Cockrum Studios

CNC’d Banjo Neck

I finally got a successful banjo neck today on my Shapeoko 5 Pro. I did the design from scratch in

There are a lot of questions about how I process tagua nuts (vegetable ivory) into slices for laser cut tagua

I watched the Grace Kelly Eyes inlay video from Crimson Guitars and he showed a Tagua Nut slice and mentioned

I just finished this CNC Banjo Fretboard with Mother of Pearl Inlay for my banjo project. This Padauk fretboard uses

I think I’ve got the Laser dialed in for the Mother of Pearl inlay engraving . This is a test

I started experimenting with different finishes such as Rubio Monocoat, Odie’s Oil, and Osmo Finishes. Although they provide great results,

I broke my previous Zero-Clearance insert so I laser-cut this one today on my Xtool D1 Pro Laser. It is

I’m continuing to perfect the laser inlay for the new banjo that I’m building. Today I pulled an open-source persimmon

Today, I tried out some veneer inlay using my Xtool D1 Pro laser. My Deering Sierra banjo was a bit

Hi All – I’ve finally got my new woodworking shop set up and decided to start writing up my projects