Ovangkol and Sitka Tenor Uke

[Allen]

I'd never heard of Ovangkol before, but when I saw it on offer in the Buy Sell section knew I had to give it a go. Very beautiful figure in this set. It bends very easy, but has absolutely enormous pores that need a lot of attention if you are going to do a gloss finish.

Sitka spruce sound board with Australian Blackwood bindings. Ringed Gidgee fret board and finished in high gloss lacquer.

[bobthebuilder]

Hi Allen , I am extremely impressed to see what you have done with this set, It was a hard decision to sell them but this makes it a lot easier seeing what you have achieved with it, now I am keen to see what you do with the others. I am still heading up way so I will catch up with you at some point. Cheers Robert.

[Mark McLean]

Lovely, as usual Allen. That makes me keen on trying ovangkol at some stage too. How did you fill those giant pores? Was it epoxy?
cheers
Mark

[Allen]

Yes. epoxy, but it still took several sessions.

[yakka]

please give a lesson on how you blend the veneer on the back of the headstock so well into the neck, really schmick
regards
yakka

[lamanoditrento]

Beautiful work and beautiful wood!