Laminated Bodhran Frame?
Bah! I posted this last night but it doesnt seem to have worked. Anyway I was looking for some info on laminiating my bodhran rim/shell/frame. I was all for a single piece of wood but turns out it...
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I've built a number of non conventional bodrans by glueing 36 short blocks of wood up into a round frame, like a barrel. Each block has an angle of 5 degrees on each side. The width of the block will...
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Thanks fiddler. I've seen a few articles on here using tat method. I'm guessing they belonged to you Wouldn't mind giving your method a go but I think most of my drums will need to be more traditional...
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Here is a method for making ....a really strong frame out of cedar 2 by 4'S.....Pictured are 2 frames I have. They are made from 8 sections of 2 by ....then sanded on a spindle sander round. Here are...
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Thanks for those pics Quills. They look really good! Lovely effect by staggering/enterchanging the slight colour differencs. Quick question... do you use anything else to bind them or just staples?...
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Glue when its still 2 by 4s... Add staples when sanding down round is done. Quills
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Apologies. You did say glued then stapled in your post with the pictures lol. Must have been one of those days :-)
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If you want to buy one, try Centrailia Fide, and Fur. They have very good laminated drum frames. Laminating them your self, you can use eight layers of 1/16" birch cold, or three layers of 1/8" birch...
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Thanks for that woody. Those measurements are really helpful. Yeah I plan on steambending single pieces of wood to start. Then laminate once I've mastered that. I live in northern Ireland so I'm...
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