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We have an accord! :) Baffoonery above sincerity.... gonna put that on a t shirt....

Mel,

Your cadence sounds like a voice from the Fine Woodworking forum, from time past. Be that you?

Yes, the avatar is Thomas Jefferson, but I don't suppose to be a devotee. I use him like a...

I hope there are laws about foul language, because if someone is arrested for violating them, the DA will have to present evidence in court. It won't be "the F word" as a stand-in phrase, it will be...

Sorry for the tardy replies, folks.



No such thing as cheating. The goal is a sound, and ifthe drum makes a sound, then goal achieved.



Hi, Kevin,

Hi, Ted,

Too right about the dust, it gets flung everywhere. I wear a N95 dust mask whenever I'm working, but still...better to have the dust collected right from the tool for the sake of...

Both the 14" and 16" floor toms are sanded to 150, inside and out.

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A gander inside the 14"
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A shot of both shells, basking in the glow of a setting California sun.

Time for the 16" floor tom.

This is when all the routing was done, padauk everywhere.

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Finished the cross-grain sanding. Switched method of work to remove the cross grain...

Betcha I had forgotten all about this project. Took a breather from the shop, spent some good weekends on the bike, and with a fresh attitude, back to it!


The 14" floor tom is set up in the...

An update, then.

A picture of the motor, cinched down. The cradles are from basswood, and they have a 5" arc to kinda, sorta match the motor's body. Plumber's hanging strap keeps the motor...

An update, finally motorized the rig.


The old 3/4" bearings.

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New 1/2" bearings
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Did some work on the outside of the 22" kick drum.

22" diameter x 16" deep shell, mounted up in the rig.
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First bites of the first pass. Serious color change!
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Hey, ya Dave! Have you visited the knitting forums? I'm there, too. :)

SMC has been awesome for posting drum builds. Huge variety of projects going on, and there is some inspiration to be...

Thank you, sir. Yeah, I'm finding orange dust everywhere. I have my road bike hanging upside down from the rafters; the underside of the chain is orange...

I have a padauk mirror frame in the...

Little update. Glued the shell last night, just took it out of the clamps this evening.


These Jorgensen fabric clamps are great for stave glue ups. They cinch tightly, but a good glue-up does...

Moving on.

So some work on the 15" snare, where I had found the first crack.

The staves for the 15" come from the kick's staves, which were 3.5" wide or so. I need a finished width of 2.40" ...

Gave the shell a spin, and noticed the shell oscillating +/- 1/16". Not unexpected, but gotta solve the run-out, try to get it spinning more true. Left the shell in the jig, in the garage, for a...

Ok, so focus shifts to the 22" diameter x 16" tall kick drum. The Big Fellah.


This shot of my drum lathe shows the 24" long axle pushed to its limits. Between the stands, about 16" capacity. ...

Back to making dust.


Here the 10" is inside turned and sanded. Sorry, no pictures, but it's a repetition of the 12".

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There was enough of this beautiful quarter / rift padauk left...

Thanks, Pat. I've had to give the 8" diameter rack tom to another drum maker to turn for me. I just can't fit the Bosch Colt inside of it, the ID is too small.

I needed 2 hours to drive out to...

With the 12" done, I had the energy for the 10".

Since you know the drill, I'll just summarize.

Ready to lathe.

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Lathing done.

You didn't think we were done, did you? :)

Loaded up in my inside lathe.

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A view of the router ways, and the 3/4" axle directly inline with the router bit. The idea is the shell...

Lathing more.


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Here's a better shot, with the explanation. When I add a shim, there is less distortion to the base plate if the shim is where the screws are, when I tighten them...

Bearing set screws are tightened, locking the axle.
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Extruded aluminum channel is added. This is the router's ways.

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1/4" thick poly carb base plate. Tap Plastic is...

Are you still reading this? You must really love drums. :) Ok, more, then.


First, what is this? This is winter in the SF Bay Area, 12/23/12. We get rain. That's our winter. I mentally hear...

The 12" tom is edged.

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The big fellah (22" diameter x 16" tall) is done the same way. I have a capacity issue, my setup was nearly not tall enough. No worries, it all fit, and I have...