Jeff's banjo almost finished

Things have been busy as always in the shop. On of my most often-used tools, my band saw, died on me. I had been using a cheap Chinese saw for quite some time, and finally decided to move forward. And by forward I mean, as usual, backwards--a couple weeks ago I was able to pick up a Delta 14" drill press and band saw, both from 1947, both manufactured in the USA, and both made out of 100% real metal (not pot metal, not plastic). The band saw required extensive restoration, including all new bearings, tires, wheel shims, rust removal, paint, etc. The drill press was more or less ready to go.

Here are some before-and-after of the restoration process



The website might be a little screwy going forward. I just suffered a complete hard drive meltdown, and hadn't been backing up as vigilantly as I should have been. Lesson learned. Back up and running now, and back in the shop working on banjos again.