Tom's Ukulele, End blocks

Well, I took all the clamps and spreaders off this afternoon, and was very pleased with the results.  I trimmed down the overhang on all four ends, and began making the neck and heel blocks.

I cut the blocks from more 2x12" scrap, and shaped them by hand with a pocket plane and some wood files.  Got them about as close as I could without going overboard, and I just glued them in.

I'm going to let these sit until later this evening at the earliest.  I prefer to give it extra time over risking not enough.  Once I'm confident with the glue joints, I will be cutting and gluing the kerfing to attach the top, and planing down the sides by about 1/16".