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Seriously doubt any rosewood or bloodwood. It looks famialiar, BUT ... It could be leadwood, (false) lignum, or a ton of other wood species. You could send a sample to the US Forest Service Wood ID...

On the other hand, I rather like the difference. The base a wee bit thicker flowing to a thinner holding. Looks perfect to me.

I saw something once that allowed quick duplication of a complex spindle. It was a rod that extended the length of the spindle, mounted behind the blank (parallel along the ways). At each required...

Tried to post yesterday but it got lost. I also like Firth 5A's. Especially the Freestyle model. I have some Firth American Custom SD1's (heavy & short taper, round tip) that I use for the practice...

I use Vic Firth American Custom SD1 General's on the practice pad (round tip, thick & heavy). I like them for playing but hate the way thay make the ride cymbal sound. I like the Vic Firth Freestyle...

Very nice. Cool idea.

Looks good. Here's a pic of my kit. Floor tom & bass made from purchased hardware & shells. Snare a used Gretch, Mounted tom a used Pearl. High hat used 14" Meinl. And finally the ride a 20" used...

I don't feel so bad about the "trouble" I had with the 18" segmented ring. I put the commercial shell on the lathe and it wobbled too. Got the drum finished and semi-tuned. Still have a wee bit to do...

The 18" by 12" shell came yesterday. I was coing to cut it dowmn to 18" by 6" to make a skinney bass drum. Instead I decided to stain, finish, and assemble it at 12". I can always cut it down in the...

The ways are not standard - at least across the two that I have. As long as the mechanism is wider than the ways you can grind it to fit. I had to do this with a steady rest.

Well, it was fun while it lasted. On turning down to the finished size so the head would fit, one edge ended up paper thin. Reversing the cylinder on the lathe didn't resolve the problem. I tried...

Well, it was fun while it lasted. On turning down to the finished size so the head would fit, one edge ended up paper thin. Reversing the cylinder on the lathe didn't resolve the problem. I tried...

Really Cool !!!!! Thanks for sharing. Wish I could afford a set from them. But at 77 ...

First try on the lathe a failure. The joints of the segments stick out too far and are too far apart for the speed the wood past the tool (rotational speed within reason for an 18" diameter). One...

First try on the lathe a failure. The joints of the segments stick out too far and are too far apart for the speed the wood past the tool (rotational speed within reason for an 18" diameter). One...

Thanks. That was interesting. Beautiful finished product.

Started with raw wood yesterday. Worked a short time and got the three segmented rings done. Today I trued them and glued up the...

Started with raw wood yesterday. Worked a short time and got the three segmented rings done. Today I trued them and glued up the cylinder. Only took a few enjoyable hours. Tomorrow I'll put the...

Looks like your son's set is concert style (except for the bass & snare). I like the sound of concert style drums.

18 inch rings (actually a wee bit more so I can turn them down to 18") is fairly...

Actually it's not at all difficult to run the 8/4 through the band saw, cut the segments and do the glue up - with the right tools and experience. Working with veneer would require a learning curve...

Got all the machines set and did a test ring to make sure that it would be c2c 18". Also ran the rough stock through the planer to smooth the sides that will be glued. Prior commitments today so...

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Planning on making a new type bass drum. 18" diameter, open face, 6" (or so) deep. Going to make it out of lepoardwood (have a bunch of 8/4 and don't like it much). Going to make 3...

511353Planning on making a new type bass drum. 18" diameter, open face, 6" (or so) deep. Going to make it out of lepoardwood (have a bunch of 8/4 and don't like it much). Going to make 3 segmented...

65203 is a very long way from me. Otherwise I would be interested. I made a floor tom from parts I bought. Fun project and it sounds good. Not sure I saved any money though. Parts for a bass would be...

Thanks. The vidoe was interesting. Very creative.

I put together a floor tom from parts I bought. It wasn't real inexpensive, but it sounds good. The shell and hardware for a bass is pretty spendy. For now I think I'll use the used PDP (DW PACIFIC)...