6 Uses For Drumsticks You Didn't Know About

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  • Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
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    Are your drumsticks chewed up? Broken? Just a bad pair? You probably have some old ones lying around.
    Don’t throw them out just yet.
    In this episode of DIY Drum Experiments, David Raouf shows you some practical ideas for recycling your old drumsticks - and even with the cardboard sleeve they come in!
    Disclaimer: Some of these ideas require power tools. Be smart. Don’t attempt one of these hacks if you don’t know what you’re doing!
    0:00 Intro
    1:50 Hoop protector
    Materials needed: Drumstick sleeve
    Tools needed: None
    Skill level: Beginner
    3:00 Slave pedal stopper
    Materials needed: Drumstick, spray paint (optional)
    Tools needed: Saw (optional)
    Skill level: Beginner
    4:04 Wooden beater
    Materials needed: Drumstick, 1/4″ steel rod, epoxy
    Tools needed: Saw, hacksaw, sandpaper, drill
    Skill level: Intermediate
    5:26 Floor tom legs
    Materials needed: Drumsticks
    Tools needed: None
    Skill level: Beginner
    6:03 Stick ornament and keychain
    Materials needed: Drumstick, eye hook, ribbon, key ring
    Tools needed: Saw, sandpaper, drill
    Skill level: Intermediate
    7:19 Bottle opener
    Materials needed: Drumstick, bottle opener end
    Tools needed: Saw, drill
    Skill level: Intermediate
    Old drumsticks can be used for other things, too. You can put them in the garden as stakes for plants or cut them in half lengthwise to make coasters. Some people have even made creative furniture out of drumsticks. David has used broken pieces to glue back together into a solid block, which he then shaped and sanded into a wooden bass drum beater.
    Don’t be afraid to try something different! You were going to throw them out anyway, so why not try to get a little more life out of them?
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Комментарии • 258

  • @DrumeoOfficial
    @DrumeoOfficial  4 года назад +39

    Made it through all these without a scratch? Challenge your skills with 25 more Drum Hacks: ruclips.net/video/evJlAm5da5c/видео.html

  • @moments_with_IH
    @moments_with_IH 4 года назад +233

    "And people say I don't have any chops" haha 😂😂

  • @DanKesterke
    @DanKesterke 4 года назад +118

    My favorite is the auxiliary pedal beater. That’s a great idea.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад +233

    Rest in peace to all of the drum sticks that died for this video

    • @brengeldelacruz8866
      @brengeldelacruz8866 4 года назад +7

      Non-drummer

    • @theycallmewoodstock1756
      @theycallmewoodstock1756 4 года назад +5

      How the heck did you get here from rev says desu

    • @yoda5436
      @yoda5436 4 года назад +5

      You’re on drumming videos now? Dude how do you watch like legit everything

    • @yesno4065
      @yesno4065 4 года назад

      I subbed cuz I see u everywhere

    • @buckers8751
      @buckers8751 3 года назад

      *rest in peace’s lol

  • @liveraddieradder
    @liveraddieradder 4 года назад +30

    If you get to a gig and realize you forgot your rug you can break a stick in half and gaff tape it to the floor, put your bass drum so that the spurs are pushing up against the taped down stick and it won't move.

    • @dairyairman
      @dairyairman 4 года назад +1

      That's a really good suggestion. I wish I'd known about this several years ago. I'm a notorious rug forgetter!

    • @alexasuncion7718
      @alexasuncion7718 Год назад

      Genius!

  • @themansplainers9927
    @themansplainers9927 4 года назад +48

    I actually laughed at that chops joke

  • @nicotesner1957
    @nicotesner1957 4 года назад +100

    I didn't know that many saws existed

    • @ronfults3844
      @ronfults3844 4 года назад +4

      There's not it's trick photography. Can't believe everything you see on the internet.

    • @girlinagale
      @girlinagale 4 года назад +3

      I'm a synth player and love a sawtooth wave.

    • @majeutycah
      @majeutycah 4 года назад +2

      But now you saw them

    • @lizandromello
      @lizandromello 4 года назад +1

      Saw that coming

  • @AJJohnMusic
    @AJJohnMusic 4 года назад +42

    Kid: Mommy can I get a hoop protector for my bass drum?
    Mom: We have hoop protector at home
    Hoop protector at home ^^^
    Great video!

  • @Snarethedrummer
    @Snarethedrummer 4 года назад +2

    That glued beater looks amazing!

  • @cryptonios
    @cryptonios 4 года назад +67

    my mom uses them to clean up spider's web

  • @TJCombo67
    @TJCombo67 4 года назад +2

    A broken stick as a slave pedal stop...GENIUS! Nice vid.

  • @quemarioo
    @quemarioo 4 года назад +1

    That drum beater at the end of the video was pretty cool!

  • @shauryagambhir1920
    @shauryagambhir1920 4 года назад +5

    Is this a video about saws or drum sticks?

    • @cpsnakemusic3082
      @cpsnakemusic3082 4 года назад +2

      i'm not really sure, but my best word of advice is to 'stick with what you saw'....

  • @julioklemba9093
    @julioklemba9093 4 месяца назад +2

    Hey David I have a few suggestions to drum hack videos but I don't know how to solve them. Hopefully you do. First is how to clean your bass drum felt beater. Second is how to make a hihat clutch with things you could find at a gig place, I mean, you arrive to play a gig somewhere and realize that you forgot your own hihat chutch or your church doesn't fit the place's hi hat stand. Thanks in advance 😃

  • @DavidOakesMusic
    @DavidOakesMusic 4 года назад +21

    I keep one of my drum keys on my set of house/bike keys. I just like having one on me :) Even though I have like 3 drum keys around my kit.

    • @frankspikes7858
      @frankspikes7858 4 года назад

      I have 5, or six drum keys. 2 Gibraltar speed/ swivel keys. 2 dw regular key chain keys. One stays at home. The other on my key chain. A generic key that stay at home as well. One of the Gibraltar speed keys stays in my stick bag in my car.

    • @jonny555ive
      @jonny555ive 4 года назад

      If you're in a band ALL of your band mates should have a drum key on them at all times, unless your band mates are dicks. Then fire them !!!!!

    • @aiferapple1246
      @aiferapple1246 4 года назад

      The tips of old drumsticks make great pegs for a wall-mounted key holder :)

    • @DavidOakesMusic
      @DavidOakesMusic 3 года назад +1

      @@jonny555ive My last band had a genuine tosser in. I was the drummer and because he used MY amp to play live - after gigs he was like " yup - packed away MY guitar " and didnt help pack down the drums or amps or anything. Total tosser. Then he cheated on his wife like 5 times so yeah we don't talk about him anymore.

  • @amwitty_
    @amwitty_ 4 года назад +3

    the most inefficient way to cut a ribbon, but also the best way

  • @Strider258
    @Strider258 4 года назад +8

    The one thing I learned from this is the correct pronunciation on David's name.

  • @CNder77
    @CNder77 3 года назад +1

    I enjoy this video, very clever. Thanks for sharing ideas. Lol we actually used my busted drumsticks to plug wood pecker holes in our house 😄

    • @cvn6555
      @cvn6555 2 года назад +1

      Wait. Are they "woodpecker" holes or "wood pecker" holes? Sounds like two different things.

  • @williamfotiou7577
    @williamfotiou7577 2 года назад

    Lol, i made a shop towel holder from an old stick. I attached it to some wood stock that makes it swivel out of the way of my workbench when not taking a towel. Brilliant video!

  • @jerbear7952
    @jerbear7952 4 года назад +1

    As much as I support having an excessive number of drums, you are pushing the limits of sanity. Keep it up

  • @drummerjoey003
    @drummerjoey003 4 года назад

    Great content david at drumeo! Definitely some great ideas I’m going to try.

  • @dairyairman
    @dairyairman 4 года назад +2

    Maybe this is common knowledge, but I use drum sticks (even good ones) to loosen the insanely over tightened wing screws on house kit cymbal stands. I put a stick on either side of the wings and use the sticks as a clamp/wrench to loosen the screws.

  • @joelstewwork
    @joelstewwork 4 года назад

    i made a capo holder with velco on my pedalboard with a broken drum stick. love seeing sticks finding more life after bringing such joy to a drum kit!

  • @ARDrummer
    @ARDrummer 4 года назад +1

    Always creative ideas/projects! Nice work

  • @fanbladeinstruments
    @fanbladeinstruments 4 года назад +1

    I started building guitars and found I needed some custom mallets for specific and delicate parts of the build, I made all the heads on a lathe, and used old drumsticks for the handles.

  • @tylagow3164
    @tylagow3164 4 года назад +2

    Really awesome vid, I appreciate the creativity.

  • @floweroflifez3962
    @floweroflifez3962 3 года назад +1

    LMAO, when he said all the types of saws, I remember bubba saying all the shrimp recipes to forrest gump 🤣🤣🤣

  • @chrisggoodwin777
    @chrisggoodwin777 4 года назад +41

    Most useful tip was using an axe to cut the ribbon 😂

  • @coreymcmullan9011
    @coreymcmullan9011 4 года назад

    Some really great ideas!

  • @Infernoblade1010
    @Infernoblade1010 3 года назад

    Wow the man has finally made it! Glad to see David in a pro vid!

  • @tskolits
    @tskolits 25 дней назад

    Great video! Really appreciate it!

  • @user-cz7yz9hc8b
    @user-cz7yz9hc8b 4 года назад

    Loved the “no chops” gag when he hit the stick with the axe. Lol great job, more rdavidr on drumeo!!!

  • @trsfworld460
    @trsfworld460 4 года назад +2

    "And people say I don't have any chops", classic lol.

  • @fogtooth6824
    @fogtooth6824 4 года назад +1

    That was cool I enjoyed it keep up the good work .
    I haven't broke a stick in years I use Ahead 7a drumsticks so now you know why I don't break them.

    • @frankspikes7858
      @frankspikes7858 4 года назад

      I use the quest loves. I love them!! They eventually do ware out. First the rubber grip. Then the tip. I have never snapped one though.

  • @FerB95
    @FerB95 4 года назад

    Love yours symbals

  • @DavidOakesMusic
    @DavidOakesMusic 4 года назад +27

    5:16 I find it works just as good as an auxiliary pedal.. Me : " which youre definitely not going to demonstrate " video : *doesnt demonstrate* ....

    • @aTF2player
      @aTF2player 4 года назад

      Does an aux pedal need to be demonstrated? Its pretty straight forward

  • @ManivOleg
    @ManivOleg 4 года назад +1

    it's amazing man

  • @nomanshigh3058
    @nomanshigh3058 4 года назад +3

    I'm into Vater whips with Vater carbon fibre tape on to make them stiffer. Much different to wood but awesome in its own way and Unbreakable.

  • @whanowa
    @whanowa 4 года назад

    I'm surely gonna try some of those - first "hacks" video I actually ever liked.

  • @carloscabrera4752
    @carloscabrera4752 4 года назад

    Awesome video!!!!

  • @IAmInfinitus208
    @IAmInfinitus208 4 года назад

    Yay David, one of my favorite drummer RUclipsrs!

  • @SlyHikari03
    @SlyHikari03 3 года назад

    Please let Dave be an official drumeo member.

  • @ginopaoli1142
    @ginopaoli1142 4 года назад

    Amazing

  • @aiferapple1246
    @aiferapple1246 4 года назад

    Last year I made a stable for a Nativity scene for Christmas out of my broken sticks collection :)

  • @fidorclatrowsky1983
    @fidorclatrowsky1983 4 года назад +1

    love the video ... please make more videos with that type of content the truth is very entertaining is like a baby with his palette .... greetings to all ....

  • @marcelopetters
    @marcelopetters 2 года назад

    In Brazil we called this "gambiarras". hahaha Very good!

  • @sidthesloth7043
    @sidthesloth7043 4 года назад

    Big up David love you man

  • @AmfistomosAtlas
    @AmfistomosAtlas 4 года назад +4

    "And people say I don't have any chops!" xD Ba dum Tsssssssss

  • @ruffnoel
    @ruffnoel 4 года назад +1

    Best one I’ve seen is a hammock made from approximately 4” lengths of old sticks, a hole drilled in both ends to allow a nylon cord to be threaded through them to eventually form the hammock. Surprisingly comfortable too.

  • @bikerjon8934
    @bikerjon8934 2 месяца назад

    that "saw" bit 😆1:07

  • @DanyMeyer
    @DanyMeyer 4 года назад +1

    Great ideas!!! :-)

  • @stephenthang6120
    @stephenthang6120 4 года назад +34

    So no one is going to bring the idea of making new personalized drum sticks from old drumsticks?

  • @allenmitchell09
    @allenmitchell09 4 года назад +2

    One hack I’ve done on wood tipped sticks that have gotten chipped (with varying degrees of success) is: mix some epoxy like David did in the video, let it set up a little bit so it’s thicker and dip the tip in. You will probably have to slowly rotate the stick to prevent too much on one side. Now you have something like a nylon tipped stick.

    • @cvn6555
      @cvn6555 2 года назад

      I just have switched to nylon tipped sticks. I don't like the feel or sound as much as wood-tipped sticks, but since I chip the tips so quickly but never actually break tips, they last so much longer.

  • @JMRSplatt
    @JMRSplatt 4 года назад

    Nice hats, I have the same... really love them for all around everything.. Yes I'd love a set of K lites.. but I'm ok without that sound for now.

  • @dxzxax8772
    @dxzxax8772 Год назад

    My man, that intro title card @0:30 is so creative and well done. Do you have a graphic design background?

  • @Paisteboy
    @Paisteboy 4 года назад +3

    I had to use the floor tom hack when I got to the studio without my floor tom legs. The studio was over an hour away. Cool video!

    • @DrumeoOfficial
      @DrumeoOfficial  4 года назад

      Awesome! How did they work out?

    • @Paisteboy
      @Paisteboy 4 года назад

      @@DrumeoOfficial
      It worked great other than it being a bit low. Recorded the whole CD that way. DW kit back in 1997. Got it 1995 and still have it.

  • @MetaliBlack666
    @MetaliBlack666 4 года назад

    drumstick bottle opener is pretty cool

  • @dennishritz4677
    @dennishritz4677 4 года назад +2

    Paint stir stick too!

  • @Jemanzanares640
    @Jemanzanares640 4 года назад +1

    I also use old sticks to prop open doors that close automatically to be able to go through them when unloading alone

  • @davidmamusic
    @davidmamusic 4 года назад +5

    3:58 who else hears probably the weirdest "Wild Thing" - variation in the world right here?

  • @joshuaola-oluwa7777
    @joshuaola-oluwa7777 4 года назад +1

    Most creative drummer I've ever seen🙇😂🤣🤣🤩👏👏👏👏👏🙏😍

  • @arthurschwieger82
    @arthurschwieger82 4 года назад

    I have been using a pair of Vic Firth Titan TI5Bs for several years not and have not yet broken them. They are a bit heavy for a 5B stick. I kind of like that as you can easily drive them through a cymbal crash with a quick snap of the wrist. Before this pair, I would break sticks all the time. With some glue and tape, they made great starter stick for my children to use as toys.

  • @mpmattronome
    @mpmattronome 4 года назад

    Yo! good ideas. However I can give a better back for a slave pedal stop. Drumstick will work but you have to keep an eye on it. Ittl move around. You also have to keep good track of it while moving gear around to gigs. What I used to do before finally getting my new pearl demon drive which dont move. Is to take a velcro cable strap from one of the mic cables and use it to strap the upright of the slave pedal directly to the leg of my hh stand. Boom! Wont move until you unwrap it. Also you can just leave it wrapped on the pedal during transit. You can also go get some velcro and glue the plastic half and glue it to the pedal base and it will stick to carpet.

  • @a-dawg8711
    @a-dawg8711 3 года назад

    this is the coolest 😎

  • @gabrielemartino7788
    @gabrielemartino7788 4 года назад +1

    1:39
    4 DAYS IN AND CURRENTLY STILL LAUGHING

  • @shauryagambhir1920
    @shauryagambhir1920 4 года назад +7

    The amount of drums David has is more than the beats I can play

  • @shawnegbert7041
    @shawnegbert7041 4 года назад

    I have a small rock hammer like the one Any used in Shawshank Redemption. I broke the handle so I used a 7A hard Oak stick to make a handle for it, that was 30+ years ago and I still use it.

  • @DrumzRool1
    @DrumzRool1 3 года назад

    Hey David. Where did you find that screw in bottle opener? I would like to make that. Thanks.

  • @hectorgarza9033
    @hectorgarza9033 4 года назад +2

    The laugh that came out of my mouth when he cut the ribbon with an axe was ungodly

  • @the6ig6adwolf
    @the6ig6adwolf 4 года назад +2

    RdavidR has got chops

  • @underworld5646
    @underworld5646 4 года назад

    Every broken drumstick of mine becomes a shiny new trophy.

  • @HYPERIONNakayama
    @HYPERIONNakayama 4 года назад

    Dave!!!!! yay

  • @Budioso
    @Budioso 3 года назад

    Mantap

  • @george_skat3r_420
    @george_skat3r_420 4 года назад

    RdavidR is my favorite drummer RUclipsr

  • @rstrgal99
    @rstrgal99 Месяц назад

    Corn cob holders!

  • @therealandrewlund
    @therealandrewlund 4 года назад +1

    The obvious use for these is pegs... I have my studio organized with drumstick pegs for hanging cords, headphones and even guitars (put some rubber hose over the wood for a little guitar-neck protection!)

  • @iantkd
    @iantkd 4 года назад +1

    David's getting some mexican drum hacks 🤠🥁

  • @googleBryce
    @googleBryce 2 года назад

    how did you cut them in half for the coaster?

  • @mexstorm1312
    @mexstorm1312 4 года назад +7

    5/16 of an inch hole... Crys in metric System

    • @yosyp5905
      @yosyp5905 4 года назад +1

      @Spike Flea the point is, he shouldn't be using app to get a readable measurement

  • @danielstance
    @danielstance 4 года назад +2

    Are you a young singer of Canned Heat? Hahaha

  • @dylxn.1029
    @dylxn.1029 4 года назад +1

    thats why i play with ahead sticks!

  • @markcatanzaro9699
    @markcatanzaro9699 3 года назад

    I only subscribed for rdavid! just letting you know

  • @MalikEmmanuel
    @MalikEmmanuel 4 года назад

    Opening beers. That’s what I use my drum sticks for. :)

  • @legaleagle6139
    @legaleagle6139 4 года назад +1

    I use my broken stick for kindling in my wood stove.

  • @camron7910
    @camron7910 4 года назад +7

    Thought I was watching an rdavidr video till I saw the channel 😆

    • @RoeShamBoe
      @RoeShamBoe 4 года назад

      i didn't realize until i read this post and checked

  • @idgam3r418
    @idgam3r418 3 года назад

    1:40 Oh that killed me XD

  • @Ig-jf6gv
    @Ig-jf6gv 4 года назад

    I havent clamp in my slave pedal :(. Options?

  • @rowintettero1255
    @rowintettero1255 Год назад

    7:08 o my goodness, look at him go!

  • @beemochud786
    @beemochud786 4 года назад

    I used to watch this dude like 4 years ago

  • @UPdan
    @UPdan 3 года назад

    Turn them into another musical instrument. A wood chime. Cut to length, drill small holes, run fishing line through and tie, connect to a top holder. Cut different lengths.

  • @Rgidhkfel
    @Rgidhkfel 4 года назад

    I use them to start a fire in my fireplace!!! What you do is ball up some newspaper, set the old drumsticks over the newspaper and put your logs on top and light.

  • @MykytaStasevych
    @MykytaStasevych 3 года назад

    First time see thats Dave played double kick pedal

  • @Fleshcut
    @Fleshcut 4 года назад +2

    My urologist found a 7th use for drumsticks.

    • @isihernandez9752
      @isihernandez9752 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, it's a classic, proctologists use it as well... the splintered ones are the best for that...

    • @rdavidr
      @rdavidr 4 года назад

      You should see the deleted scenes 😉

  • @perpetualgrimace
    @perpetualgrimace 4 года назад

    My use for an old stick chipped up from doing rim shots, is to duct tape it and keep using it for a few more practice sessions 😁

  • @Darrylizer1
    @Darrylizer1 4 года назад +1

    You missed do it yourself colostomy probe!

  • @calzaondrums
    @calzaondrums 4 года назад +1

    The original song at the intro is "Avatar" by Les Dudek, and Jeff Porcaro played drums on the entire album.
    Thank me later

  • @Anonymous_________
    @Anonymous_________ 3 года назад

    I've always turned drumsticks into Chillum key chains? Works for that day you leave your papers at home.

  • @andypollock9239
    @andypollock9239 4 года назад

    Growing up everyone of my moms house plants had drumstick supports in them

  • @charliethepro7721
    @charliethepro7721 4 года назад +1

    For some reason double pedals and rdavidr doesn’t go together

    • @frankspikes7858
      @frankspikes7858 4 года назад

      I have an old decent double pedal a friend gave me. I only use the main pedal though.

  • @brookburgess734
    @brookburgess734 4 года назад +1

    Yeah the only think I took away from this video is how many saws David has.