Comments on: Tongue Drum Project http://www.bushwoodworking.com/2006/11/12/tongue-drum-project/ Chronicles of a Woodworker Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:29:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: craig http://www.bushwoodworking.com/2006/11/12/tongue-drum-project/#comment-4 craig Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:57:28 +0000 http://www.bushwoodworking.com/2006/12/15/tongue-drum-project/#comment-4 Matt, the tricky part is the jigsawing, which if the jig saw cuts tend to veer right of left below the surface of the drum head, you can get this effect. Part of what happens is the tongue hits the other tongue or side of head where the jig saw cut was angled. Sand really well, use a japanese flush cut saw, or redo the cuts with a slightly thicker jig saw blade like you suggested. That's the only way I've found to fix it. And when you strike it, try not to hit too hard. You don't want it to deflect too much anyway, as it will stress the wood, and it could break. My thoughts for the next few I may do is to use a scroll saw. You have more control and the cuts will be straighter on the flat surface. The jig saw is definitely not easy. You can view more pics <a href="http://www.thinkdreams.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=bushwood/tonguedrum&page=4" rel="nofollow">here </a> of the current drum I'm working on, which is made from walnut and african padauk. Matt, the tricky part is the jigsawing, which if the jig saw cuts tend to veer right of left below the surface of the drum head, you can get this effect. Part of what happens is the tongue hits the other tongue or side of head where the jig saw cut was angled. Sand really well, use a japanese flush cut saw, or redo the cuts with a slightly thicker jig saw blade like you suggested. That’s the only way I’ve found to fix it.

And when you strike it, try not to hit too hard. You don’t want it to deflect too much anyway, as it will stress the wood, and it could break.

My thoughts for the next few I may do is to use a scroll saw. You have more control and the cuts will be straighter on the flat surface. The jig saw is definitely not easy.

You can view more pics here of the current drum I’m working on, which is made from walnut and african padauk.

]]> By: Matthew Dewell http://www.bushwoodworking.com/2006/11/12/tongue-drum-project/#comment-3 Matthew Dewell Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:25:58 +0000 http://www.bushwoodworking.com/2006/12/15/tongue-drum-project/#comment-3 I just recently tried making this, (please note I'm a novice woodworker) and I had some trouble with the three long tongues resonating. the far right one, viewing from the unslitted area as the bottom, doesn't seem to resonat at all. Did yours have the same problem. I've tried passing same sandpaper through the slits at the top of the far right tongue, now that the box has been fully enclosed and glued, and it seems to hit the top face board there. I don't think it should do that. Now the far left on seems to be binding on its left slit, for I think the board got pushed in when I glued on the left side. So my thought is to just run a jigsaw down that slit again, and open it up a bit. Should I try that on the other long tongues as well? Thanks I just recently tried making this, (please note I’m a novice woodworker) and I had some trouble with the three long tongues resonating. the far right one, viewing from the unslitted area as the bottom, doesn’t seem to resonat at all. Did yours have the same problem.

I’ve tried passing same sandpaper through the slits at the top of the far right tongue, now that the box has been fully enclosed and glued, and it seems to hit the top face board there. I don’t think it should do that.

Now the far left on seems to be binding on its left slit, for I think the board got pushed in when I glued on the left side. So my thought is to just run a jigsaw down that slit again, and open it up a bit.

Should I try that on the other long tongues as well?

Thanks

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