More photos of stave drums...in progress.

I,m inpressed by what you are be making. Very beautiful. It,s almost mass production ;) You are also making “segmented” drums. This is the way I make my hoops.

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Great! WOW! I’d love to build one of these someday!!

-- Kelly, woodworker under construction

Yes, Dutchy…also some segmented shells in there. I hope to be making some hoops soon!

-- Dang! I cut it twice, and it's STILL too short!

Thank you, Sarge!

-- Dang! I cut it twice, and it's STILL too short!

Are they for personal use? Is it typical for drums to be segmented or glued in plys?

-- Shooting down the walls of heartache. Bang bang. I am. The warrior.

They are hopefully to sell. I would love to be a drum manufacturer instead of a cabinet maker. Typically, mass produced drums are bent plywood. Some are steam bent solid, and some are staves, which in my opinion are vastly better because the sound travels unimpeded down the grain of the wood from top head to resonant head.

-- Dang! I cut it twice, and it's STILL too short!

Not to divulge your trade secrets, but would you mind sharing pictures of the jig you use to turn the outside of the drums? I too have been building stave drums and am trying to improve my jigs/methods to be more consistent, especially as the size of the shell changes. I feel like I’m building a new jig for every drum i make :/ it looks like theres a corner of your jig in the second photo with the stack of raw shells.

I dont have a lathe and I’m assuming you’re not using one either based on your pro photos (theres one where your tape measure looks like it’s going around concentric router marks). The way my jig is set up, it’s all based on my ability to sandwich the shell perfectly centered on the axis I’m turning it on – frankly, i dont trust my ability to do so.

Hope you’re having a Merry Christmas.