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I’m really happy with how it came out. Adding the scroll was the right choice.
I used orange shellac on the walnut and garnet shellac on the walnut rim. The coffee on the goatskin came out darker than I thought it would, but it ended up being perfect. Laying down the shellac with the scroll in place was a bit of a pain. It might have been better to finish the peg head and the scroll separately and then glue the scroll into place.
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I’ve finished the build. I think it came out really well and I’ll post some pictures soon. I used two different shades of shellac and strong coffee on the skin.
Two final kit questions:
How high should the peg posts be above the peghead? I got a bit of shellac in the holes and I can fix it but I don’t want to make the holes too big by mistake?
Why did the small screw near the tuning peg for the fifth string go away?
One reason I didn’t initially order the scroll is because I was thinking about laser engraving my own design. That’s not a practical option. A nice accessory would be a blank disk of the same diameter as the scroll. A small blank disk would be trivial to engrave and it wouldn’t be a big deal if you mess it up while engraving. I never get it right the first time. I considered laser cutting a disk out of walnut, but then you don’t get the nice beveled edges that come from your lathe.
My banjo arrived Monday. Thank you! Sanding is basically done so I’ll start applying shellac this evening.
How stiff should the leather tailpiece be? Mine has no flex to it at all. I’m not sure if that’s ok or if I will need to soften it some.
That makes sense. I’ll do it the way you suggest.
The Jay Cobalt video mentions a strap and included hardware as an option. I couldn’t find that option on your site. Does the kit come with hardware to attach a strap?
