Recent content by Risticuss

:shock: Oket dokey, a little longer than I was expecting but that at least clears that up. Thanks, I think I'll go out and buy a fully dried log in the meantime, so I can carve it over the next week and save the other ones for a 30th birthday present to myself. :D Simon

Hi there all, Just a quick question, how long would I have to leave 4 x 12"diameter x 12" long birch logs till they were dry enough to carve, without leaving too many cracks? They've been out in the open for the last 7 months, but seem OK, and I just wanted to know if they need any longer in...

Hey there guys, I am looking for a lathe to start turning drum shells on. I have used lathe's before, all at either school, or at Uni, so am by no means a completely inexperiences turner, but I am looking for one that can handle an 18 inch diameter by 16inch deep shell, outboard. any...

Jigs...... why would you need a jig :D Cutting them by hand is much more rewarding. I've only used to one (other than one i made myself, a little on the interesting side) and that was a trend one that we had back in school. (this was a good 5 years ago now). It was definitely very handy, but...

the method i've been using to make my drum shells has been to use a 'segmented design'. it involves gluing layers of glued together blocks of wood on top of each other and then stuck on the lathe and turned to the proper shell size. I have a couple of pictures of these at...

Hey there Do you have any pictures please. Thanks Simon

Hi there guys firstly, thankyou for all the helpful ideas and for pointing out the possible problems with this project. I am a reasonably confident wood worker and have tackled many other projects, but have yet to do any serious veneer work which is why i posted. I am currently building snare...

Hi all, As you can no doubt tell I am new to this forum, and am in need of a bit of assistance. I would like to find out how to go about veneering my drum kit, with Maple veneer. I have done this once before, for a drum model project at university, but it didn't need to be incredably neat, as...