Tongue Drum *LINK*
David Hay @ Denver
>I recently finished a tongue drum for my son...only a week late for Christmas, but he doesn't seem to mind.
The design comes from a recent WOOD magazine article. I made mine out of some walnut and birch I had laying around the shop. The finish is several coats of shellac and rubbed out with steel wool and wax.
I learned quite a bit about using my jigsaw on this project. When I was almost done cutting the tongues, the entire top split in two as a result of the vibration. Turns out I should have turned off the orbital mode to get a smoother cut. Fortunately, I was able to glue the top back together with no ill effects.
If I were making it again, I think I'd try to avoid having the two largish holes in the top. My 2-year old has already dropped one of his pencils into the drum, which will be a pain to get back out ;)
Thanks for looking!
David
Tongue drum pictures