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friday is my day off from work, and therefore it's the day that i get most of my banjo making done. today i'm about to cut and attach the dowel stick the neck of tim's banjo and, when it dries - which should be done in a few hours - i'll fit the neck to the gourd. carving the heel of the neck out to match the countours of the gourd is the most time-consuming and frustrating part of the process. here are a couple of shots where you can see the heel countoured-out to match the gourd.