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Banjo 13

comments (2) February 5th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

BanjoCrafter BanjoCrafter, member
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This is a banjo I built for the Virginia FolkLife Apprenticeship Program. It doesn't show well here but the rim and neck are both made from Canadian Bird's Eye Maple. The FingerBoard and peghead  are ebony and feature abolone inlays.


Design or Plan used: My own design - BanjoCraft
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BanjoCrafter BanjoCrafter writes: Gosh, an hourly estimate would be tough for me to put my finger on. Banjo Making is strictly hobby for me so I never look at the clock. Banjo making is also a long time passion for me so I have a lot of specialized jigs and a special form for shaping the rim.

I'll guess roughly 20 hours, just for making the banjo itself. But that could be way off.
Posted: 4:17 am on February 7th

OldShavings OldShavings writes: Nice. How many hours go into such a project?
Posted: 10:50 am on February 6th

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