Woodcraft, ukulele, music merge at Wailoa exhibit Mary Coursey Island Ukulele Guild’s president. “It has such beauty — the curl, the figure, the colors from golden blond to deep red — I’m not ever bored by it. I’m enchanted by it. When I find a great piece of wood, I can’t think of anything else but making an ukulele out White, owner of Ukulele Pu‘uwai, started out making guitars but fell in love with ukuleles six years ago. He has built close to 100 guitars and 100 ukuleles over the course of his career, even developing his own ukulele design — a scaled-down version of the classical guitar he built for 20 years. Owner, Bears Co ee & Deli After more than two decades of building stringed instruments professionally, Woodley White is still thrilled by a good chunk of raw wood. CREDITS: See your business grow To advertise, call 935-6622 “I’m driven by it,” says the Big of it!” “ Our customers thought that we were just a breakfast place, but thanks to our story and ads in Island Beat, they know all about us. We’ve spent a bundle on ads in other publications, and “Let’s Go Out” is the only one that has generated great results for us.” Since 1983. Hilo, Big Island, HI Starting this weekend, five of his handcrafted instruments will be on display along with almost 50 others at the 11th annual Stringed Instrument Show & Woodworkers Invitational Exhibit, which runs Oct. 2-29 at Wailoa Arts and Cultural Center. Using some “knock your eyes out koa wood,” White will showcase two koa ukuleles, two with spruce tops and one made out of a rare African Ziricote wood. Two of the ukuleles depict a story — with intricate designs inlaid on the front using a technique called “marquetry,” where the craftsman Katie Young YAMANAKA Big Island Vibe See EXHIBIT Page 8 2 Thursday, October 1, 2015 Oct. 01 2015 Editor David Bock Writer Katie Young Yamanaka Photography Hollyn Johnson Design Bonnie L. Rogers Email your Island Beat announcements to entertainment@hawaiitribune-herald.com
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