Popular Post Mr. Redwood Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 I have been playing bass for awhile and recently I wanted to make a ukulele as a challenge... after 4 days of work I finally finished her. I was never good with poly or varnish, so I used some danish oil (3-4) coats so far and was planning on applying some paste wax. I used some redwood with very tight grain and it is sucking up the oil... I applied a ton but it keeps absorbing it and looks dry after a few hours, the maple on top looks fine but I don't know where to go from here. the inside of the uke only has one coat inside and i don't know if the wax will ruin that because the outside will be coated and the inside will be un waxed. So all I'm asking is if the wax will hurt it and how do i apply the wax so it'll be durable enough for an instrument (I cant use varnish or poly anyway because it'll gunk up the fret board) Thanks, Maxim 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 days...wow. Make a video playing it. I’d love to hear it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Redwood will eventually get full but yeah it's thirsty wood from my experience as well. Looks awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Very nice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Out of sight and well built project but can’t help you with redwood finishing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 @Mr. Redwood Do you ever have issues gluing redwood with PVA glue? This is the 6th time across 2 different batches of tight bond 2 that I've had some redwood glue ups literally fall apart in my hands. They were in clamps for 2 hours and then sat for another hour went to move them and fell apart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Redwood Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Chestnut said: @Mr. Redwood Do you ever have issues gluing redwood with PVA glue? This is the 6th time across 2 different batches of tight bond 2 that I've had some redwood glue ups literally fall apart in my hands. They were in clamps for 2 hours and then sat for another hour went to move them and fell apart. I've never had any problems with gluing redwood, just like any normal glue up 1.evenly spread titebond ll 2. I add a dab of superglue in between the joint area ( which replaces clamps ) 3. wait 10-15 minutes then i can work the joint That works surprisingly well considering the neck of the uke is white oak end grain to redwood end grain and it holds up fine to the string tension which is no easy task... I did add a screw but i'm 100% confident in the super glue/wood glue result. The superglue is amazing because it holds the joint together (saving a ton of time and I believe ) and it works well mechanically if used correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 13 hours ago, Mr. Redwood said: I've never had any problems with gluing redwood, just like any normal glue up 1.evenly spread titebond ll 2. I add a dab of superglue in between the joint area ( which replaces clamps ) 3. wait 10-15 minutes then i can work the joint That works surprisingly well considering the neck of the uke is white oak end grain to redwood end grain and it holds up fine to the string tension which is no easy task... I did add a screw but i'm 100% confident in the super glue/wood glue result. The superglue is amazing because it holds the joint together (saving a ton of time and I believe ) and it works well mechanically if used correctly. I've done the superglue and TBII before and it does work well. Maybe it's the wood that i'm using but it doens't take well to just PVA glue. It always seems to dry out too fast or something. Not sure if the moisture content in the redwood or how i previously said it's very thirsty makes a difference. I guess i'll just have to start doing super glue and pva for all joints. I should say if I let it cure longer it gets strong but it doens't have the short term strength that i'm used to with other woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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