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[stavebuilder]

Zebrawood, and nothing but clear poly on it.

[audiotech]

Originally Posted by stavebuilder

Zebrawood, and nothing but clear poly on it.

That's kinda pretty. Take some more shots of it once you get hoops and heads on it.

Dennis

[REIIID DOLLAZ]

Originally Posted by Deathmetalconga

Insane! I'd like to see it under brighter lighting. Not many woods are so colorful in their natural state.

omg, it almost glows in the light LoL. in a dark room/venue it looks almost black, but with any kind of light on it you can reaaaally see the deep, rich purpleness lol. plus it has the best "mix" of a woody&metal snare sound

[uniongoon]

Originally Posted by Deathmetalconga

Insane! I'd like to see it under brighter lighting. Not many woods are so colorful in their natural state.

Shame the purple heart has to hide behind those honking doorknob lugs.

[uniongoon]

Originally Posted by stavebuilder

Zebrawood, and nothing but clear poly on it.

I like those tubes, did Bob make those?

[REIIID DOLLAZ]

Originally Posted by uniongoon

Shame the purple heart has to hide behind those honking doorknob lugs.

its just personal preference. I debated tubes with this one, but after looking through images of different segmented purple heart snares I saw they ALL had tube lugs. No doubt that looks great, I wanted to go towards a different rout. Big n Beefy. plus they match well with the all chrome trick throw I put on it.

[stavebuilder]

Originally Posted by uniongoon

I like those tubes, did Bob make those?

Just plain old Drum Foundry tube lugs

Originally Posted by audiotech

That's kinda pretty. Take some more shots of it once you get hoops and heads on it.

Dennis

Here ya go

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by stavebuilder

Zebrawood, and nothing but clear poly on it.

Now that's what I'm talking about. Natural whole wood goodness, no colors, no processing. The real thing. I'm in awe.

[keep it simple]

Originally Posted by stavebuilder

Here ya go

Looks beautiful finished up. I like how the slender tube lugs match the delicacy of the grain. Zebrawood always brings glamour to the party. Nice job! :)

[Jounari]

Some mysterious Mapex snare. I'm not sure what model it is but it sounds very good! It's a birch snare and 13x6,5.

[Smatch]

My 6x14 HD walnut stave. Love this drum.



And a quick question. I have a mapex black panther snare that I never use and think I am buying a cherry stave shell and transferring the hw to it from the mapex. The cherry shell is undrilled but has edges and beds cut. The stave shell is 6x14 and the mapex is 6.5x14. How do I determine where to drill on the stave shell? Instinct says to measure from the top of the bearing edge to the center of the lug holes on the mapex and duplicate that on the cherry shell and also measure the distance from hole to hole on the mapex and then again duplicate that on the cherry shell. Sorry if this is a stupid question or if it is derailing thread. There are so many quality builders posting in this thread that I got inspired to try my hand at drilling. Maybe I will gain enough confidence to try from scratch depending on the success of my first project. Thanks in advance.

[ordinaryH]

Originally Posted by Smatch

My 6x14 HD walnut stave. Love this drum.

those hoops are beautiful. nice snare.

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[daredrummer]

My beautiful new cajon from Kopf Percussion. Check out the full review here.

[REIIID DOLLAZ]

Originally Posted by Smatch

My 6x14 HD walnut stave. Love this drum.

Beautiful, Love the unique tubes.



13x6 maple, tung oil finish

[stavebuilder]

Originally Posted by Deathmetalconga

Now that's what I'm talking about. Natural whole wood goodness, no colors, no processing. The real thing. I'm in awe.

Originally Posted by keep it simple

Looks beautiful finished up. I like how the slender tube lugs match the delicacy of the grain. Zebrawood always brings glamour to the party. Nice job! :)

Thanks, fellas! much appreciated.

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by daredrummer

My beautiful new cajon from Kopf Percussion. Check out the full review here.

Is this the same wood, one panel stained and one unstained? If so, it is a great contrast.

[pearlygates]

Nothing really to add, but great kits..just stunning! Cool thread as well!

[malmondrummer]

Here's my new 13x7 jarrah stave snare with black nickel hardware and trick strainer from "Red Rock Drums" in Melbourne I've also just received my custom kit from Paul at Metro Custom drums in Queensland a amazing spotted gum kit with black heart veneer which i haven't got photos of yet not ones that do it any justice anyway I'll have to get onto that.

[REIIID DOLLAZ]

Originally Posted by malmondrummer

Here's my new 13x7 jarrah stave snare with black nickel hardware and trick strainer from "Red Rock Drums" in Melbourne I've also just received my custom kit from Paul at Metro Custom drums in Queensland a amazing spotted gum kit with black heart veneer which i haven't got photos of yet not ones that do it any justice anyway I'll have to get onto that.

oOooOoO nice

20202020

[CustomWorksDrumCo.]

13x6 Maple

[bruin21]

my homebuilt stave kit; swamp ash + tung oil.

[uniongoon]

Swamp Ash. What makes this different from White Ash, which I have all over my property and area. The stuff I have is not really something I would want to build a drum out of, but this Swamp Ash has a deep mahogany colour which my local ash does not, it more resembles birch. Was this dead wood, hence the term swamp ash?

[bruin21]

Uniongoon...It is the same stuff from which they build telecasters. Could be white ash. The tone is fantastic, (though not as twangy as yout typical tele ;-)). The wood makes for great drums however. sizes are sn: 13x5, toms: 12x6, 14x8, 16x12; bass 20x16. Snare and rack toms are ~3/8" thick and the ft and bass are ~1/2 inch thick.

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by bruin21

my homebuilt stave kit; swamp ash + tung oil.

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I want to mate with your kit. Or at least play it. Amazing natural whole wood beauty.

[bruin21]

If you go to Facebook and search on "Bob Dias" You will find a photo diary of the build in my pictures...Enjoy!

[akakko]

Hi,

Really nice drums, here! I got my self a nice shell too for a freefloater. This is the hardest wood there is, its got many names but maybe Ipe is the one to use.

I put a wax on it and rubbed with some 'metal fiber' dont know how to call it in english. Polish is not too shiny.

A

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by akakko

Hi,

Really nice drums, here! I got my self a nice shell too for a freefloater. This is the hardest wood there is, its got many names but maybe Ipe is the one to use.

I put a wax on it and rubbed with some 'metal fiber' dont know how to call it in english. Polish is not too shiny.

A

Mindblowing. Beautiful grain, very tight. It reminds me of my ironwood set, which is nearly as hard as ipe. Extremely hard woods have fine, tiny, tight grains.

[keep it simple]

Posted elsewhere too, but it belongs here :) 13" x 4". This one's going to a special customer in the USA. Bubinga stave with maple highlights, bubinga segmented hoops. The shell bubinga and the hoop bubinga are taken from the same board. The shell is taken from the inner heartwood, so it's dense. The hoops are taken from the outer heartwood (not sapwood) so they're less dense. This was deliberate to take some mass out of the hoops. Hard wax finished & buffed.

[uniongoon]

Those octagon hoops are so cool looking

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by keep it simple

Posted elsewhere too, but it belongs here :) 13" x 4". This one's going to a special customer in the USA. Bubinga stave with maple highlights, bubinga segmented hoops. The shell bubinga and the hoop bubinga are taken from the same board. The shell is taken from the inner heartwood, so it's dense. The hoops are taken from the outer heartwood (not sapwood) so they're less dense. This was deliberate to take some mass out of the hoops. Hard wax finished & buffed.

Crazy! SO beautiful. I have a 13 by 4 snare and it's a terrific, funky size.

This drum is outrageous. You have an incredible drum porn stash, thanks for sharing it with us.

[stavebuilder]

That's a real beauty, Andy. You guys do gorgeous work.

[ianjphil]

My handy-work. It's a 14 x 6 Bubinga Stave Shell.

[Xeno]

Originally Posted by malmondrummer

Here's my new 13x7 jarrah stave snare with black nickel hardware and trick strainer from "Red Rock Drums" in Melbourne .

Absolutely gorgeous! I actually gasped when I scrolled onto that pic. :)

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by ianjphil

My handy-work. It's a 14 x 6 Bubinga Stave Shell.

Wow, very dramatic grain. No way to improve on that with any stain!

[bradydrums]

BRADY 14 x 6.5 snare drums handcrafted from Australian Cedar Wattle (Acacia Elata) in a natural satin finish. One of the new 2012 releases in the BRADY "Walkabout Series". Only 10 snare drums worldwide made from Australian Cedar Wattle.

[bradydrums]

BRADY 14 x 6.5 Spalted Marri (Corymbia Calophylla) snare drum in a natural gloss finish. Enjoy!

[Deathmetalconga]

Originally Posted by bradydrums

BRADY 14 x 6.5 Spalted Marri (Corymbia Calophylla) snare drum in a natural gloss finish. Enjoy!

Wow! Looks like it has fur on it or something, the finish is that lustrous.

Isn't spalting when minerals, etc., leach into the wood and change its color?

[latzanimal]

Latest one built for the Stauffer Tribute found HERE

[latzanimal]

Here it is with some dressing...