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- The Plan
- Wherein I Fix the Gap in the Hoop
- Cutting the Pieces for the Neck
- I Make a Sharpening Jig
- Gluing Up the Neck Blank
- I Cut the Peghead Angle
- I Glue the Overlay Wood Onto the Neck Blank
- Drawing the Shape of the Neck
- Cutting Out the Face of the Neck
- I Make Another Jig for the Bench
- Cutting the Face Continued
- Cutting the Angle on the Bottom of the Neck
- Cutting the Frailing Scoop
- I Clean Up the Shape of the Neck and Peghead
- Rounding Off the Square Corners of the Neck
- I Tweak the Handstop and Other Parts of the Neck
- Wherein I Skewer the Hoop With the Neck
- I Carve the Heel to Fit the Curvature of the Hoop
- Screwing the Neck to the Hoop
- I Make the Tailpiece
- I Make the Other Half of the Tailpiece
- Planing the Neck Flat
- Sanding the Neck
- Wet Sanding Again
- Sanding The Banjo Again
- And Sand Again
- Staining the Banjo
- Tacks
- Stretching the Skin
- Finish
- Second Coat of Finish
- More Finish
- Another Coat of Finish
- I Don't Like This Finish
- One Last Coat - Really
- Checking the Finish
- Deep Figure
- I Make the Pegs
- Sanding the Pegs
- First Finish Goes on the Peg Buttons
- Second Finish Goes on the Peg Buttons
- Fitting the Pegs to the Peghead
- Making the Bridge(s)
- Final Setup
- Some Photographs of the Banjo
- Miscellaneous Thoughts
- Lowering the Strings at the Nut
- Pop The Bridge
- Making the Back Board
- Cutting Out the Back
- Make Some Standoffs
- Fixing the Standoffs
- My New Lie Nielsen Chisels
- Making a Strop
- Add a Blind Nut to the Dowel
- Stain and Finish the Back
- The Back is Done
- The End
