Something That I Do As A Hobby

painter213

Here is something that I do as a Hobby/Part Time Job. This is a Mahogany Stave Drum Kit. It is a 10" Tom, 12" Tom, 14" Floor Tom and a 18" Bass Drum. The customer wanted a Emerald Green MetalFlake finish on it. I have the flake on all four pieces and all I like is the bass drum hoops left to flake. I will let these sit for a few weeks and then I can level sand the shells and then buff them out. All I use is high end automotive coating systems for the custom cars. The stuff is very easy to work with and you can do so much with it and it last as well.

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Leo G

Cool. Are you making the drum hollows or just painting them?

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Jason Whipple

Just paint, or doing everything?

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painter213

Everyting. These are Stave Shells, not Ply Shells. If they were ply shells then I would use shells by Keller.

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Leo G

Can you describe the process youuse to assemble the stave shell?

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painter213

Cut the staves to the correct size, Glue them up and then strap them down until the glue cures. Set drum up on the lathe and then turn the Sorry but I do not have any pictures of the shell building process. Here is a link on youtube that shows the process. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHjBLD9Qb2w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Urwc7IUdg

One thing is I have a friend that has a cabinet shop and he helps me turn the shells. There are many species of wood that can be used.

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JumboJack

Cool.I thought all drums where laminate...

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Meetre

not all, just most. sweet finish on the shells, what hardware do you use?

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there is a "how it's made" on discovery channel that covered drum making techniques.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvy7iS4K0Os

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