Ukuleles by KawikaEveryone knows something; no one knows everything. Therefore everyone has something to teach and something to learn
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Weaving Lauhala
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Basic Reading and Vocabulary
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Sources of Information for Weaving Lauhala and Flax
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Hawaiian Vocabulary for Weaving/Plaiting
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Getting Ready to Weave/Plait
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Preparing Lauhala for Weaving
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Thornless Variegated Lau Preparation
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Cutting Lauhala strips (koana)
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Weaving Posture and Exercises
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A Weaving Tool and Techniques
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A Lauhala Weaving Practice Tool for Improving Ulana Skills
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How to weave herringbone maka ‘oena
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Adding in Koana
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Adding in a Two Piece Koana
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Adding In a Folded Koana
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Adding in a Bent Koana
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Learning the Lock Fold
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Lauhala Weaving Projects
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First Weaving Project – A Small Coaster using Check Weave (Maka Moena)
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Second Weaving Project – A Small Trivet using Check Weave (Maka Moena)
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Third Weaving Project – A Small Trivet using Twill Weave (Maka Oeno)
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Fourth Weaving Project – A Small Trivet/Purse Using Diagonal Weave
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Fifth Project -Weaving the Nihoniho (toothed) Coaster
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Sixth Project – Making a Small Basket
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Seventh Project – Make a Lauhala Covered Door Stop
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Eighth Project: Auntie Rosie’s Drinking Glass Sleeve
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Ninth Project – Make a Simple Hat – 1
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Tenth Project – Starting a Pāʻole Pāpale or Garden Hat – 2
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Hat Tricks – Hat Making Tools and Approaches
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Making a Homemade Ipu (Hat or other Form)
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Making a Simple Hat – 1
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A More Complex Piko
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A Piko to Pā Transition
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Check to Twill Transition
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Adding Koana to the Hat Brim
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Sewing Sweatbands into Lauhala Hats
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Uncle Peter Park’s Little Helper
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Ed Kaneko’s Handsome Hatband
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Adding in love knots
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When Hats came to the Society Islands
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Papale Making by Jim Skibby
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Ukuleles
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Attaching Strings to Tuning Pegs and Bridge
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Tunings for the 4-String Tenor
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About Koa Wood
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Collecting Ukuleles & Memorabilla
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Hawaiian Ukulele Characteristics Database
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Old Hawaiian Ukulele Pics
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Vintage Ukulele Instruction Manuals
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Strings
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Sounds
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Kawika Ukulele Photos
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Kawika’s Shop Tips
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Soundhole & Trim Routing Jig
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Edge Gluing Tops, Backs & Sides
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Making & Installing the Ukulele Bridge Doctor
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Aligning & Gluing Bridges
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Bridge Gluing Calculations
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Bridges and Bridge Plate Sizes
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Measuring String Compensation – Varying Scale Lengths
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String Diameter Variability and Frequency Response
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Useful Things for the Building Process
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Joining the Neck to the Body
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Applying Technology to Building
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Measuring Top Compliances
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Assemble the Compliance Jig
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Making Compliance Measurements
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The Compliance Mapping Process
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Brace Stiffness Calculations – Part I
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Brace Stiffness Calculations – Part II
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Calculating Neck Stiffness’s
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Excel Spreadsheets for Lutherie Calculations
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Calculating Arcs
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Humidity Effects on Top/Back Mechanical Stability
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Understanding & Controlling Instrument Resonances
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Measuring Basic Wood Properties
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Static Measurement of Ex
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Dynamic Measurement of Ex, Ey and Exy
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Working with Basic Instrument Resonances
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Left-Brain Lutherie Book
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Fishing
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Bottom Fishing
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Fishing Weather
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Jigging
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Bathymetry Charts – Making your own…
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My Boat
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Tips & Tricks – Making Double Wire Leaders
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Saddle Road Birding – Introduction
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Useful Links for Hawaii Island Birding
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Some Saddle Road Birding & Hiking Trails
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Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge / Maulua
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Kaumana Trail
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“Kipuka 21”
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Power Line Road Trail
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Pu’u O’o Trail
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Tree Planting Road
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Songs, Calls and Natural History Links
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‘Apapane – Himatione sanguinea sanguinea
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Hawaii Amakihi – Hemignathus virens
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Hawaii Elepaio – Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis
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I’iwi – Vestiaria coccinea coccinea
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Oma’o or Hawaiian Thrush – Myadestes obscurus
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Recording Bird Songs
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weaving lauhala
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YES, we’re still selling copies of my book “Left-Brain Lutherie” for $55.00 plus shipping.
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Assemble the Compliance Jig;
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Making Compliance Measurements;
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The Compliance Mapping Process;
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sound files of all sizes of our ukuleles;
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free listing of old ukulele song books
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pictures of old Hawaiian ukuleles;
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free lutherie calculation spreadsheets;
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methods for making useful wood properties measurements;
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the application of these measurements to lutherie;
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a discussion of instrument tunings and acoustics;
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free shop tips for ukulele and guitar construction;
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a beginning guide to Hawaiian ukulele identification with hundreds of useful measurements;
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guest artists playing our ukuleles and guitars;
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photos and a naturalist’s description of koa wood;
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www.nizagara100mg.net
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“Left-Brain Lutherie: Using Physics and Engineering Concepts for Building Guitar Family Instruments: An Introductory Guide to Their Practical Application”. Details can be found here.
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Birding
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Fishing
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