will start with a prototype, and then intend to go into 'mass production ' mode and make a set of five all together.

Shout out to G-thang for help with the design process.