Using the "birdsmouth" system devised to make masts for boats, I made this "home depot" banjo while traveling one summer. 8 spruce 1x2s with 90 degree notch in one end, some glue and a cord for clamping.
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Hey Rand,
Sure, feel free to kick off the discussion. As I mentioned, I borrowed this technique from the boat building community where it's used to make hollow tapering masts. There is a good article on Duckworks magazine that addresses more sides and even has an on screen calculator that tells you the angles to use for the "mouth."
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/articles/birdsmouth/index.cfm...
The up side of the octagon is that you only need to set a blade to 45 degrees - as the number of sides increases you need to know two diff. angles.
I used this system to make an urn for a friends ashes once. I can't seem to find the pics at the moment, but it showed me how easy it would be to glue up a multi sided tube, say 2 or 3 feet long, then slice off your box frames on a table saw.
Keep me posted...
David
Hi David Beede,
I really like the simplicity of you "birds mouth" method for making an octagonal drum (or sound box) for your "home depot banjo". Can you use this method to make sound boxes with other numbers of sides, or will it only work with octagons? Please let me know. I have a discussion group on CBN which specializes in making sound boxes for those that want to build something beyond a cigar box guitar (or those who don't have access to cigar boxes, like me). The group is called "Home Made Resonator Boxes 101". I think your method warrants a discussion of its own within my group. Can I use your photo and start the discussion? Please let me know.
-Rand.
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