This is a snare I home-made out of several vintage parts I had lying around. It's 14 x9,5. Ingredients:

-Very thin (2 mm) maple shell

-Home-made oak wood re-rings with round over b-edges

-lugs & screws I don't know the brand-name of

-home-made wrap (fabric & laquer)

-premier die-cast hoops

-old beverley strainer which handle was broken. I repaired it with a round piece of chrome over metal that I cut off of a snare-stand that I customized.

I used it at a band rehearsal and was pleasantly surprised by it's sound. Loud, punchy, yet warm. wide dynamic range.

Total costs: 3 euro's for the fabric. :)