Glenn, thanks so much. The snare will be a standard set up, no bridge. This will be my first attempt at putting a snare together so I need to keep it basic and as simple as I can.

Jeff C

I'm sitting here looking at those toms and my jaw is on the floor...Burger Kin

Tom, thanks. So we still doing yours?

When the weather breaks and the "stripping" begins I'll have a better idea of the condition of the shells under the covering-I do not know if these are fully glued,which would be a mess.

Holy Shine!

There looking Great!!

I forgot to mention, after the veneering was done I installed a 45 degree router bit in my table and kissed the edges. It trimmed the excess veneer of nice and flush where the angle started. I also did the inside. It left the edge rather pointy so I lightly sanded the point to a very slight round profile.

I know I dont need to tell you guys how to drill a hole, I just wanted to share with you hoe I go about it with the veneer. I have a nice set of forstner bits. I find one that fits the hole then just hold it in my hand and from the inside of the shell twist it until it makes a tiny hole in the outside of the shell. Then chuck it up and drill from the outside. It makes a nice clean hole.

Well over the next few days I will be slowly getting the drums back together. I dont need to show all of that stuff so this might be it for a while. But I will show pictures of the set when I have it completed.

Thanks everyone for your nice comments and for following the thread.

Jeff C

Hey Jeff,

First of all they do look great!

Secondly, that's basically how I drill through, whether it's the veneer or plastic. It does make for a cleaner hole, and much easier on smaller drums anyway!

Bill

What John said +1

Udate, I have four shells drilled and ready for harware. Im in the process of cleaning the hardware and the screws. I also have the bass drum hoops ready for the inlay. Dont have any heads for them yet so Im not in a big hurry here. Im also waiting for the Keller snare drum shell to be shipped. Once I have it I will wrap the concert toms and snare all at once.

The toms have a double 45 degree edge and thats what I plan to do with the snare shell.

Jeff C

Man those look cool Jeff. Can't wait to see them finished up.