Grizzly Ukulele Kit

I finally decided to abandon the problematic plywood fretboard that came with the kit. I went on-line and ordered a solid rosewood fretboard blank from Hana Lima 'IA. When I mentioned that I would be using it on a Grizzly kit they kindly offered to sand it a bit thinner than their usual 1/4" to better accommodate the kit. I was very pleased with their customer service and even more pleased when the fretboard arrived! The color is fantastic and it has wonderfully wavy grain. The fretboard on top is the one that came with the kit, and the one on the bottom came with the Stewart MacDonald kit I'll be making after this one.



I like the wood so much that now I'm having second thoughts using on this kit! I was curious how well the StewMac fretboard would work on the neck so I put it in place. I was quite surprised to find it also left considerable space on either side. However, this fretboard is perfectly square on the edges which means I could bind it with the leftover binding from the body!