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BanjoCraft

5 String Open Back Banjo Making

  • About
  • Banjo Plans
    • Early Considerations
    • Banjo Scale Length
    • Banjo Rim Planning
    • Banjo Neck Planning
    • Banjo Dowel Stick
    • Best Woods for Banjo Building
  • Banjo Parts
    • Banjo Hardware & Parts Introduction
    • Banjo Head Basics
    • Banjo Tone Ring Basics Explained
    • Banjo Tailpiece & Tension Hoop
  • Banjo Neck Building
    • How to Make a Banjo Neck Step-By-Step
    • Neck Blank Preparation
    • Side Profile Pattern
    • Reinforcement
    • Dowel Stick Hole
    • Making a Fingerboard
    • Adding Ears and Peghead
    • Heel Radius Cutting Jig
    • Tension Hoop Rabbet
    • Peghead Layout
    • Front Profile Layout
    • Completing the Peghead
    • Carving
    • Fifth Peg Hole, Pip Hole, & Scoop
    • Inlay: Brief Intro
    • Banjo Fretwork
  • Banjo Rim Making
    • Banjo Rim Making
    • Banjo Rim Bending
    • Banjo Rim Forming
    • Banjo Rim Cap
    • Banjo Rim Lathe Work
    • Cutting the Banjo Rim’s Dowel Stick Hole
    • Drilling the Shoe Bolt and End Pin Holes
  • Dowel Stick
    • Banjo Dowel Stick Making
    • Joining the Dowel Stick to the Neck
    • Set Up
      • Nut, Pip, & Bridge
      • Banjo Intonation
      • Scale Length & Responsiveness
      • Behavior of a String
      • Finishing
Early Considerations, gourd banjosLeave a comment
Labeled image of gourd banjo.

Parts of the Gourd Banjo

December 9, 2015October 28, 2018 Robert Browder

The Peghead of a gourd banjo gives the strings something to anchor to. It needs to be big enough and sturdy enough to accommodate the working of the tuning pegs. The Tuning Pegs I use with gourd banjos are friction … Continue reading Parts of the Gourd Banjo

Early ConsiderationsLeave a comment

Buy the Book!

August 10, 2015October 28, 2018 Robert Browder

The majority of the information found on this website is also available in paperback book format. The BanjoCraft book is a brief look at banjo making in the small shop. This book is intended to be accessible to banjo people … Continue reading Buy the Book!

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