turning drumsticks

[franky]

Is anyone able to help me with turning drumsticks on a large scale.I am in victoria australia,any comments or help would be appreciated.please post on this site or email to [email protected]

[sandman]

There is a good article written by Richard Raffan (I think) in an older AWR mag. It was also re-published in "Australian Woodturning Projects" book.
(the best of Australian Wood Reveiw) $34.95 RRP.
Comprehensive article. I haven't attempted to do this yet as I can be fairly hard on sticks and would'nt even bother without some good Hickory or similar. ( I did see an article a while ago that mentioned the Australian "equivalent" of hickory. May be worth doing a search of "Hickory".
Do you Play? If so, what sticks do you use?
I swear by Pro mark 747 Nylon tips. Great balance and versatile for different types of music.
Kind regards, Sandman.

[outback]

Don't the chooks get cranky, or on a larger scle do you mean turkeys, they would get crankier wouldn't they?

[Kev Y.]

Don't the chooks get cranky, or on a larger scle do you mean turkeys, they would get crankier wouldn't they?

:confused: :confused: :confused: OOOOHHHHH Chooks.. Drumsticks .. now I get it..

[RETIRED]

Was wondering what you had been smoking out there Outback.

[Cliff Rogers]

G'day.

Hey Sandman, what do you call a bloke that hangs around with Musos?

Ducks for cover...

For all you blondes out there, this is kinda like a claytons blonde joke.

[silentC]

A drummer walks into a shop, up to the counter, and says to the shop assistant:
"I'd like a set of Ernie Ball Regular Slinky guitar strings."
The shop assistant says "hang on, you're a drummer aren't you?"
"Yes I am. Does the fact that I can play guitar as well surprise you?"
"No, it's not that. It's just that this is a fish and chip shop".

Boom Tish.

BTW I use Pro Mark "The Natural" 5A or 2B, depending on my mood. Naturals don't have any finish on them and I'm less likely to drop the bastards.

[sandman]

Hear about the drummer who left his drumsticks on the dashboard so as he could park in the disabled parks??

[adrian]

Q: How do you know the stage is level?
A:The drummer dribbles out of both sides of his mouth.

[outback]

Was wondering what you had been smoking out there Outback.

Colonel Outbacks secret combination of 'erbs and spices. Funnily enough the recipe came from a guy living near a tiny town way up North NSW, can't think of the name of it, Nimit, Numbat, Numbin, sumfink like that.

[echnidna]

Franky.
Do you want to make the drumsticks yourself?
or are you asking if someone can make them for you?

[Robert WA]

My one and only attempt at turning, some years ago, resulted in a drumstick. Mind you, I set out to make a baseball bat.