blairdavis 0308 10min

Ohio woodturner Blair Davis turns a 15lb djembe drum shell out of a 200lb Ohio walnut log.

[@sutiyosowijanarko1854]

Genius!! I like your Video Thank you brother 🙏🙏🙏👍

[@adamquincey4371]

Excellent!!! That is turning at another level!! Loved it!!!

[@shaleemmalik7396]

thank you for sharing this video. its well made, easy to watch, detailed yet interesting.

[@cliffpatton]

Absolutely awesome, your one crazy dude to stand in front of that 200 lbs. of wood. I love it! Nice lathe, great work. Fellow drum maker. Cliff

[@SamtheFinishingMan]

Awesome job Blair! Sam the finisher @ The Woodworking Shows

[@kenny474]

Laguna also makes a nice lathe. They have entry level units like the 16-43 and 18-47 ($1k and $2k), all the way up to their massive and monstrous Pinnacle, which is a 1500lb, 48" swing, 52" between centers, 3hp 220V beast that retails for about $10k. But it's built like a tank and big enough to turn most anything.

[@timothymcswain6235]

Wow awesome Through all the mulch you get a masterpiece NICE

[@76boromir]

looks like very nice djembe. i hope it does not crack during the drying period.

[@d4rkfader]

Well Done, Awesome Work !!!! :D

[@eduardocamargo3069]

Great job!

[@kenny474]

It's a One-Way 2436 (24" swing, 36" between centers) Robust also makes a very nice lathe. But, both of these brands are pricey! If your budget isn't large enough for either of those, JET makes some nice machines, and Grizzly imports some nice pieces, especially for the price. There are some nice bowl lathes available as well, such as those from Vega, or if you want to go all-out, the VB36. There are others as well, just do a Google search for "bowl lathe" or similar terms.

[@trovadordoespaco]

Impressionante Parabéns amigo Big hugs

[@jamaalhabib4001]

I own a djembe and my family has this thing that it's a camp to teach young how to play it

[@patricioesrock1]

MUY BUENO FELICITACIONES!!!

[@psychomikeo500]

wish i could afford a lathe that big and had a floor to support it

[@MadJix]

awesome! great drum! i just hauled a huge log up to my house today and plan on making a drum out of it. i was going to start shaping it with a chainsaw then switch to a lathe. im buying a shopmaster (really old one!) and i was going to modify it to turn large (16-20") diameter outboard. have you ever seen a steady rest that sits on the floor? im thinking i may need something like that.

[@8320ruben]

Hi Blair, awsome, and thanks for showing your work, i got one question, what kind of mechanism you use to take up the piece and mountig in your lathe? i saw just a chain, culd you Mr Blair tell me how you did it? Thanks again

[@fernando1969100]

perfect !!

[@Bertminator]

Great piece & lathe. Did you make your own hook tool? would love to see the finished product.

[@LucasMargu]

Your work is incredible beautifull!! do you know if somebody can make a djembé for me in Buenos Aires? Thanks a lott!!

[@spitrock33]

How did you preserve the log to keep it from cracking. How long was the tree down?

[@juliovalenzuela6336]

Eres mi pariente me llamo igual que tú soy julio Alberto Valenzuela y vivo en México

[@Morkkar]

hey, can i ask what model of lathe do you use? Awesome job.

[@beyourselfth]

How do you decide on the thickness of the wood? and the shape of the lip?

[@joseortega1490]

como se llama la madera y de cuantos caballos o hp es el motor de tu torno

[@Larimmar]

Hi, I was wondering what make your turning machine is, i'm looking for one which can work with large diameters and has a manual speed dial. Thank you :)

[@Jay42580]

im wondering how much you would charge some one to make them a drum just like this but with a 12" top insted of 14... ill send you a msg with my info...

[@raymondo162]

So - 185lbs of expensive walnut mashed up on the floor. What a WASTE............

[@samp1394]

Music if you can call it that. I came to watch wood turning not listen to a noise.