Another two killer commissions finished.

Dog head:
11" Black Walnut block rim
Ebony cap
Rolled brass tone ring
Goat skin head
Black Walnut neck
25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard
Light gauge GHS Americana strings

Raven:
12" Black Walnut block rim
Ziricote cap
Ebony tone ring
Fibreskyn head
Black Walnut neck
25.5" scale Ziricote fingerboard
Med gauge GHS Americana strings

Managed to finish the first two banjos of the current batch this week, both are commissions, so unfortunately, they aren't for sale. An Ash/Walnut Minstrel style, and a Walnut/Cocobolo open back. 

Minstrel:
12" 2-ply Ash bent rim
Goat skin head
Walnut neck with 26" scale Walnut fingerboard and Maple veneers
Minstrel gauge nylon strings

Open Back:
12" block Walnut rim
Rolled brass tone ring
Goat skin head
Ebony rim cap
Walnut neck
25.5" scale Cocobolo fingerboard and peghead overlay
​Medium GHS Americana strings

Another two commissions finished. These are last of the current batch of 5 I've been working on the past couple of months, I'll be starting on the next batch in the next few days, after completing a few other small jobs.

The Owl (Top):
12" Black Walnut block rim, with Rosewood tone ring and Ebony cap
Black Walnut neck
Ebony 25.5" scale fingerboard
Goat skin head
Silver 'Owl' inlay, MoP star inlays

Vintage Bacon Pot (Bottom):
Honduras Mahogany neck
Ebony 25.5" scale fingerboard
​Brass overlays

Finishing the third left handed banjo of the year, a nice Cherry 'woody' open back. A video will be uploaded in a few days.
11" 3-ply Cherry rim, with Walnut cap
Purple Heart integral tone ring
Goat skin head
Cherry neck, with thick Walnut stripe
25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard
Aged brass hardware
Abalone fingerboard markers
Mother of Pearl 'Orion's belt' peghead inlay

Just finishing these two banjos, both lefthanded and nylon strung. A final set-up/few tweeks next week and they should be good to go.
A very short audio file for each will be added after the weekend (I can't play much lefthanded!)

Top: 
12" Black Walnut block rim
Brass rod tone ring
Renaissance head
Black Walnut neck
26 3/16" scale fingerboard
Nylon strings (medium)
Brass/Ebony inlaid star

Bottom:
12" 3-ply Ash rim with Ash cap
Rolled brass tone ring
Renaissance head
Ash neck
26 3/16" scale fingerboard
Nylon strings (medium)
Silver inlaid draught horse

Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year to all of my customers. Huge thanks for all of the orders this year.

Plenty of cool banjos already booked in for 2021, lots of other stuff planned too... we'll see what happens!!

Check out the latest custom builds, I'm super chuffed with how they both turned out. My first banjo made from Honduras Mahogany and Pau Ferro, I'll definitely be using both woods again!

Here's where I'm at with the next batch of open-back commissions. Rims, necks, fingerboards and peghead overlays are all glued, ready for working on over coming weeks.
From top left clockwise:
Rob's - Walnut neck, 12" Walnut rim, Ziricote fingerboard and peghead overlay
Ali's - Walnut neck, 12" Walnut rim, Ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay
Andrew's - Walnut neck, 11" Walnut rim, Ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay
Jon's - Honduras Mahogany neck, 12" Honduras Mahogany rim, Pau Ferro fingerboard and peghead overlay