Nice demo you have on making this strum stick. I like wood work also but I found one at a great price before I could build one myself. Love playing my Mackie at my camp. A real fun instrument.
Wood Working for Mere Mortals sent me here... Glad he did, fun video... it is inspiring me to make a couple of the instrument projects that I've been wanting to make.
Thanks for sharing! This video sure helped me out along with Andy Mackie's (which is a lot like The Heartland series meets Bob Ross...excellent). I saw you did well all the way through. I used only (mostly, because sometimes to save a piece I use a Dremel) hand powered tools. I am at best a novice, my stuff looks hammered, but that's my style. Here is my tip for anyone out there...when you encounter a brash or stiff bit you need to bend gently exercise 30-50 times to get he grain to start to cooperate. I am a decent bowyer of rough and kiln dried oaks and hickory. Bending wood is a tricky endeavor even with steam. You will be surprised how important warming up the piece with exercise is. One last note, popping make occur...ease back a hair and continue.
You honestly scared me when you stepped on camera with that respirator on lol. Anyways great build. I'll get around to making mine eventually but I don't have the fancy tools you do.
How come the best videos are like 10 years or more old? Very interesting. I didn't see you working with any templates. Pretty amazing. How do you determine the spacing between fretts?
Just watched this video...amazing what was waiting in that slab of walnut. I am wondering how you did the stringing...I know it's supposed to be simple...but so am I and I just can't get it right. Did you go through the whole first a couple of time before you tightened them up? Thanks.
Thank you....I was wondering if you could use GAUGED WIRE. .I found a template from gauge wire to mm wire and a 23 and 26 gauge wire woukd be the same size as a .010 and a .014 and a .023 wire....do you think I could use that and tune it to a C &A&G...???
Thank you for your video...very followable. ...are you using hardware wire or are you using bought strings???...I want to do one but would like to make my own strings to make these cheap to build.....thank you#!!!
Nice video! Very thorough. Two questions: Where can I find 1/8" thick cedar for the top and bottom? None of our local stores have any this thin. The thinnest I can find is 1/4". Also, for the back side, how did you form it to slope into the neck? Thanks!
You will need to find someone, like a cabinet shop or maker, that has a small planer and know how to use a backer-board and two sided tape or rip some smaller pieces on a table saw. The last choice is the least used but you can hand plane it or make a jig for a belt sander and start with 1/4" piece and take it down. Also there are kits for a price and it takes the fun out for me. But it could be a starting point.
Excuse me for approaching you in this way, I have read your website and I liked it very much, I have also seen that it has several Pear dulcimer, I am trying to make one for my music group in Spain, we play traditional music with Celtic roots, we are from the northern Spain (Asturias). I was wondering if you could give me your knowledge on the matter. I await your response, but not before thanking you in advance for your time and dedication. Acordial greeting Alberto Fernandez Valledor
Some scary work practices but you definitely know you're stuff and the result speaks for itself. Have you ever heard of health and safety? Or even making your machinery stable? My heart was in my mouth watching you?
I've learnt english in school for 9 years and most of the books I read ar ein english as well. I do not understand mor than 10 % of what he is saying. Is this a special pigdin dialect?
Nice demo you have on making this strum stick. I like wood work also but I found one at a great price before I could build one myself. Love playing my Mackie at my camp. A real fun instrument.
I watched this video when it first was posted, I still enjoy watching it
Very rewarding feeling to create an instrument.
You're gonna lose your handle, you're gonna lose your handle, You're GONNA LOSE YOUR HANDLE!!!
Good catch!
Did a great job for your first strumstick. Love working with walnut.i bought a strumstick just this past sunday love the instrument.
Wood Working for Mere Mortals sent me here... Glad he did, fun video... it is inspiring me to make a couple of the instrument projects that I've been wanting to make.
Thanks for sharing! This video sure helped me out along with Andy Mackie's (which is a lot like The Heartland series meets Bob Ross...excellent). I saw you did well all the way through. I used only (mostly, because sometimes to save a piece I use a Dremel) hand powered tools. I am at best a novice, my stuff looks hammered, but that's my style. Here is my tip for anyone out there...when you encounter a brash or stiff bit you need to bend gently exercise 30-50 times to get he grain to start to cooperate. I am a decent bowyer of rough and kiln dried oaks and hickory. Bending wood is a tricky endeavor even with steam. You will be surprised how important warming up the piece with exercise is. One last note, popping make occur...ease back a hair and continue.
,,, Amazing Grace,, great job, sounds great, you done good on the project and also on the video,,, great job,
Beautiful instrument and just enough Amazing Grace (recognized my favorite song in the first few notes!) to bring a tear to my eye... Great job Bill!
Cool video. Thanks for sharing. It's fun to watch you since you seem like one of the " good ole boys". That's a compliment.
Just found this, I have been wanting to make an instrument to muck around with, I think I have found it Thank you
Nice job Sir! I’m building some of these for the grand kids. 👍
Very cool Bill thanks for sharing it with me!
Bill, I made one of these. What a hoot!
Bill, I just shared your video with my wood shop students! Very easy to follow.
Very good, and sounds great!
Awesome! Great job, and it looked fun to make.
Thanks.....Very good video. might have to try this !
You deserve the gift of a better table saw.
Awesome video, Love it!
Great job!
Just like sea sick steve!
I can't ply an instrument, but would be nice tommake this for the Grand kids.
Great video and merry Christmas
Great job, Bill. You are very talented. Thank you for sharing.
Nice work as usual.
Nicely done sir.
Nice job, Bill!!! : )
Good video, I really enjoyed it. I am about half way through with mine, hope it turns out as well as yours.
That's cool stuff man!
You honestly scared me when you stepped on camera with that respirator on lol. Anyways great build. I'll get around to making mine eventually but I don't have the fancy tools you do.
His tools are little home owner shit tools
How come the best videos are like 10 years or more old? Very interesting. I didn't see you working with any templates. Pretty amazing. How do you determine the spacing between fretts?
Sorry about that. My eyes have been failing me for awhile and I can’t get to my shop anymore.
Just watched this video...amazing what was waiting in that slab of walnut. I am wondering how you did the stringing...I know it's supposed to be simple...but so am I and I just can't get it right. Did you go through the whole first a couple of time before you tightened them up? Thanks.
To trim the body, why didn’t you use your router and a trim bit?
The $8 pull saw from Harbor Freight is the perfect width for frets.
Thanks. I'll have to try that on the next one.
Thank you....I was wondering if you could use GAUGED WIRE. .I found a template from gauge wire to mm wire and a 23 and 26 gauge wire woukd be the same size as a
.010 and a .014 and a .023 wire....do you think I could use that and tune it to a C &A&G...???
I would hide glue instead of white glue. That way if something goes wrong down the road you can take it apart with heat.
Why do you run power tools without ear protection?
BILL nice job ---- chet atkins better look out.
Thank you for your video...very followable. ...are you using hardware wire or are you using bought strings???...I want to do one but would like to make my own strings to make these cheap to build.....thank you#!!!
Bought strings
Wonderful! Is it possible to share the design plans for this music stick in any standard CAD file format?
Nice video! Very thorough. Two questions: Where can I find 1/8" thick cedar for the top and bottom? None of our local stores have any this thin. The thinnest I can find is 1/4". Also, for the back side, how did you form it to slope into the neck? Thanks!
Cut it.
You will need to find someone, like a cabinet shop or maker, that has a small planer and know how to use a backer-board and two sided tape or rip some smaller pieces on a table saw. The last choice is the least used but you can hand plane it or make a jig for a belt sander and start with 1/4" piece and take it down. Also there are kits for a price and it takes the fun out for me. But it could be a starting point.
Excuse me for approaching you in this way, I have read your website and I liked it very much, I have also seen that it has several Pear dulcimer, I am trying to make one for my music group in Spain, we play traditional
music with Celtic roots, we are from the northern Spain (Asturias). I was wondering if you could give me your knowledge on the matter. I await your response,
but not before thanking you in advance for your time and dedication.
Acordial greeting
Alberto Fernandez Valledor
Pretty nice piece. Can you tell the right measurement at 14:35?
On my strumstick, I'm trying to replicate his to the same size, I cut one at 5 1/2 inches and it seemed to do well
What is the spacing for the turner holes
i will like to buy one of your strum sticks ,im a colector and i also play lots of strings instruments
Julio Tirado Thanks for the compliment. I only made the one and not any more.
Some scary work practices but you definitely know you're stuff and the result speaks for itself. Have you ever heard of health and safety? Or even making your machinery stable? My heart was in my mouth watching you?
What's the scale length on it?
The way you handle wood is... erotic.
Hi, what strings do I need for this instrument.
Great work.
It might be time to buy a more powerful table saw and jointer. That scared me.
Adrian Anguiano Or at least a new sharp blade 😂
I could identify 2 church hymns: "Amazing grace" and the other which I don't know the name
I've learnt english in school for 9 years and most of the books I read ar ein english as well. I do not understand mor than 10 % of what he is saying. Is this a special pigdin dialect?
@Billakins . Can i get the plan or drawing for this instrument?
Can i get the plan or drawing for this instrument?
balalaika