love it! This is a great video for those of us out here, who don't have high-end well appointed workshops.. You've inspired me to look into a drum project...
Thank you so much for your video. I am in the process of bending my own snare drum shells and the information and demonstration you give here are very much appreciated Don. Thanks again.
Thank you so much! I have been looking for ways to make round shapes that wouldn't waste too much wood and steaming seems the best option, I'm definitely going to try it! This video is very helpful.
Thank you Donald. I have been making some really lovely Cherry frame drums this past year or two. You offered some wonderful (time saving!!!) insights. I really appreciate your wisdom. Thanks and greetings from Australia;) Matt
Great information and we've been following it. You mention "40 minutes in form and 4 days in drying rack". We want to make a number of hoops and we wonder what a drying rack looks like. We couldn't source any pipe without buying 20 feet so our fixture is wood and more complicated. Thanks again for all the details!
Thank you so very much for such a well thought out and informative video. Your instructions were very clear and easy to understand and you didn't cut corners on vital information while at the same time keeping the video at a reasonable length. I do have one question though if you're able to give any insight...how do you think Western Juniper might perform for a drum hoop if I milled a piece with minimal imperfections? Thanks again.
@@donaldporta Thank you for your response and insight. I really appreciate it. It's really something quite special to see artisans who are keeping the "old ways" alive during an age of virtual this and digital that, 3D printers and CNC machines. Keep up the phenomenal work and thanks again for your help.
Hi Donald, id really like to follow your guidance on how to stream bend an seasoned oak plank from scratch. Could you pls tell me the name of the cut of wood( is the plank from the outside or mid of the tree) dimmensions of the wood you use and the length of the over lap. Id probably use oak and make an 18" drum. I have to make the jig too ( and the steam box). I guess i can make the drum jig by creating a cross thick wood, then adding a circle of metal in a band the depth of the drum around the cross, the band then mimicking the blue form u have. Any tips about steam boxes!
Hi Donald Amazing video - both on the basics for bending wood as well as the jig. How thick is the metal plate You use as the strap providing compression on the outside of the hoop?
@Donald porta I have the science down kinda, I put a compression strap made out of a cap for metal roofing, is that thick enough. My fourth try today didn't hold up, what's the thickness you use for your compression strap?
Donald, thankyou for your work to put this online, I have learned from your presentation. Please tell me, is the Lignin used in 1/ pre-soaking 2/ or in the steam ? ? Chris . . . Norwich, England
+icarus901 I'm using a wallpaper steamer when indoors and a propane heat source with a metal can when outdoors. You will still have to soak the wood in the heat for a specific time and you would have to experiment to find the correct time needed, if you overheat the wood will form a lot of compression wrinkles. thanks again my friend---Don
I am trying to make pandiero and tambour shells. This was very helpful, thank you for sharing. I would like to use the lightest wood possible have you any advice on types I could use ?
woods that are classified as soft woods are difficult to bend--- hard woods tend to bend easier. my suggestion is to reduce the thickness to lighten the final project.
+logomagazin.com Tight bond 3 is the one that I favor. It is waterproof and can be used as a heat activated glue. A little more expensive, but I don't want failure by trying to save a little on the glue.
plywood is very often used for drum frames. I would use thin plywood and laminate them to make a thicker frame. the thin plywood will bend easily and when glued together, will make a very strong frame.
Well done. I liked the simple way you showed the basics on what woods to use and their characteristics. The pipe jig was awesome. Great video
Thank you very much!
I'm very thankful for your videos and the teachings.
You are very welcome
Good, in depth, explanation of why the work was done the way it was .
Glad it was helpful!
love it! This is a great video for those of us out here, who don't have high-end well appointed workshops.. You've inspired me to look into a drum project...
Thank you so much for your video. I am in the process of bending my own snare drum shells and the information and demonstration you give here are very much appreciated Don. Thanks again.
Wow. You really know this process well. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This is extremely valuable information. Thank you sir. You are an excellent teacher as well....grateful.
You are very welcome
Thank you so much! I have been looking for ways to make round shapes that wouldn't waste too much wood and steaming seems the best option, I'm definitely going to try it! This video is very helpful.
Fantastic! What a great way of demonstrating the process of wood bending!
Thank you Donald. I have been making some really lovely Cherry frame drums this past year or two. You offered some wonderful (time saving!!!) insights. I really appreciate your wisdom. Thanks and greetings from Australia;) Matt
Very informative! And if 2 clamps will hold it safely, 3 will be perfect! Overkill is underrated Bud! Thanks Much for your help!
That, My Friend was amazing to see.
Thanks for shearing, simple but precise. Keep shearing.
Thanks for a very great tutorial. It is extremely informative.
Thanks very much for this information! Greetings from Belgium.
This was a very insightful video. Thanks for explanations!
Thank you for a very instructive video my friend.
Glad it was helpful!
You are a grade A+ instructor my friend. Well explained. I always wonder the mechanics of wood plasticity.
Thank you my friend--- very much appreciated!
Great information and we've been following it. You mention "40 minutes in form and 4 days in drying rack". We want to make a number of hoops and we wonder what a drying rack looks like. We couldn't source any pipe without buying 20 feet so our fixture is wood and more complicated. Thanks again for all the details!
the drying rack is just a form to hold it's shape while the wood sets to it's new form/shape
@@donaldporta Thanks. We have just clamped the ends, overlapping the same amount as they were shaped. Seems to work.
many many thanks, love love love
thanks for sharing love the dovetails
Glad you like them!
Really useful and well explained, thanks a lot!
That was quite informative, man. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great information well explained. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
Excellent informative video, thank you.
Great Video thanks a lot for sharing!! ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Great video, thank you!
Great video, I will find it useful for wooden boat building...
Miigwetch for sharing, very informative.
good work
super video ! very informative, thanks a very lot! =D
Fascinating!
great video thanks
very nice my friend
very very good ! (São Paulo - Brasil )
Thank you so very much for such a well thought out and informative video. Your instructions were very clear and easy to understand and you didn't cut corners on vital information while at the same time keeping the video at a reasonable length.
I do have one question though if you're able to give any insight...how do you think Western Juniper might perform for a drum hoop if I milled a piece with minimal imperfections? Thanks again.
It should work!
@@donaldporta Thank you for your response and insight. I really appreciate it. It's really something quite special to see artisans who are keeping the "old ways" alive during an age of virtual this and digital that, 3D printers and CNC machines. Keep up the phenomenal work and thanks again for your help.
Hi Donald, id really like to follow your guidance on how to stream bend an seasoned oak plank from scratch. Could you pls tell me the name of the cut of wood( is the plank from the outside or mid of the tree) dimmensions of the wood you use and the length of the over lap. Id probably use oak and make an 18" drum. I have to make the jig too ( and the steam box). I guess i can make the drum jig by creating a cross thick wood, then adding a circle of metal in a band the depth of the drum around the cross, the band then mimicking the blue form u have.
Any tips about steam boxes!
Can I use fresh cut alder wood to do this? I have so much alder that was blown down in the last few months.
Hi Donald
Amazing video - both on the basics for bending wood as well as the jig. How thick is the metal plate You use as the strap providing compression on the outside of the hoop?
I believe I used either 14 gauge or 12 gauge,
@@donaldporta Thank You. Looking forward to make my first hand drum :-)
Have you tried to bend quarter sawn oak and did it work?
@Donald porta I have the science down kinda, I put a compression strap made out of a cap for metal roofing, is that thick enough. My fourth try today didn't hold up, what's the thickness you use for your compression strap?
14 ga, it is important not to let the strap slip in any way,
Donald, thankyou for your work to put this online, I have learned from your presentation. Please tell me, is the Lignin used in 1/ pre-soaking 2/ or in the steam ? ? Chris . . . Norwich, England
in the steam.
Thanks Don
I am new to steam bending ,I love your jig , do you sell them by any chance ?? If you do I would love a few
sorry I don't have any for sale!
@@donaldporta can you email me Christianjimmie7@gmail.com
Is it glued when it’s cut with the bandsaw?
🙏❤️🙏
excellent video!
Curious - what's your source of steam? Though it doesn't seem necessary, does a pressurized steambox help?
+icarus901 I'm using a wallpaper steamer when indoors and a propane heat source with a metal can when outdoors. You will still have to soak the wood in the heat for a specific time and you would have to experiment to find the correct time needed, if you overheat the wood will form a lot of compression wrinkles. thanks again my friend---Don
I am trying to make pandiero and tambour shells. This was very helpful, thank you for sharing. I would like to use the lightest wood possible have you any advice on types I could use ?
woods that are classified as soft woods are difficult to bend--- hard woods tend to bend easier. my suggestion is to reduce the thickness to lighten the final project.
Can you bend a composite curve like in chair back?
Hi! Nice work!
What material is the metal strip? Stainless steel?
Thanks!!
Zinc plate. cheaper than ss
Nice..but i can't do this? Can you teach more?
always working on new videos!
How did the native Americans make hoops? Or even drummer boys in 1776 era? With the technology they had??
they used green wood and applied heat over fire, then bent while hot. the Iroquois used this technique to make recurve bows and lacrosse sticks.
Thank you, awesome! what glue do you use?
+logomagazin.com Tight bond 3 is the one that I favor. It is waterproof and can be used as a heat activated glue. A little more expensive, but I don't want failure by trying to save a little on the glue.
Thank you very much Donald, I'm going to try it,
have a nice day!
I thought you had a Piscah?
can i bye?
Can we Use plywood to make it??
plywood is very often used for drum frames. I would use thin plywood and laminate them to make a thicker frame. the thin plywood will bend easily and when glued together, will make a very strong frame.
Wat kind of wood you use? Plywood? Or jus boards?
I used birch boards
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