Make a wood slit drum

[drumrguy67]

Hey do you think you could try to make a drum set mainly just the shells

[olengivens]

Really enjoyed this  :)

[MrVpsb]

DR.HOUSE !

[sawdustjohnpa]

hahaha, not sure which part i liked the best. you making the box or your sons' trip to the dollar store. haha

[mealdates]

Interesting.

[ballsackTbager]

you have the best laugh

[HippyManEyeballs1]

what was that car at the end?

[mprimecoleman]

Hi Steve, I really enjoy your always-awesome videos. I've made a few of these and if you care, here are a few tips to getting a slit drum sounding better: very dense wood is best, which you already knew; the wood has to be thick, ie 3/4" or 1"; cut away half of the wood (on the underside) close to the beginning of each slit (it needs some flexibility so it can vibrate). Hope you make another one soon! I love the sound these make.

[mprimecoleman]

@mprimecoleman Sorry, looks like pointofgravity already said exactly what I did.

[pointofgravity]

I'm actually making a tongue drum (slit drum variation) for my course at uni and it's made of Beech, fairly thick (About 180mm) tongues, and what I found is that the tongues resonate better if you take off about half the thickness near the base of the tongues. Gotta lotta chiselling to do!

[JustYourAverageBoy]

you look like doctor house, on speed

[johnrh3100]

Is it just me or does this video come to an end at 2.12?

[tbenkey]

Not really a real instrument, but if you do some ACTUAL research this may be helpful to you. BTW, ACTUAL research, (as opposed to just using the word research to replace "I think this is true" would show that rosewood is right around the fourth hardest wood in the world (I know cherry and Ironwood are harder, and perhaps teak)

. Just saying.

[frost0813]

@tbenkey You should also do your research. Cherry is very deffenately NOT harder than rosewood. However, there are at LEAST ten woods that I use in instrument building that are. Rosewood is not chosen because of it's hardness, but rather it's specific density, which generates a bright, but warm tone.

As far as cherry goes, lay a peice of it next to a peice of rosewood, and smack them both with a hammer. Take note of which one dents easier.

[AASTRANGE]

LIke father, like son, cool video.

[munnimann]

Well, good video! But rose wood actually is hard wood, isn't it?

[GRMZK]

thanks for the show. btw how you cut your pencil? I saw it in the movie ...

[Guidowood]

great, thks for show us your ideas, very good, congratulations, here in Brazil you are famous.

[stevinmarin]

@airsoftpro1010 Wow, what exactly does that mean? Having a hobby and shooting videos for people to watch for free is lifeless?

[SolTetto]

@stevinmarin Ignore the comment. Awesome video! Well presented and informative.

[hatebr]

@airsoftpro1010 Realy hope you're being some kind of sarcastic and pleased with his work, because if you consider that every video here in youtube was shot by someone who is lifeless than the whole world would be in troubles, don't you think? Anyways, keep it coming Stevin...

[trashcan1231]

@airsoftpro1010 your an ass hole this guy is cool and can make some really cool stuff. You have no life if your comenting on videos that you dont want to watch.

[TheUnknownGod142]

@airsoftpro1010 says the guy named "airsoftpro" your probibly some 40 yearold pedo that trys to attract little kids with your name

[Auntyisrael1]

6:15....I tried that once....with an immediate trip afterwards to A&E with an 1/8 drill bit hole through my thumb...cringe!! 

[MrMarram]

helped. u guys are crazy

[Sabored]

I didn't know house played percussion.

[Sevenyxxtimes7xx]

Dude i loved you in House.M.D

[gandja8889]

its dr.House !!!!

[bogsdolics]

Hi you drilled your balls in your hand did you forget the safety police watch you ,

I am beging to hate watching you videos because after watch each one I have another project to do ,

Graeme.

[JoeCubicle]

I found the slit drum video, yay! I just saw it on the thumb piano video. I can only wonder if involving math would make a difference as far as the length of the drum slits in relation to each other. Either way it looks and I'm sure sounds... very cool.

[jamesjonesrocket]

you two are pretty funny, your son should go into comedy or something! good instructional video as well.

[razveck]

If someone were to mistype it, it would be slut drum

Just saying

[CantaloupeOfDeath]

@razveck HAHAHAHA made my day bro

[entmage]

ha, the dollar store

[heli400]

3:55 This one time at band clamp, I shoved some wood in a slit up my drum............. or am I getting movies and youtube clips mixed up.

[Sodabowski]

Wow, like father, like son. At least when it comes to filming skills ;p

BTW rosewood has always been the wood of choice for musical instruments because it propagates vibration with the lowest fading among all woods. Basically, it rings when you hit it.

[SugarFreeTargets]

You have beautiful eyes.

But now you can make some money and sell those for $100.

[TheUltimatebushcraft]

hey steve could you do some vids of you working on your lathe please

[zk453]

lol at the football match 6:55

[AnthonyAOK]

One time...at band clamp..

[yosoymemo]

it will be good if you made the balls with wood too!! congratulations i like to watch all your videos! my best regards from Mexico!

[RockinGuy1994]

Good job stevin! 

[genericsixtynine]

Another Nice video Steve, I see the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[alexis221woodworks]

I bet if you use wooden balls you will get a much greater sound response....Nice!

[firemanks098]

Really cool slit drum! Funny you should be making that, I have a plan for one that I am going to make this weekend!

[vanpat1987]

I SAY He is the future full time employee of YouTube being a wood working vlogger !!

[mersyturning]

is that the leftover from the chair competition?

[stevinmarin]

@mersyturning Wow. You are really observant! Yep...leftover walnut from the "chair from hell".

[mersyturning]

@stevinmarin thanks steve great vid, loved your son's addition

[psychodelicdragon]

nice looking drum, and advice about your clamp!!

keep 'em coming!!

[mallardhead]

I really enjoy your vids

[finalconsecration]

weird, I was watching a ton of slit drum vids yesterday

[HOOKEDONWOOD]

Great one Steve.. I have been looking at a Cajon drum that basically also is a box of wood ;o) With some variations using some strings inside. I have not got to building one yet but with time and patience!!

[RUIuiuiuiui]

niiice!

[mndi89]

woow..its like 8:30pm in London...

[mndi89]

FIRST YEEEAH!! lol always wanted to do that :D

[deezynar]

@mndi89

Usually I'm annoyed by "FIRST!" posters, but you did it w/ such style I had to laugh.

[mndi89]

@deezynar you'll be back being first on the next vid :D i just wanted to do it once, thanks :D