Creating a Tunneled 5th String on a Banjo Commission

Just a quick blog post to show you some photos of a commission where the player wanted a tunnelled 5th string. Here are the photos from marking out the groove, cutting and fitting the nickel pipe:

1: Marking out

2: Cutting the groove

3: Fitting the nickel tube

4: How it looks once fitted

Any questions or comments, let me know!