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Looking for some ideas on how to construct a ~23-26" diameter drum table base (see photo) for a 48"D top made from 8/4 maple.
Was thinking some sort of inner structure with 3/4" ply discs or circles for the shape, then wrapped in a thin substrate with hardwood veneer over it. Or kerf cut ply to wrap the drum? How would one go about it with all hardwood?
This is a first for me so any and all insight and wisdom are appreciated. Thanks!
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You can buy commercially made plywood cylinders. For solid wood, glue up staves and turn on a lathe.
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Maybe 'cooper' the boards (each board vertical and edges joined on a slight angle). Then clean up with a hand plane.
Else I have seen some nifty router jigs by musical drum makers, but that seems wieldy for this size.
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You can buy a veneered cylinder. Anderson International is one source. This page is for red oak veneer on plywood. http://www.aitwood.com/StoreFront.As...n.%20Red%20Oak But you'd better call them and talk. They've been sold recently, so their stock might be sketchy.
To make the cylinder in solid wood, you'd cooper the staves. Unless you have a humongous lathe, you smooth the polygon with a hand plane.
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I have seen two ply veneer glued to a sonotube concrete form that was fairly convincing. There are several types of flexible plywood and bending birch plywood. Flexwood paper backed veneer is a cool product. I have made some round lazy Susan cabinets with staves, Masonite and Formica. C&C Drum Shell Co. in Gladstone MO makes their own cylinders. For it to truly be solid wood Jamie and Carl have the right idea with staves. I use the "Staves and Segments" page at Wood Magazine when I make drums.
https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodwor...s-and-segments
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Last edited by Maurice Mcmurry; 01-14-2022 at 7:46 AM. Reason: image & link
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Might be a bit old fashioned but a log cut to the right length, bark removed, dried very slowly, deep holes drilled in the ends help. Gives you the weight for table stability so a smaller diameter would work and give you more leg room.
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I like that look in some settings and hope to make something from logs someday. I have had no luck getting a log section to dry without crackling badly. I have not read up on how its done. I suspect it is best to use something like Lodge Pole Pine? We have Red Cedar (juniper) available, those logs do not split and crack much. They do not look as nice as what I have seen out West and up North.Originally Posted by William Fretwell
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Bourbon Moth Woodworking made one recently…may want to check out this youtube vid:
https://youtu.be/bkhHIDvePvI
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If your wanting to make it yourself as simply as possible, build a form and wrap it with 2-3 layers of bending ply. Lots of glue and ratchet straps.
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Another source for plywood drums is kellerproducts.com
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I got to spend half a day hanging around C&C twice. I never got to see how the presses work or how the glue up goes. The image is the Kit my son had custom made to his own specs. They have many different diameters all of them are longer (taller) than any of the drums they make.
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Another image of the Redwood tom-toms earlier on in the process.
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