This week at DeVine Guitars and Ukuleles,

We finished up binding work on all of the tenor ukuleles in this batch. After the binding was sanded and scraped down the bodies were cleaned up to get ready for the necks to be attached. Here are a few pictures of the ukes and their binding.

ukulele with necks on

ebony end graft

front view of ukuleles

cuban mahogany top with abalone

cuban mahogany and koa binding

All of the logo were also inlayed for the tenor ukes. Here, I am putting in the last piece of the logo puzzle. After the pieces are in place, some fine super glue is floated into the pockets to hold the pieces in place. when the fine glue has set, some ebony dust is mixed with some thicker glue and used to fill in the remaining gaps.

ukulele logo inlay

After the black glue is dried, I will plane down the excess material. It’s always a good idea to keep your plane blades nice and sharp.

sharp blockplane blade

koa maple devine logo