You'll get no harsh feedback here- you have my admiration for even attempting this!!!!

Hey thanx bunnyman. I've wanted to try it for ages. And after much pontificating I threw myself in at the deep end. I googled and you tubed , filled my head and note pads with info and maths! And gave it a go!

That's how I built my first carbon fibre bicycle frame!!! The only way to know if you can do is to research and go. What's the worst that can happen, right?

Cracking good job!!!!

You may also find some very good info and support here:

www.ghostnote.com

A great builders' site.

Looks nice, and I hope the lathing goes well!

Yeah, what's the worst that can happen. I had enough wood to do another one too. A 14"x5" this time. My girlfriend said I was silly to try two, when I haven't even done one before. But, hey, it's just the same as doing one aint it! Will put some pics up when I get to the pc. [ i'm doing this reply off of my phone ]

quick update on my stave snare.

my friend has got in touch and said to meet him at his workshop this coming sunday, as he is going to lathe it down! woo hoo!!

i'm very excited, not only is it getting closer to a completed drum, but i've got a second shell ready to lathe too.

a 14"x5" this time. so, two birds with one stone.....

i've added some pics of the 5" drum.

the first 2 pics were a dry run, the second 2, are of it all glued up, in its bands, drying and getting lovely.

i was a bit happier with how this one went. i didn't use a form for this one, i just lay the staves inside down, put a few runs of decorators blue tape along them, glued it up, and rolled it up.

the bands you can see are jubilee clips. a lot better than the wratchet straps i used on the other one.

anyway, enough rambling, i'll let you all get on, and keep you posted with my progress.

thanx again peeps. Excited Excited Excited Excited Excited Excited

Nice work drowse it's gonna be a keeper.

Having made a few solid stave drums I can tell you that the single most important factor that will ultimately determine the sound of your drum is the thickness of the shell (after of course the species of wood used) not the bearing edges or the lugs and rims, or even what heads you choose... the thickness will determine the fundamental pitch of the shell.

That shell should ring and have a little sustain even, to end up being a truly musical sounding drum. When I first got going I thought thicker was better, and ended up with a drum that sounded like I stretched a head on a cinder block...deader than a hammer. So, when you take it to your lathe guru tell him to make sure it's outside dimension finishes up at exactly 13 and 7/8 so modern heads fit on it and turn the inside to the optimal minimum thickness that only you can determine by sound. Take it off the lathe at some point and thump the side of the shell with your fist while you throw it up in the air so your hands don't dampen the sound ( catch it obviously) and listen to the fundamental pitch. Let it ring! ultimately you'll have a very musical drum. Hope this helps.

Glen

thanx for that glen.

any little bits of advice are always welcome.

with the latheing, i did we have already determined that the inside lathe will be the minimum. so once done i think it'll end up at about 16-17mm thick.

speak soon

cheerz

Nice progress.

I make giant beer mugs like that.

Hold 17 cans of beer.Excited