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  • amish rob
    Emperor For Life
    • Mar 2010
    • 24273

    Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

    Originally posted by Jay Greer
    Now, THAT is a uke I’d love to play White Sandy Beaches on... please tell me it sounds half as good as it looks.

    Peace,
    Robert

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    • navydog
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2007
      • 1851

      Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

      Nice work Jay, I think I'd like a pair of those flip down binoculars, never has seen those before.


      Originally posted by Jay Greer

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      • Jay Greer
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2004
        • 14425

        Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

        Well Rob, the Kamaka family makes good sounding ukes but this one now soundes better than it originally did due to the violin polish that I used on it. "White sandy beaches" is one of my favorirte songs.

        I use those binocular glasses for ultra fine work. They are the same as surgeons and dentists use and are set for my working focal length of seventeen inches from eye to the work. They enlarge 4 to one and are made by Surgitel. They also have a fiber optic light incoroporated as an added aid.
        Jay

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        • 80OldCS
          Junior Member
          • Nov 2017
          • 19

          Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

          This is a very interesting thread, very impressive projects. I'll throw some of mine into the mix. Beyond the house projects I enjoyed building some toys for my kids, nephews and nieces for a spell. Even one for my Dad who ordered a Peterbilt for his birthday some years ago. I cut the large wheels for the small tractors and bought the others for the fronts and the all the wheels on the trucks everything else was made from Poplar planks. I built a couple toy boxes as well for both my kids, backwards engineered the two of them from pictures I found. Both are still holding up well and still residing in their bedrooms.

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          • 80OldCS
            Junior Member
            • Nov 2017
            • 19

            Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

            Last one, I built this desk in place of an old doorway we closed off, was useless space otherwise. Would have changed a few things now that I've had a few years to look at it but all in all I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
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            • cracked lid
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2012
              • 729

              Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

              Nice job restoring that uke, but where's the audio clip?

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              • amish rob
                Emperor For Life
                • Mar 2010
                • 24273

                Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                Originally posted by Jay Greer
                Well Rob, the Kamaka family makes good sounding ukes but this one now soundes better than it originally did due to the violin polish that I used on it. "White sandy beaches" is one of my favorirte songs.

                I use those binocular glasses for ultra fine work. They are the same as surgeons and dentists use and are set for my working focal length of seventeen inches from eye to the work. They enlarge 4 to one and are made by Surgitel. They also have a fiber optic light incoroporated as an added aid.
                Jay
                Whenever I may get up there, I will bring my favorite uke, and play some songs for you.
                You have to sing, though!

                Peace,
                Robert

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                • Jay Greer
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 14425

                  Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                  Well Rob if you are around when I come up the coast from S. Ca, we can jam together if you like?
                  Got uke will travel.
                  Jay

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                  • amish rob
                    Emperor For Life
                    • Mar 2010
                    • 24273

                    Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                    Originally posted by Jay Greer
                    Well Rob if you are around when I come up the coast from S. Ca, we can jam together if you like?
                    Got uke will travel.
                    Jay
                    I would be truly delighted. Please do reach out.

                    Peace,
                    Robert

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                    • MN Dave
                      Banned
                      • Jul 2011
                      • 3120

                      Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                      This is a dog hole vise inspired by the Veritas wonder dogs for my daughter's luthier workbench that we made. So far she does mostly bow repair, restored one crushed violin and upgraded a rather odd old Hardanger fiddle.
                      Made from 1/2" allthread, a 1/2"bolt, scrap cherry from the bench and some hickory from a stair tread. There is a steel nut potted in the cherry post.
                      vise 2a.jpgvise a.jpg

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                      • Pitsligo
                        Senior Member
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 2225

                        Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                        Now I know how I can make myself feel better about not being able to afford those Veritas WonderDogs I've been hankering for. Thanks, Dave!

                        Alex

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                        • Jay Greer
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 14425

                          Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                          Originally posted by amish rob
                          I would be truly delighted. Please do reach out.

                          Peace,
                          Robert
                          Rob, contact me privately with your contact info. I usually come up 101 and switch to five above San Friskie. What kind of music do you like?
                          Jay

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                          • amish rob
                            Emperor For Life
                            • Mar 2010
                            • 24273

                            Re: Arts and Crafts: If you make stuff post it here

                            Originally posted by Jay Greer
                            Rob, contact me privately with your contact info. I usually come up 101 and switch to five above San Friskie. What kind of music do you like?
                            Jay
                            Done and done! Concert in The Park?

                            Peace,
                            Robert

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