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Neck and tail blocks and 1st rib
Neck and tail blocks and 1st rib
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mavrothis
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Hey Jameel,
Is this one going to be rosewood? 
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Jameel
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Mavro,
I'm not that brave yet Its walnut
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Jameel
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I was just thinking, too. With the advent of Richard's book, (and ehem, my website  and Mikeouds being the #1 oud website in the world, where are all the other amateur oudmakers? If you are out there, we'd
love to hear about your current project!
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Coming soon!
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Good stuff Jameelo...but you are teasing us man. Keep up the good work. 
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Hey,
Walnut is great man, I just thought the piece looked like a little like rosewood... My friend John here in NY is planning on making a laouto based on your site. Maybe he'll share some pics as he's working
on it.
I'm looking forward to your new oud's progress, as I'm sure is everyone else. Maybe someday I'll get the courage to go ahead and
make a try at it too...hopefully by then I'll learn to tell the difference between unfinished woods. lol
Take care,
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7 ribs
the project continues....
I made the first a rib a bit narrower by accident (hey, it's been almost 3 years since I've done this so I "decided" to make the bowl with 17 ribs instead of 15.
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careful construction......
.....yields better results. Can you see any glue lines where the ribs meet? I hope not...
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Jameel
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more inlay
made two more inlay blocks last week
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mavrothis
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Beautiful! 
How many soundholes/rosettes are you planning to make this time?
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looking GREAT!
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Jameel,
I see glue, but no glue lines! Nice work. How did you cut the ribs after bending them (would they clear the bandsaw...)?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mavrothis
Beautiful!
How many soundholes/rosettes are you planning to make this time? |
The plan is for three.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Elie Riachi
Jameel,
I see glue, but no glue lines! Nice work. How did you cut the ribs after bending them (would they clear the bandsaw...)? |
Yeah, I'll clean the dried glue after all the ribs are done. I cut the ribs on the bandsaw. I just rotated the rib as I cut it to the line, keep the
part your cutting flat on the table and feed the rib through, if you start at the tail end, the neck end will up in the air, as if the oud was
standing upright, at the end of the cut, the rib will be positioned as if the oud was laying on its back tilted toward the neck. Understand? You
basically slide it. It's kind of hard to explain...
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Great stuff Jameel. I'm sure this oud is gonna turn out "jamil". I can't wait
to see how you do the inlay work.
Take care,
Mike
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I was just wondering if the bow was large enough to clear the saw frame as it is rotated while being cut, since it would curl up. Now I understand
that it does. Thanks. Looking forward to the putting in the inlay part in the bowl.
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New vise, 13 ribs
Picked up this new "vise" recently for some real versatile positioning of my oud form. It's designed for holding electronics on boats, motorcycles or
pretty much anything. It's a ball-and socket arrangement (much luck one's shoulder or thigh bone) of aluminum and hard rubber balls. It's very
maneuverable. One drawback is that is doesn't keep the form totally rigid, there's a bit of flex, but it's perfect for gluing up ribs, and inlay. It's
great to use.
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Video
Check out this short video of the vise in action. I've also got 13 ribs glued up, only 4 to go!
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That's too cool Jameelo...also looks like you're making good progress on the oud. Keep it up my friend!!!
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Thanks Mike. I appreciate the positive feedback!
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Great work!
mav 
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Jameel that is thinking ahead. It looks like it is going to be very handy when it comes to inlay time. Great idea friend.
Elie
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last few ribs
Thanks fellas for the much appreciated encouragement.
Today I tried to glue the last two ribs on each side. Unfortunately I ran into some problems fitting them. It's difficult to explain, so I'll just say
that I decided to make the last rib in each side into two ribs about half as wide. I'm a little dissapointed, but it's only my second bowl, so it's no
big deal. I think the shape of the ribs (the edge shape, not the bend) must
have been a little fat here and there, because I'm about 4mm wider than the mold at the face. Heck, that's better than narrower! I have some of my ribs stock left over, so the grain will match perfectly, and
these don't get any inlay, so they won't be noticable at all. I must be sure to orient the runout the same, otherwise it will be noticable in the
chatoyance. I'm almost there!
Oh yeah, I highlighted the previous rib so you can see the size difference.
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More inlay
I made some more inlay today. A larger more elaborate diamond with Maple, Walnut and Mahogany. Here are some short videos showing how the jigs are
used. You can see the jigs in some earlier posts.
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Video--cutting the pieces
Video--cutting the pieces
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