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Playing Since: 1973

Experience Level: Novice

tsander has made 4 recent additions to Banjo Hangout

Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Network Security

Gender: Male

Age: 63

My Instruments:
Stewart MacDonald Kit circa 1972
Open back woody with Dan Pennington rim/tonering
Roy Smith custom whyte laydie, the Snakewood Special

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Steve Martin
Fred Sokolow
Vassar Clements
Dutch Cove Old Time String Band
The Haints
Wade Ward
Dave Macon
John Hartford
Leon Redbone
Michael Franks
Norman Blake
Leo Kotke
The Tillers
Rosey Carson
Old & in the Way
Loudon Wainwright, III
Janice Joplin and Big Brother
ZZ Top
Mary Travers
Emmy Lou Harris
StringBean
Grandpa Jones

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Created 4/15/2011
Last Visit 5/25/2013

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	tsander replied to topic 'TOTW - The Chicken Reel 5/3/13' 5/5/2013 11:52:01 AM
	tsander replied to topic 'string question for clawhammer (sound)' 3/17/2013 5:38:19 PM
	tsander replied to topic '(untitled)' 3/6/2013 9:22:59 AM
	tsander commented on blog entry 'Banjo plus another instrument' 2/28/2013 11:29:03 AM

Roy Louis Smith Boucher Style

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First shaping of neck using heel angle	Sanding second side of heel	Sanding the excess from the heel	Marking the heel angle
Capped and sanded rim	Gluing the heel cap	Scoop inlay filled and sanded 1 comment	Fretboard inlays filled and sanded 4 comments
Peghead filled and sanded	Filling the Inlays	Rim with Sapele	Sapele for rim 3 comments
RS inlay glued	scoop inlay leveled	scoop inlay leveling	fretboard inlays leveled 2
fretboard inlays leveled 1	headstock inlay leveled	headstock leveling	Scoop inlay fitted
Fretboard inlays fitted	Headstock inlays fitted	Neck after rough inlay mortising.	Mortises after 3 bits
Hogged out mortises	Hogging out an inlay mortise	Cut Inlays 4	Cut Inlays 3
Cut Inlays 2	Cut Inlays 1	Printed Inlays	Printing Inlays on Sticky Labels
Lower Neck Inlay Design	Upper Neck Inlay Design	Headstock Inlay Design	Scooped Neck
Routing the scoop	Sanding neck to thickness	Drilling tuner pilot holes	Prepping heel for cap

Peghead side view 2	Side view peeghead	Profiled Peghead	Cutting the peghead
Tracing the peghead	Gluing up backstrap	Rickard rim, flange, tone ring, head and tension ring	What to use on Front and Back of Head?
Finished Boucher Template	Shaping the Boucher Template	Gluing first layer of veneer under the fretboard	Drilling access hole for truss rod
Necks cut to rough shape	Layout of vertical neck cuts	Head with ear sanded	Disk sanding head 2 comments
Fretboard cut to shape	Another layout of Fretboard cuts	Layout of fretboard cuts	Slotted fretboards
Fretboard Edge	Ear attachment	Sanded fretboards	Cutting fret slots
Layout for fretting	Sanding snakewood 5 comments	Truss rod slot	Routing truss rod slot
Both neck blanks stripes	Stripe Layers	Back cut	Peghead cut
7 layer glueup	Layers	Thinning	Bloodwood
Bandsawing neck blank	Sanded cherry	Power sanding	Sanding
1st layout	Original Drawing	Dot drilling	Pearl dots inlayed
Heel layout	Heel jig	First heel cut	Second heel cut
Final heel cut	Checking yaw of heel fit	Checking pitch of heel fit	Neck to rim fit with clamp
Neck to rim fit front view	Heel shape layout	Flattening the heel sides	Roughing th eheel curve
Heel ready for hand shaping	First cut of neck shaping	First corner of neck removed.	Partially roughed neck
Planing off the corners	Rasping to round the profile	Rounded neck	Turning the dowel stick
Turned dowel stick	Heel before final shaping	Refining the heel	Heel after final shaping
Smoothing the neck barrel	Cutting the frets	Final polishing of fretboard	Short frets in
Pressing the frets home	Checking for high frets	Dressing the fret ends and fretboard edge	Beveling fret ends
Dressed and beveled frets	Neck with frets 2 comments	Leveling frets	Crowning frets
Dressing fret ends	Polishing frets with 800 grit 1 comment	Polishing frets with 4-0 steel wool	Installing the ebony nut
Shaping the volute	Volute shaped 2 comments	Adding threaded insert to wood coordinator rod	Finished coordinator rod end
Drilling the rim for neck lags	Drilled rim	Dowel Co-rod in place	Heel end of co-rod
Neck test fit 1	Neck test fit 2	Reaming the tuner holes	Tuners fitted
5th string ledge rasped and carved	5th string ledge scraped and sanded	The wet look during final shaping and sanding	Sealed rear of headstock and neck
Filled and sealed neck	First varnish coat	Wet Sanding 800 Grit	4-0 steel wool
Buffy the scratch slayer	Pegs installed	Buffed Neck	Assembled Rim
Installing Co-rod	E Pluribus Unum	Done . Front slightly out of focus	Done . Neck Front
Done . Front Peghead	Done . Scoop	Done . Front of Pot	Done . Heel and Rim
Done . Whole Banjo Back	Done . Rear Pot	Done . Rear Heel and Rim	Done 5th Fret and Peg
Done . 5th Fret Rear Neck	Done . Rear Peghead	Done . Rear 5th Peg and carved neck	Done . Heel and Rim Closeup

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