Thread: Djembe WIP

Stunning timber and a great effort all round to get the whole project up and going.

Not sure Steve, my guess would be ~4 hours. and I spent a bit of time pondering the situation and watching this video, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgmWsGskKCU"]this[/ame] then discussing the merits of the Oneway lathe. There were the obligitory coffee/tea breaks and of course lunch. Also spent time doing metal turning to modify a face plate to suit, plus mods to one of the roller assy's. Needless to say I prolly spent about 7 hours at 's

It's 10 am, I hope you are at it so we can see the nearly finished drum today

Yep, I have the whip out on the boy.

I'd like to see some pics of GJ hollowing all that end grain.

More money spent on some fancy tool?

G`day the DJEMBE on U TUBE looks smaller than what you are making.
How would you to quote to something like that?
Where are the progress pics.
Mick

John, ya' look like the "cat that swallowed the canary" in that one pic

Good score on the blackwood...now ya' just need to find a chunk of whitewood for a "salt & pepper" pair of drums

Originally Posted by jefferson

I'd like to see some pics of GJ hollowing all that end grain.

More money spent on some fancy tool?

They're coming. He is doing the last bit as we speak.

must have been a mishap
as posted over and hour and a half ago

Gotta keep him working. He left not long ago so pics should happen soon.

Sorry for the delay with the pics but I took a detour into Frankston to check out djembe skins at the music shop.

Getting stuck into it with a Rolly Munro hollower
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Having a decent forstner bit saves a lot of time.
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Setup and ready to do the small end on the Nova.
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And the curlies come thick and fast .
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Some people say I have a chip on my shoulder.
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The light at the end of the tunnel.
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I've had an absolute ball doing this project, even if it is a complete failure as a djembe it will make a great side table or stool for the shed. I would like to thank the following people for their part in this project:
, who is always so generous with his time and willingness to help others
Blair Davis, who took the time to answer an email from a complete stranger and give some helpful advice
Julz, for not using that beautiful piece of blackwood as firewood

Now that looked like fun

Thanks heaps for the show and tell and that looks like one very nice piece of wood

How are you going to finish it or are they left rustic?

Hi Nick,
Still not finished, but it's now a more manageable size and weight. has kindly lent me his 3 point steady so I'll mount it on my lathe and finish roughing it out and leave it for a couple of months to dry before finishing and fitting the skin.

Well I'm back in more familar territory now with the drum mounted on the Jet. I've turned a recess in the base to fit a piece if 16mm ply with a face plate ring fitted to it, similar to the big end. There's still a lot of work left to do and I might have to make some mods to the skin end as it will finish up being ~290mm dia and the skins only come in 250mm and 300mm sizes and I've hacked out too much to go down to the 250mm size.
This is where my second signature line kicks in and the third one is threatening.

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