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Gluing the neck

The neck of the banjo is made of maple with an 1/8in thick piece of ebony running down the center.  This ebony creates an accent stripe that is visible at the back of the neck.  So basically it’s a really expensive black line most people will ever see.  But...

Some prepared parts

Here are some photos of some of the components after preparing them as shown in the previous post. Here are the two maple blanks and a piece of ebony that will be sandwiched and glued together for the neck.  The ebony is about 1/8in thick.  The 3 pieces glued together...

Work Begins!

I brought my lumber to my father’s workshop in Maine so I could use his thickness planer, his jointer, his large belt sander, and his help. I had cut the maple down into two pieces for the neck and one longer piece that strips would need to be cut from for...
Cleaning up my bandsaw

Cleaning up my bandsaw

I thought I should clean up and tune up my bandsaw before I start cutting expensive wood on it.   I found this half  eaten acorn inside the bandsaw, which is in my basement.  I am assuming it’s mice, not squirrels.  Either way I need to speak with the...
Picked up some lumber

Picked up some lumber

I picked up some soft maple and ebony at a hardwood lumberyard, Downes and Reader in Stoughton, MA. I bought a 9ft long piece of 5/4 (1 1/4 in thick) maple about 5in wide, and some 4/4 (1in thick) ebony.  One small piece of ebony wide enough for the peghead and one...