Oso Strong

Highway 530 opened last week through the area devastated by the Oso landslide.  We took a drive through the Oso area and on up to the town of Darrington and took a number of pictures.  The pictures don’t come close to capturing what the devastation looks like in person.  There is still on victim whose body has not been recovered buried somewhere in the landslide and it was with mixed feelings that we drove past the area.  We stopped in Darrington and spent some money at an antique shop.  As we talked with the shop owner about the landslide and its effect on the community his eyes began to well up with tears.

Here are the photos of the Oso landslide area.

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How to Build a Cigar Box Ukulele – Part 2

OK, here are some pictures of progress I have made so far on my cigar box ukulele.  (Click here for the completion, Part 3.)

In this photo I have removed the top cover of the cigar box.  I removed it so that I can have full access to the inside of the box for additional work such as reinforcement by adding braces to the perimeter on the top and bottom.  Also the lid will be easier to work with separated from the main body of the box for such things as cutting out the sound hole and adding the bridge plate and top braces.

Cigar Box Top Cover Removed

 

And this shot shows the gluing in of the perimeter braces.  Thank God for clothes pins.

Gluing of Top and Bottom Braces

And finally, here I am installing end blocks for both the tail and neck ends.

Installing End Blocks

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