Post #674667 by Bay Park Buzzy on Wed, Apr 17, 2013 12:24 PM

Sunset:

I've had a carved and finished drum waiting for a head to be placed on it for a few months now. Last week, a special ordered slab of cow finally came in and I was able to stretch and mount it to the drum.
Here is the playing surface:

The whole finished piece:

4 tikis like this make the base. These allow the air and sound to come out really well

You can see the hole at the bottom of the bell in this photo.

The bell

The nails that hold down the rope are even done in a repetitive pattern

It;s about sternum height, which makes it real comfortable to play

Ball details

You can still see a couple scars from the tree climbers spikes. I always like to leave those on the pieces I carve. I feel like it's part of the history of the piece and tells a part of it's story

All the tikis got butts...

Boom boom boom!
Buzzy Out!