Ash Banjo

[Ryan Gray]

This is my new ash Boucher banjo. The wood came from left over barn building lumber cut from the woods in my back yard. I used Terry's patterns and tools and just today learned Circus Jig. I love Minstrel Banjos! I put boiled linseed oil on the wood, then amber shellac. I went for the natural look. It's a big fattie. It has a 13 inch rim and a ball bat neck - just right for my big paws.

[Matthew Mickletz]

Awesome banjo!  Love the natural look and the back story of where it came from.  Like our dining room table's wood made by my brother-in-law out of black walnut found in a barn on their grandma's property in Ohio.  

[Ryan Gray]

Thanks for the nice comment Matthew! Distressed wood is the best :) I hope he used a mask when he made it, I hear that black walnut is poisonous! But hey I bet the table looks amazing :)

[Matthew Mickletz]

I'll have to ask him about the mask!  I'll see him soon.  Wonder if it's a mater of if the walnut is old and dry or freshly saw?  hmmmm  Now I'm curious.