Glenelg Banjo Company

Glenelg Banjo Company Custom banjos hand built in Glenelg Nova Scotia

I've been playing around with domestic woods that are hard enough for use as fretboard material. Black locust should wo...
04/25/2024

I've been playing around with domestic woods that are hard enough for use as fretboard material. Black locust should work out for durability but most people don't really care for the look. Here's a first experiment with ammonia fuming. In theory the colour should pe*****te deep enough that the original won't start to show through with wear.

A trio of mahogany necks taking shape. While I prefer sticking to domestic woods for "new" material, I'll use foreign a...
04/08/2024

A trio of mahogany necks taking shape. While I prefer sticking to domestic woods for "new" material, I'll use foreign and exotic materials when I can scrounge them. I got this mahogany from the warehouse of a closing buainess several years ago and was just able to squeeze these three blanks out of it.

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Making more inlay dots from deer antler this morning.
04/02/2024

Making more inlay dots from deer antler this morning.

I finished up this build a few weeks ago and it's really settling in nicely. The ambrosia maple I used has an amazing a...
03/25/2024

I finished up this build a few weeks ago and it's really settling in nicely. The ambrosia maple I used has an amazing amount of character.

Most of the hardware is raw brass as are the inlay dots.

Gluing up some block rims from hardwood flooring scraps.
03/19/2024

Gluing up some block rims from hardwood flooring scraps.

This banjo from last year was made primarily from repurposed materials. The neck is mahogany from an old broken bed fra...
03/18/2024

This banjo from last year was made primarily from repurposed materials. The neck is mahogany from an old broken bed frame, with a center strip from a scrap of birch found in a shed. The rim is part of a discarded walnut bookshelf capped with birch. The nut and inlay dots are crafted out of deer antler.

Roughing out a new tailpiece from brass this morning.
03/07/2024

Roughing out a new tailpiece from brass this morning.

I always find this stage exciting. This one is ready to start going together.
03/04/2024

I always find this stage exciting. This one is ready to start going together.

Turning a walnut block rim on the lathe. This one is made from part of a discarded bookshelf.
03/03/2024

Turning a walnut block rim on the lathe. This one is made from part of a discarded bookshelf.

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