Drumstick DIY
Category : Here & Now , Tools DIY
I didn’t like the drum beater that came with my drum very much from the beginning.
So I decided to build a nice one myself.
In the forest I looked for a sturdy beech branch and found by chance a few feathers that were black and white, probably from a pigeon.
For the measurements, I took my old drumstick to help.
Then I sawed it off at about 36-40 cm. With a carving knife I carved off the top layer of the branch. Then I filed down the wooden stick with sandpaper until it was nice and smooth and felt good in my hand. The white branch surface I treated with walnut oil several times. Here you have to make sure that the first layer dries for about a week, or at least a few days, before applying the next layer of oil. After 3-4 coats of oil, you can stop and let the branch stick dry again for a few days.
Then I took a jewelry bag which I still had left. In this I filled the fur of my dog (Labrador). In between I put a few small semi-precious stones such as an amethyst. The fur I pressed firmly into the bag. Then I knotted it with the ribbon around the bat. The two top corners I sewed tightly to the bag.
Now you need a piece of leather, which you can cut to size. I have taken for the form as a guide the jewelry bag. You can also put the bat on the leather and take a few millimeters and mark the outline with a pencil. Then cut the leather to size.
You can now sew the two opposite sides together with a leather needle and thread. I have about the first 3 centimeters sewn together tightly. Then I put the leather bag over the filled jewelry bag and sewed so further. Shortly before the end of the branch I cut the leather ends again accurately.
Now I threaded the feathers on a normal needle and sewed them together, so that they peek out between the leather bag. I sewed the feathers to the leather. At the end I tied a leather ribbon of the same leather around the leather bag. I pulled it as hard as I could (but without tearing the leather).
Your drumstick is ready!
My drumstick has a great sound and looks just beautiful.
