Runar Sigurdsson

I decided to watch the course all of the way through, before getting about making myself an Ukulele. My initial thoughts are as follows: 1. Runar does a wonderful job, and he put time into planning this course. 2. He explains things carefully, and, overall, I was left with very little questions. 3. I feel confident that I can now, with care, make a quality instrument. The next piece of commentary is not a criticism on Runar. Instead, it is simply a comment on the initial investment necessary for this kind of build. If you want to build something comparable to the course, some money, above the cost of materials, will have to be spent. I have a well-outfitted cabinet making shop, and I find myself compiling a shopping list for Luthier-specific tools. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but I think It needs to be mentions. The tools I am finding myself planning to buy are as follows: 1. luthier clamps 2. fretting tools 3. a sheet of glass 3.a. A sheet of glass is not 'necessary', but I find it to be truer and flatter than MDF for precision sanding work.
- Review by Brian S Hutchinson on Make Your Own Ukulele