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I’ll be honest, I’m impatient. Especially when the weather is warm.
And Drum making is no exception… I have to constantly remind myself to slow down, double check this, triple check that.
But this time around I decided that I wanted to see how far and how fast I could push the veneering process when making a custom snare drum Read more
I just got an e-mail from a drum builder who posed a GREAT question after seeing the Guerrilla Drum Making DVD. The topic IS covered in the film…but I’ll put it into words.
Question: When using Transtint Dyes… how do you know when to mix with alcohol… and when to mix with water?
Water:
Using water based dye for staining (even if you’re not using Transtint) is great when working with unsealed, unfinished raw wood.
The benefits of mixing with water? It’s extremely easy to work with, it dries slowly (the color has more time to work itself into the wood) and streaking is less of a problem. Read more

Split tamo ash veneer
There’s nothing worse and more discouraging than a crack or split in your beautiful, exotic veneer. However, this small setback is nothing for the guerrilla drum maker.
Lets tackle how this can be repaired before applying the veneer to the drum. Veneer often has “with-the-grain” narrow splits or cracks that are common near the edges of the veneer, but can sometimes be in the middle of the veneer and in other sporadic locations as well. Here are a few techniques for you to overcome this problem:
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