Galadrm
Senior Member
Hey all, haven't been on the forum for ages, but obviously still been active as a drummer and seeing holidays have come round I thought I would build myself a drum with wood cut from my own property!
I really hope it works out, I did a ton of reading beforehand on the drumshed, but am the kind of guy that will work through problems as they come along so we will see how this project goes.
Anyway to the details. The staves were cut from a piece of Australian red gum by a carpenter (as I do not own the correct machinery) and I am attempting to make the drum with minimal tools.
I have had to sand the staves to bring in the diameter of the drum ever so slightly, and have since glued the drum using Aquadhere (a PVA) and used a couple of ratchet straps to clamp the drum. I hope this thread will give some people ideas for building their own drum with incredibly minimal tools. No lathes, jigs, or routers.
I will post photos as I go and put up some soundclips at the end. If its up to standard it might even be on my bands upcoming EP. Lets hope it gets that far.
I really hope it works out, I did a ton of reading beforehand on the drumshed, but am the kind of guy that will work through problems as they come along so we will see how this project goes.
Anyway to the details. The staves were cut from a piece of Australian red gum by a carpenter (as I do not own the correct machinery) and I am attempting to make the drum with minimal tools.
I have had to sand the staves to bring in the diameter of the drum ever so slightly, and have since glued the drum using Aquadhere (a PVA) and used a couple of ratchet straps to clamp the drum. I hope this thread will give some people ideas for building their own drum with incredibly minimal tools. No lathes, jigs, or routers.
I will post photos as I go and put up some soundclips at the end. If its up to standard it might even be on my bands upcoming EP. Lets hope it gets that far.