Uke heel block size

[colburge]

Hi all

I'm currently building a tenor uke and don't have any plans to work from, so need a bit of help. The body shape / bracing and scale length was easy enough to work out (with help), but I am unsure of the heel/head block size and design. In particular, how much wood do I leave on the body side of the kerf cuts? I was thinking about leaving 25mm - 30mm and scalloping out the centre to lighten it up, just guessing though.

Any suggestions

Cheers

Col

[colburge]

Hi all

I'm currently building a tenor uke and don't have any plans to work from, so need a bit of help. The body shape / bracing and scale length was easy enough to work out (with help), but I am unsure of the heel/head block size and design. In particular, how much wood do I leave on the body side of the kerf cuts? I was thinking about leaving 25mm - 30mm and scalloping out the centre to lighten it up, just guessing though.

Any suggestions

Cheers

Col

I should of mentioned I am using the spanish heel method, otherwise the reference to the kerf cuts may not have made sense.

Col

[ProfChris]

Anything above 20mm should work OK - even on a tenor there's not a huge amount of string tension. 25mm sounds like a happy medium.

[colburge]

Anything above 20mm should work OK - even on a tenor there's not a huge amount of string tension. 25mm sounds like a happy medium.

Thanks Chris, I will run with that.

Col

[Allen]

I use 20mm inside the body

[colburge]

I use 20mm inside the body

Thanks Allen

Col

[liam_fnq]

I use 20mm inside the body

Thanks Allen

Col

I wouldn't scollop it though.

[colburge]

I use 20mm inside the body

Thanks Allen

Col

I wouldn't scollop it though.

Thanks Liam, I made it around the 20mm mark, and after seeing it, I wont be scalloping it, it would be a bit light on.

Cheers

Col