Oka Jones

Journeyman Luthier and Jeweler at

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Mahogany Tenor Ukulele. #ukulele #luthier #westvirginia

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Carving the mold from canarywood lumber I made. #luthier #ukulele #WestVirginia

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Tenor ukulele template and furniture patterns. #luthier #ukulele #WestVirginia

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Using my bandsaw to profile the one piece neck for Black Walnut flat top Octave Mandolin. #Luther #octavemandolin #westvirginia

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Black Walnut Flat-top Octave Mandolin neck layout and roughing. #Luther #Mandolin #Octavemandolin #WestVirginia

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JPL3 in 93.5% Germanium Sterling Silver , 16 gage wire with 3.5 mm ID jump rings. #silversmith #Chainlink #okajones #westvirginia

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Small victories. #Luther #ukulele #westvirginia

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JPL3 Jens Pind Linkage in Argentium, dirty and rough right after brazing. #silversmith #chainmail #westvirginia

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Making jump rings. #argentium #SilverJewellery #chainmaking #westvirginia

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Canarywood binding for mahogany baritone ukulele. #ukulele #luthier #westvirginia

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Ready to mate the soundboard to the body. #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Mahogany baritone ukulele. #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Attaching the backplate. #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Marking and notching the side wall lining so the back braces will mate. #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Sanding the sides with a 20' radius concave hollow form so the instrument will be "egg shaped" and not flat. Getting ready to mate the back plate.

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Adding bracing to the back plate. #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Adding the lining to mahogany baritone ukulele. #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Gluing in the tailblock #luthier #ukulele #westvirginia

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Spanish heel construction for mahogany baritone ukulele.