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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: Boucher Style Raw Brass Shoe Guide available


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rudy - Posted - 01/30/2011:  09:59:44

Here's a quick note to say that there is a new how-to guide on my website for fabricating Boucher-style raw brass shoes. The photo shows a Patina finished raw brass shoe as built from the guide. It would also work quite well on a standard open back design. The blind hole is tapped to use a mounting screw, or a stud could be used alternatively with a decorative nut on the inside of the rim.



Available by scrolling to the bottom of this page:

bluestemstrings.com/pageBoucher1.html

bordertownbrown - Posted - 01/30/2011:  10:32:48

Nice work Randy!

FretlessinTexas - Posted - 01/30/2011:  11:31:19

That is way cool.

rudy - Posted - 01/31/2011:  04:46:10

Thanks, Gents.
Hopefully someone other than myself will get some use out of it.

Dave Telecaster - Posted - 01/31/2011:  13:34:19

im liking that alot

rudy - Posted - 02/02/2011:  05:33:38

Thanks Dave,
Eventually these will be mated with shopmade square head brass nuts that will be tapped to fit standard J hooks. These also look good with off-the-shelf nuts if you're not going for the vintage Minstrel banjo look.

Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/02/2011:  08:59:12

My next "serious" banjo will be a spun-over rim and I will definitely be using this type of brass shoe. How do you do the bronze finish on them?

rudy - Posted - 02/02/2011:  09:45:13

Jonnycake,
This stuff works great. I've used it on several projects and will very quickly turn the polished brass from anything between slightly discolored all the way to almost black.
I purchased it at a woodworking store that was a Rockler dealer, It's available through Rockler's on-line sales.

rockler.com/product.cfm?page=978

Edited by - rudy on 02/02/2011 09:48:52

Crowman - Posted - 02/13/2011:  04:02:26

Rudy,
Very nice work as always, the shoes look great and I also will be taking a look at your guide for my next banjo. If this is something that I can do myself, I won't be buying anymore shoes. Thanks

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