Post #472806 by Bay Park Buzzy on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 4:19 PM

This drum is all ready to have a nice new hide stretched over it:

I'm probably going to change my mind and put a cow hide on it. I've been talking to some drum maker dudes about the goat and I still have more reservations about using goat than cow.

It turned out really nice so far. I spent way too much time sanding it

I originally made this one for me as a beater to see how much abuse these things could withstand, but it turned out too good to try and break into little pieces

I never end up keeping anything for myself. I always sell the best stuff. Lately, I've had a real hard time parting with some of the stuff I've made.

On 2009-07-28 14:57, martini kings wrote:
hey buzzy- the drum is really shaping up. diggin it. love waqtcdhing it come to like.
mahalo!
tony

hey Tony! I have the lettering done now. Here's some progress of that

And how it looks now:

Now I just have to do the rotisserie drying method for a few days before I sand and stain it.

Yesterday I got one of those fool notions in my head that I just ran with. No reason to do or try it other than to just see if I could. It was going to be real tough to do, but I wanted the challenge.
A few weeks ago Tahitiki posted a link on the carving forum of a bunch of videos of some guy making a Pahu. Like the one on the lower left of this picture:

It's a lot simpler to do than the ones I've been working on lately. It's just a tube with some holes in the side.
I knew I could make a drum like this, the question was how fast could I make it. I figured I get it done in a day. My best time estimations would put me having it hollowed out at 8pm last night and bringing it in the garage to do the rim. At 3:45, I was 45 minutes behind schedule and getting real tired. I got the thing hollowed out way faster than i thought and had it all done by 8pm.

For the full commentary on yesterday's adventure, clickhere

Here's the cliff notes version:

Log:

Cleaned log getting squared:

Soon to be drum:

Stencil made, lines drawn

First cuts made

Tops of arches fancied up:

Bottom of arches fancied up

Hollowing:

Hollowed:

Windowed:

Top squared:

Rim done:

All done

I just need to sand it and figure out how to do drum lashing.

On 2009-07-27 05:53, 4WDtiki wrote:
I've been to mexico...

It's funny how the smell lingers...

On 2009-07-27 08:44, TheBigT wrote:
I like the dark stain on the drum - it's cool - looks like a piece of furniture!

Feels like furniture. It passed the "genie's bottle test" also. That's where I check the finishing by rubbing my hands vigorously over the whole surface to make sure there are no places where I can get splinters from it. If I do not get any splinters, it's finished! Splinters=more sanding.

I may be able to do four days worth of work in one day, but I only work one day out of every five. That's why I'm always at least a couple days behind.
Buzzy Out!