My bent lamination rims are still a work in progress (as with most everything I’m making) but I’ve put them on the back burner for now in favor of exploring the ‘stave’ method I’ve been working on. Someone on the Banjo Hangout forum mentioned it and it reminded me of when I made standup paddleContinue reading “Adventures in Banjo Making 3 – January 2024”
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Adventures in Banjo Making – 02
For me, the first step was to figure out how to make a pot, or the body of the banjo. There are a few ways to make one, one is to bend long strips of wood into a hoop, and laminate them together. Another is to make a segmented ring with wedge shaped pieces, thenContinue reading “Adventures in Banjo Making – 02”
Adventures in Banjo Making – 01
A good friend handed me a banjo a few years ago and I loved it. I’ve had some experience playing in open G tuning on a guitar, so that was a plus not having to learn a new tuning, and there were only four strings! (It was a tenor banjo). The same friend later loanedContinue reading “Adventures in Banjo Making – 01”
Hampel Guitars 