Drums, or Cajon's (Pronounced Kahone's)

O.K. One question… or maybe it’s two questions. You have two sizes here, how wide did you cut each stick? One is looking like 1” and one is looking like 1 1/2 “

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I didn’t draw a plan for them, & they’re a 1000 miles away. I don’t remember the exact sizes.

Find the circumference of the size circle you want by multiplying 3.14 X the diameter of the drum. Then divide the result by 20. That will give you the apprximate size of the stick.

Example: A 12” drum, 12” X 3.14 = 37.68,”
37.68 divided by 20 = 1.88,”
Round it off to about 1 7/8”.
This should give you a 12” drum.

You can do the same with any diameter drum you want.

I hope this will help you out, & thanks for your question. Don’t be afraid to ask me anything else.

Regards, Dick Cain

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Hi Obi,
Another thing I forgot to mention. The 9 degree angle cut has to be perfect. remember a fraction of an angle, when multiplied 20 times can really give you trouble. Experiment with some scrap lumber, until it’s perfect.
If you don’t have a good saw that is accurate, Maybe a 9 degree router bit on a good table mounting would be the best bet.

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I made 9 (nine) 6 sided pencil holders after I made a 7 sided tree house, so I understood the 9 degree thing. When I built the custom tree house for a friend in his front yard he made me draw up plans and everything because he didn’t want his beatiful suburbanite home with a mess in his front yard. I made it with maple floors, T-111 siding, dual paned windows and shiplap for the roof. It’s almost water proof, except the rain manages to seep down the branches and drips off the first node? it comes to. It wasn’t until I measured the first three floor joists that he told me the whole 360 degree divided by the number of sides and then divide it by two to get the proper cut. And I wasn’t so much concerned with the overall drum size being 12” exactly, i figured after I made the first one I could then figure out the rest of them. I’m an amature drummer so I was just thinking about making a complete drum set and see how they turned out. I’m an absolute wood nut so I wanna make everything possible out of wood. I’ll probably try the 1 1/2” board width and I’ll probably make them out of 1/2” stock so they’re lighter. I’ll keep you posted.

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Dick: I continue to be amazed at how difficult the projects that you attack are, and how well you pull them off. This is a very complicated process, and they are quite beautiful. Thanks for posting them. You are truly amazing in your abilities to do wonderful woodworking projects.

Mark

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan

Thanks Mark,
I enjoy the challenge of trying something new. I have a lot of things on a list in my mind, That’s all I have to do is dig for them.

Dick

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So how did your son think the sound was when he played them? Also the dowel plugs are they just for looks/design or are serving any purpose?

Hi Roger,
They sounded fine, & the plugs are strictly for show. The originators of this type of drum would use anything available for a drum.
DIY-TV has a nice project. Look up on the complete show index for “Drum Table”.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_wwk/

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these are cool…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

A big Thank you, Matt!

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cool, indeed!!!

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I thank you for your interest. realfEZ

You hold it between your legs, & play like Conga, or Bongo drums.

Thank you Debbie, even though I’m a little late.

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Well done Dick are you trying to tell us you did this without Barb’s help I can’t quite see that somehow!!! are you sure Poor dear Barb didn’t make them and you kept her supplied with piping hot mugs of tea.LOL well done my son Russell plays drums and guitars well done again nice project.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Thanks Alistair!
Barb keeps me well nourished, so I don’t starve. <(:O)#

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