Building a Hardwood Cajon Box Drum with Adjustable Snare//DIY
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- čas přidán 1. 01. 2018
- How I built a Cajon Box Drum from rough lumber for my step-son for Christmas. After searching around, I decided to try and build one myself out of 4/4 rough cut birch and walnut for the top, sides and bottom. For the adjustable snare mechanism, my goal was to come up with an original design which was simple, cheap and effective using the materials I had on hand. I did re-adjust the angle of the snare so that the snare barely touched the front panel (called the tappa). This helped give it more rattle which you can hear in the demo at the end of the video. I'm really happy with the end result looking forward to the music it will make. Please consider hitting the thumbs up and sharing this video! Both would really help towards growing the channel. Let me know what you think of the video in the comments. Thank you for watching!
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He did a awesome job at making that Cajon for his son plus sounds professional wowza!!! I am soooooooo happy for him & pleased that he was happy with it!!!!!
Awesome work! I have many comments:
- Love how you started with rough wood and how the three colors look together
- Those box joints look beautiful and that jig you have to make them, wow (I'm just starting to develop an interest in woodworking so I know very little about all of this but that thing looks awesome)
- I wish you'd explained more about the snare toggling mechanism you came up with, very clever!
- Your stepson can plaaaaaay!
That is a very nice and special gift. I can see that he truly appreciated it too! Beautiful!
Janet McPhail thank you!
This is Brilliant mate, gonna make one, not quite as nice but with some marine ply here in the UK..but I'll definitely borrow some of your innovations well done!
Cool build! Great choice in woods for a drum. Nice and warm!
Very cool! Your step-son really loved it!
Thanks, Judy! He's a music/business/technology major so he will put it to good use in his performances hopefully!
Sounds great! Best part was when your step Son realized you made the awesome it for him.
Thanks, I was hoping it would sound good and it does seem to have a good tone! He was very surprised!
Vintage Wood Workshop He’s a pretty good player it seems
Good on you for keeping a quality (and cute) assistant!
Great looking build! I like to use 1/8" ply for the tapa(face) pc. It is a bit more flexible and lets the snare 'snap through'. Also the snare wires may've been a bit to far back. Otherwise I love the jointed corners and beautiful natural finish!
It's so difficult to get a snappy, sensitive snare - it's a bit of a mystery to me, and thickness does not seem to be the only factor. 🤔
I really admire the way you made the snare adjuster. Quite a challenge for me to make mine though. Hats off to your skills!
Very nice - video, and end result / gift thanks for sharing.
Looks great sounds great.
Nice work mate!
I've made 5 cajons so far and I've found that using thicker materials makes them sound like a wooden box not a drum, my best sounding one used 5 ply(about 3/8 or 9mm)construction grade ply for the main case with an 1x1" internal frame for strength(just glue rub joints in the corners no fasteners)and with a luan 3ply (1/8 or 3mm) skin... sounds like a drum set :)
I've even gone to the trouble of using some 4" pvc for a bass port like a subwoofer box tuned to 40Hz, it does extend the low end a fair bit but muffles the snare more... also where you place the port/sound hole makes a huge difference to the snare!
(directly over top for more snare further away for less)
Hey Thanks! Great information. I was wondering if a thinner main case would help with the resonance. I also used luan plywood for the front and back panel. It's interesting how building instruments really involves a lot of trial and error to dial in a good tone.
I'm actually a Luthier. I'm not specialized on these kind of percussions, but what I can tell to give you a feedback is that, just like the other guy said, 9mm thickness materials make the hits sound like a drum. You can try any thickness you want, it's good to experiment. I'd like to make a Cajon with cedar wood and use different wood thickness. For example, in the floor you can use a 1.5mm thick wood panel to make the structure stand on a really solid surface, same thing with the top or the "seat" so you don't end up breaking it with your own weight (lol). The "hitting" panel could be really thinn, something like 6mm. or even 4mm. with some reinforcements that could give a specific tone to the upper part (trebles) and lower part (bass) just like they were the bracings for a guitar top. The rest of the walls can be thinned to 1cm. It's just a little suggestion I give to you as a luthier, sometimes I play with my instruments and hit the tops just like they were drums, and they give a really good tone considering the tops are 2mm and the ribs are 5mm thickness. If you want to make your own experiments, here's some information I give to you and hope it helps you. If anybody has any question or doubt, I can answer to them here, no worries.
Hello man!
Could you help a stranger with some advices?
Which sort of wood did you use ?
What size your cajon sides ?
And how to count the hole in the back side ?
That is just awesome man! I love! I wish I could make an adjustable snare for mine. Mine has no snare. I love it but would love to have that snare attachment.
Hell of a job!
I keep finding more and more ideas to use the old weathered fence wood from the last fence repair on >_> thanks for sharing! Those joints were *chef's kiss*
Very nice build and It sounds and looks great too.
Thanks Frank! I'm super happy that it has a good tone and the box joints turned out nice
I feel like I could be good friends with your step son, amazing video! 🔥
That silencer/mute is brilliant
Very nice build and sound.
Thanks!
Wow quel beau cadeau! félicitations! :-)
sweet video
Nice build man. I just finished making my own. I really wanna make another one out of walnut and maple. I'll be releasing the video this week! I would like your input on my specific build. I went with a much more basic design for the adjustable snare.
Good,good,job!!!
I love your box joint jig!!!! :o) x
That's pretty sweet bro! Like all the box joints..they look good and GOOD sounds too! HAPPY 2018
Thanks brother! Yeah, I'm happy with the tone and the box joints! worth the effort. Happy New Year to you and your family!
Would love to buy templates for your jigs and snare cam.
Im here from my woodworking class and this video do be fire tho, keep up the great work man!
Cool, thanks, glad you liked it🤙
Hey, check out my newest video and share! Thanks man, it needs to be seen!
You can try to use more thin tapa(2-3mm), to make sound more deep, a bit near real bass and snare drum. Anyway your cajon looks great.)
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Hello matte, can you send me the instructions of the dimentions for this cajon? i liked your video , also like how your bulit cajon sounds. Thanks in advance
What kind of wood/playwood u use?pls reply me sir
Karl, you have a very nice shop and I’m glad your daughter feels welcome in it. What a great gift for your step-son. He has a talent and rhythm. Is he in a band?
Thanks Daniel! My name is Kyle and my step-son is a music major in college and plays in many different groups of various styles.
Vintage Wood Workshop, Kyle, see what happens when you need a hearing aid? lol Always listen to your wife. Anyway, look forward to your posts. Just discovered your science channel, too. Best regards to your step-son!
haha, thanks! Appreciate you watching and commenting my friend!
Please answer i want make cajon to, which materials for tapa and back, plywood?
you usually push the snare wires onto the front panel
Very very Nice !
Do make any to order ?
What kind of wood?
great wood variation and nicely done box joints. I'm not saying that I could do better, but I am just curious as to why you didn't rabbet and recess the front and the back panels for a more finished look. The back could still be removed.
embwee I agree but I went with the standard design which allows you to adjust the “snap” of the front panel against the box by backing out the screws.
What was that jig you used to cut finger joints?
Kid can play!!
I’ve recently build one from birch but bass sound isn’t right more of off flat sound educate me on what I did wrong I have two more different sheets of tapa to try but don’t believe that the problem . New sheets maple an blonde board no snare just looking for the bass. Material was 5/8 birch 18/ 1/4 tapa maybe a little over size vent hole five inch ?
Awesome build! I'm curious, on your switch mechanism you used some sort of metal cam. What was that and where would I get one if I wanted to build one like this?
Thanks, it is a roller blade wheel bearing... picked up at a yard sale for .50 cents for a pair of roller blades....gives you 16 bearings... very useful for all types of projects
What did you use to pin it down?
@@deejinfla just a drywall screw
Vintage Wood Workshop Smart. Why pay retail when you get 16 for $0.50?!
Where might I find a decent pair of those Snare bits? Looking for a project I’m overseeing myself!!
Also what Satin Poly color was that you used man?! The wood looks *beautiful!!!*
Jon Barwick Amazon and eBay each have more options than you can imagine
cool
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