Post #270764 by JohnnyP on Wed, Dec 6, 2006 10:54 AM

On 2006-12-05 21:53, tikigap wrote:

It could be a drum! .... How do you clean out the inside? Not with the chainsaw, really?

Nice little Piggy, When you stand it upright it could be Miss Piggy.

Yup, I clean out the insides with a chainsaw, really. It takes a long time. Start with a shallow cut where you want the opening, then a deeper cut strait in, then one angled to each side following the same initial cut. Go slow and carefully, you have to pay attention to both the tip and the entire length of the blade so you don't widen the opening any more than you have to. Keep working on removing material. Constantly check the depth by using the bar as a depth gage so you don't cut through. You don't need a real real thin wall to get a drum sound, just take as much of the wall out next to the opening as you can reach with the saw without widening the opening. You only have to hollow out to 2/3 to 3/4 the diameter of the log, so don't try to get too close to the other side. You will notice after you get your first deep cut the log will start to resonate, as you continue to hollow you will hear some neat sounds as you work it. Test the sound every once in while with a thick stick or mallet.

This will be good! Then you will need a Pighammer to pound it.

JP