The Man on the Horse
Perhaps my favorite part about building a banjo is shaping the neck. How do you shape the neck? Well, I much like the sculptor making a statue of a man on a horse, you take away everything that isn't a man or a horse. On the banjo neck it's taking away everything that isn't part of the banjo.
Armed with a draw knife, scraper, half round file, and rasp I get to work. For the shaping, I mostly use a draw knife and scraper. However, as I get closer to the heel, I'll start to use the rasp and file. I do all of my work sitting on my trusty shaving horse. I could sit on the horse for hour and sometimes to. It's very therapeutic sitting and using the draw knife.
Armed with a draw knife, scraper, half round file, and rasp I get to work. For the shaping, I mostly use a draw knife and scraper. However, as I get closer to the heel, I'll start to use the rasp and file. I do all of my work sitting on my trusty shaving horse. I could sit on the horse for hour and sometimes to. It's very therapeutic sitting and using the draw knife.