TradDancer04

Just wondering what everybody use to make their drum sticks out of?

out_snaggin

I was talkin to my friend the other night and he said to use guaze... the kind of guaze you use to wrap up boo boo's... but then another one of my friends said to use the bandaging tape too... on fiberglass sticks with buck skin ofcourse... but does it matter what kind of hide you should use depending on the hide of the drum???

Tom Iron Eagle

I found that over many years fiberglass drums sticks work great.

As for the stick I use rubber foam for the core and then cover that with hide. Practically any hide will work. Depending on whether you want a hard, medium, or soft head you can use various amounts of fur in your core also.

I have discoverd that Icelandic Sheep or Angora works fantastic. I cover the core with the fur side out. Then I use the stick and trim the amount of fur off until I get just the right hardness I need. It is wise to have sticks of diffrent hardness depending on the Drum head material. It is also wise to have several sticks too.

As for decorating the stick, thread wrapping is the best way to go. It takes time but it looks great and actually adds to the strength of the stick.

tigger

wish i could tell ya, but still haven't seen it:Chatter not sweating it though. tough times all around.

HighsNLows

hey SDAZ did you get that email i sent you last week or so?

MaggieB

sounds dirty but my boyfriend uses. Kotex pads!! (unused of course, for all u sick ppl out there!)

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My man uses duct tape and yarn, I'm not an expert but it seems to do the trick.

SBZ4life

NOW LETS SEE HERE~ IVE BEEN MAKING STICKS FOR AWHILE..AND IVE MADE QUITE A FEW...GOT THE NEEDLE TRACKS ON MY FINGER TIPS TO PROVE IT.LOL. BUT I DONT LIKE YARN~SIMPLY AFTER USING THE STICK FOR AWHILE IT SEEMS TO START GETTING LOSE AND THEN THE LEATHER IS ALL LOOSE AND THEN YOU GOT A LOOSE STICK,NOW WHO WANTS A LOOSE. HERES A STORY:I WAS OUT IN MT PLEASANT MICH AND THIS DRUM GROUP NEXT TO US WAS REALLY SHOWING ME THIER STICKS. ASKIGN IF I WANTED TO BUY ONE..THESE THINGS WERE HURT LOOKING..LIKE WAKING UP NEXT TO A BABE AFTER THE 9 IS OVER...THAT HURT LOOKING. BUT I LIKE TO USE DUCT TAPE~FIBER GLASS RODS~SUEDE LEATHER~AND A FEW OTHER SECRETS I CANT LET OUT..........BUT A STICK IS A STICK, I PERFER A NICE STICK THAT IS MADE WITH PERCISION AND TIME. YOU DONT WANNA SING WITH AN UGLY STICK..JUST AS LONG AS ITS NICE LOOKING AND KEENLY MADE. AND SOME KINDA COLOR CORDINATION.~~AH TO DA HO!!

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orangepridendns1

I am making a southern style drum stick for my li' brother in law..lol..he'll be 25...anywayz....I ordered the kit from Crazy Crow for economical reasons...but it comes with:
fiberglass drum stick rod
padding
leather for head and handles
glovers needles
bobbin
beeswax
instructions

I guess my question is this..should I change out the padding they send and replace it with some or one of the suggestions listed above and what can I do to really make his stick look cool..like the thread wrapping or something along that line...if I do the thread wrapping what kind of thread and how do I attach it...etc, etc....never made a drum stick before so this will be a first time attempt but he is learning to sing and I thought this would be a neat present for him.....

WhoMe

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orangeP1:

Uhhhh?

Use the suggestion MaggieB's boyfriend uses.

Except....




put it on the outside.








*LOL

j/k

*really


j/k

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Noodlz

You gotta think about the drum they're gonna be used on a little, but a good stick will translate to a good sound on just about any drum.

My secrets are simple and no secret. Scrap cloth (you can buy it for 2 bucks a yard at wal-mart or even cheaper) and duct tape. A little glue. Fiberglass bicycle poles and good quality leather.

The great part about using scrap cloth (cloth like bed sheets) is you can use one piece and wrap it as tight or loose as you need to in order to get the sound you want out of it. The duct tape seals everything together and you can adjust the weight by how much you use.

Some leather and some good sewing skills to cover it all up.

Cheap and easy to find materials and simplicity do the trick for me and the sticks I make seem to take some rough beatings and keep coming back....

The only real secret I have is what I do to keep the stick head from getting loose or flying off the stick. ;)

aye_how_er_007

Hey all, have a look in the gallery and check out some sets of sticks I've made, they're durable, last, and the heads and handles hold together really well, so I've been told (I know the sticks we use are going on there fouth summer, some there fifth)......I use all kinds of tape to decorate the sticks (as u can see from the gallery pics), from flashy to conservative......For the heads, I use neither gauze, bandages, or yarn, I do use fibre-glass rods, and do use various colours of quality leather..............oh, and I do sell them............if ur interested lemme know.......I have many satisfied drum groups, they include Starblanket Jr's, Redstone Ojibway, Eastern Eagle, Redhorse, etc, etc, etc......