by KenK | Jan 13, 2014 | Banjo
Using some maple trimmed off the original lumber when squaring it up, I cut two pieces for ears. These will widen the peghead enough for the pattern I chose. The ears are approximately the same thickness as the peghead. The front surface of the peghead has...
by KenK | Jan 12, 2014 | Banjo
Here I have laid out the maple filler pieces and the truss rod beside the neck to illustrate how they are installed inside the neck. The shaped pieces will keep the rod in a curved shape relative to the neck. I took this picture before I made one more filler piece...
by KenK | Jan 11, 2014 | Banjo
A 3/16in steel rod will be installed in the neck to provide for some ability to counteract the tension from the strings. Below I am cutting a 1/4in wide slot on the table saw. Below is the finished slot for the truss rod seen from the peghead end of the neck. ...
by KenK | Jan 5, 2014 | Banjo
After copying the pattern onto the wood, I started to cut the side profile out using the bandsaw. Here I have the back of the peghead cut and the bottom of the heel The glue joint looks good! Here is the neck with the side profile all cut out. You can see that...
by KenK | Jan 4, 2014 | Banjo
I let the neck sandwich dry overnight. I forgot to mention in the previous post that I used Titebond wood glue for this. I thought some special instrument builder’s adhesive or 2 part epoxy would be recommended, but after some research it seemed that standard...
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