Yeah Scott, I made one from a pair of scissors that I broke in two and then ground down the blade to match the size/taper of the tuner. It worked pretty well 'till I got an actual reamer.
Very nice! Yup, that pesky 5th string bump out has caused me problems in the past. Plus you need a taperd hole for the 5th string tuner if you're using actual banjo tuners. Good luck!
Thanks! A lot of these pictures are from a while ago, we've just been working on it gradually because of school, college applications, and other activities. We were able to get a lot done over Christmas break, though, and the only major thing we have left is to drill the holes in the peg head and the neck for the 5th string. I never thought that banjos would be so much harder than guitars! The neck itself took a long while because it had to be done mostly be hand with rasps and files :)
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Yeah Scott, I made one from a pair of scissors that I broke in two and then ground down the blade to match the size/taper of the tuner. It worked pretty well 'till I got an actual reamer.
Very nice! Yup, that pesky 5th string bump out has caused me problems in the past. Plus you need a taperd hole for the 5th string tuner if you're using actual banjo tuners. Good luck!
When more work goes in, more pride will come out when finished!
Thanks! A lot of these pictures are from a while ago, we've just been working on it gradually because of school, college applications, and other activities. We were able to get a lot done over Christmas break, though, and the only major thing we have left is to drill the holes in the peg head and the neck for the 5th string. I never thought that banjos would be so much harder than guitars! The neck itself took a long while because it had to be done mostly be hand with rasps and files :)
Glad to see you guys back at it, hope to see it when it's done.