I've uploaded some pictures of my latest Goodtime modifications. Pictures can be viewed at: http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?ID=AB185E2B0F7&cb=PA ...
... tb, The tone ring is added. It is 3/16" brass, rolled and brazed to fit in the lip on the inner edge of the Goodtime's rim. It gives the head a bit of an...
... I used Elmer's variety of the gorilla glue stuff. First tried it with yellow glue, but it didn't hold. Clean up was easy enough so that I could reglue...
At 08:04 08/06/04, you wrote: Hi all, To my fellow Canadians - where are you getting your Tru-Oil? Birchwood Casey won't ship it across the border... Thanks, ...
OK, another non-Canuck here, but in Tennessee I buy my Tru Oil at Walmart in the gun department. I figure that since at least here in the south it looks like...
... We sure have Walmarts up here, but none I've seen have gun departments... Which reminds me of the old joke - a Canadian is just an un-armed American with...
In a message dated 8/6/04 9:07:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rob@... writes: To my fellow Canadians - where are you getting your Tru-Oil? Birchwood Casey...
... I'm 7 hours from the American border, so that's not an option. I emailed a local gun shop to see if they carry it - good tip, thanks. ... Nope - 15-16...
Try Brownells.com They are "The World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools" according to them. They sell it in several different...
Tim Smith modified a Goodtime by adding a rolled brass ring that drops into the inner lip at the top of a Goodtime rim. I've done the same thing and also made...
Hi all, So I managed to find a local source for Tru-oil - at a nearby gun shop, thanks to advice from this list. Anyway - my first gourd banjo neck is just...
... Looking good, real good. ... Spray? no,no,no. Just take a piece of cloth, put a little tru-oil on it and wipe it on ... thin. This stuff isn't like...
... Thanks! ... Hmmm. I got the aerosol tru-oil, as they were out of the bottled stuff. Should I spray it on a cloth, then, rather than directly on the wood? ...
... Danish Oil finish [Watco or otherwise] is a mixture of a oil [linseed in Watco's case], driers [linseed oil doesn't dry on its own!] and varnish. It ...
... The real difference is only known to the persons who formulate the finishes. "Tung" oil is usually formulated as a wiping finish, whereas Watco is meant to...
I've sprayed Tru Oil, and it works fine--if you spray it on, let it sit a little while and then wipe it off, it's about like using the non-aerosol version. If...
Rob, You can spray without any problem. I have mix Tru-Oil with Nalphta 50/50 and sprayed it through my spray gun. Cheaper than spray cans. I buy it by the...
... In my opinion .... when ever you want. They have different drying/hardening times, but make for beautiful finishes if you aren't looking for that thick...
... Read the directions, I guess. I'm not familiar with the spray product. Never heard of it before. I thought you were going to try putting the bottle oil...
There will be an opening very soon in the board a gourd [banjo] rotation. This is an experiential program for people who would like to play a gourd banjo for a...
HI I'm mainly a Bluegrass picker, but do restore and tinker with other style banjoes. I'm in need of a 10 1/4 stretcher band and some hooks & nuts to complete...
I play both tenor and 5-string bluegrass style banjo. I also enjoy restoring modifying and tinkering with all types of banjoes. I recently acquired an open...
Ok. Here's the scene. I've laid down the glue to fix a new ebony fingerboard to a banjo neck. I've got the thing jigged up with sacrificial boards, and I'm...
What I do on a situation like that is clamp the fingerboard in place and don't worry about the squeeze-out for 30 or 40 minutes--just until the glue starts to...
... Ah, Grasshopper, that is the elegant solution. If you're going to be using an oil-based finish, then you may slather your project with wax [I use Minwax ...
