by KenK | Jan 27, 2015 | Banjo
Well, it’s been nearly a year since my last post. I have not been able to work on my banjo very much during that time and only made real progress in the last month. I’ll make a few posts today to get up to speed. I have done some shaping of the neck and...
by KenK | Feb 9, 2014 | Banjo
Jason and Pharis Romero make some beautiful banjos at their company, J. Romero Banjo Co. Check out this great video by Matt...
by KenK | Feb 4, 2014 | Banjo
I have been looking forward to this step for a while. I traced my template for the peghead design onto the veneer side. The circles are where the tuners will eventually be installed. The cuts to shape the peghead are made on the bandsaw. It is traditional to make...
by KenK | Feb 4, 2014 | Banjo
The tuners I purchased are made to work with a peghead thickness between 7/16in and 3/4in. I decided to finalize my peghead thickness at 5/8in. I ran the peghead through the bandsaw to take off about 1/8in from the back side. I then sanded everything smooth. Below...
by KenK | Feb 4, 2014 | Banjo
After the fretboard was glued in place, I transferred lines from my template to the neck. And made the cuts on the bandsaw. Here is the neck with the edges of the fretboard cut. The neck tapers from the rim to the nut. The neck also bumps out in between the 4th...
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