Jake Blount appears on episode 75 of Basic Folk Podcast: cindyhowes.net... Watch Jake talk about his custom made banjo. He designed the instrument with Will Seeders Mosheim of Seeders Banjos
Love to hear about different banjos. And love to hear that you are using richlite on your instruments. I have built 3 banjos with Patrick Sawyer from Pisgha banjos and that's all he uses. The material is great to work with and if you ever need to repair it, it's invisible. Just sand some scrap pieces to make a powder and add glue. The perfect filler. The material has no grain. However if you like the look of grain, I have seen a piece of material similar to richlite, but has a "grain". I bought it from wood supplier from Chilliwack, BC. I passed it on to Patrick so he could try it out. Not sure what he ended up doing with it. Your 6 string is very similar to Allison de Groots Seeder banjo. I love the history of the inlays you chose. Cheers.
