Construction

segment shell

For a typical 14" snare drum, this Maple board is marked out & numbered which is then cut into individual blocks, then mitered at each end & glued back in sequence as they were on the board,

5 rings are stacked & glued for a basic shell, a router is then used on a rail system to machine the shell inside & out, bearing edges, snare beds & the badge recess are machined before finishing.

maple board marked & numbered before cut into blocks

maple blocks cut to size with bevel ends

maple blocks glued up into original grain pattern

segment shell getting machined in the rig

machined shell before the finishing process

stave shell

This 3 piece stave kit requires different size widths & bevels for the staves, once matched for grain & colour they are glued up & clamped into basic shells which are then machined by router on a rail system inside & out, bearing edges & badge recesses are cut before the finishing process.