Inlay work (click for full size):

johns banjo is underway, as is darius's second banjo order, which he may or may not opt to keep. anyhow, john is a civil war reenactor, and he also wanted an instrument he could learn on. i settled on using incised frets, as that solution is both historically appropriate, aesthetically pleasing, and still very functional. the neck is made from a piece of ash. click to see full size.




darius wanted a gourd banjo with an oak neck much like the last gourd i made. this one is stained just slightly darker, but you can still see the grain very nicely (the photo makes it look darker than it actually is, so some detail is lost here). click to see full size.