How to Make a Bullroarer

[@mischaeidmann4036]

beautiful! thank you so much for sharing

[@IAA015]

Really nice! Actually I've experimented quite a lot with different geometries on the wood piece, and I have concluded that not tapering the edges will give it a lot more power in the sound. I have a couple bullroarer videos. on later days I tried to measure the sound level and I actually reached 100DB!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Very cool. I will have to try that! Thank you.

[@007kisvakond]

Being loud was probably not the main reason but the special frequency that can affect human brain. Steve Marshall used a bullroarer in West Kennet Long Barrow. WKLB has chambers. Some resonate at 110Hz, others at 84Hz. Also: "Infrasound is produced in the barrow by resonance of the central passage and the western camber." .. He was able to trigger the natural low resonance of the passage using a bullroarer. Reactions: ".. goosebumps and shivering, a sense of excitement and danger, mild panic and impressions of a 'presence'." .. "If brainwave entrainment can be produced by low-frequency sound, then the WKLB has the potential to produce altered states of conciseness when resonated. The central passage resonates at around 9Hz which may stimulate both theta and alpha waves."

[@bashpr0mpt719]

Like the spear thrower, this was not invented in Australia. The oldest extant version of both are from what is modern day Germany and Poland. As with most weapons, and stoneage items, there are many cultures that claim to have invented it first, but the oldest version found tends to be around the same region of the world.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I often explain to others that this instrument was not exclusive to aboriginal Australia.

[@ECOfarmorg]

Incorrect was a Tasaligi war screamer or Cherokee Chickamauga war

[@Neurotripsicks]

The first signs of them were discovered in Ukraine FYI.

[@Chief_15]

The oldest recorded was found in Ukraine

[@logicplague]

Convergent invention, like the sword it's not exclusive to any one culture.

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

Wonderful job Jay! Perfect tutorial for my creation of a bullroarer. Mine is coming along a little slower because of my lack of certain power tools but sanding and shaping by hand gives it a primitive feel and i love it! Thanks so much Jay, looking forward to more vids!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Yeah hand sanding does take forever. But it is do-able. Nothing wrong with a primitive look to it. In fact it adds to it's aesthetic... Thank you. I am happy to make more...

[@paulhayes2244]

It flies beautifully. great video. Thank you

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thanks Paul

[@Bsrushin]

Cool instructional video. Chill music. Added to my knowledge. Appreciated.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thanks!

[@edward9674]

Great video! And good choice of music! You got a knack at explaining stuff, good and calm voice.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank you. I appreciate that very much.

[@beerrunner8153]

I made one on a camping trip with nothing but a knife. No tools needed. Yes it worked.

[@binauralboost7401]

I have that same drill lol! Awesome paintings in the background btw. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank you so Much! I appreciate that, and you're welcome!

[@zozoptapta4983]

Thanks! Greetings from Slovakia! 😉 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻! I'm keeping my fingers crossed in these difficult times!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Greetings! Welcome to my channel! I appreciate you. Lets keep our hopes up. 👍

[@zozoptapta4983]

@@JungleJayAdventures I just finished it! 😉 Sound is perfect!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Good Job!

[@BackpackBushcraft]

Thanks for sharing. I’ve been looking for something like this. Thanks again man.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I have a bunch coming out soon for sale. I might also do a giveaway for one as well I have to plan it out...

[@pauljs75]

Going to try making one out of tulip poplar. Grabbed a decent sized fallen tree branch earlier and already made a decent cord from the bark, so this gives me an idea of what to do with the wood part. Hopefully it's heavy enough and despite it snapping off it wasn't bug-eaten. Might be a bit more "fun" in my case, since I'll try my luck at mostly carving by hand with a small hatchet and knife.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Awesome pauljs75, let us know how it turns out...

[@pamelagonzalez9567]

Some people just have an art to making cool things .... that is so cool good job.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thanks!

[@boostyles]

Great video, great bullroarer! ❤️

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[@mattiasl4112]

Nice. I'm gonna make one based on designs from stone age Norway and the British isles. Not sure what wood to use, but preferably some type I can get myself here in Sweden.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Awesome! It's always a fun project. Then testing it out! Good luck.

[@stefanSS1480]

That belt sander is serious stuff I once slipped and got my palm stuck in the part there which blocks the skin, and 1/5 of my palm got erased to the meat. I still have the mark even if it was some years ago.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Yikes! Yeah that sounds awful! Uggg. I would drift off in thought and be quickly reminded that we can't do that when using power tools lol. On a side note I thought the fly in your avatar was actually on my screen lol.

[@stefanSS1480]

@@JungleJayAdventures That fly never fails :)

[@untilengaged6217]

Thanks for the lesson. Who is the music artist you used? I love it! Would like to listen to more.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank you, the music was two tracks one called "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw and the other track was called "Lorage et Laventure" By Komiku. It was CC music on the Free Music Archive but now that site is called "Tribe of Noise" .com

[@blueunicornhere]

The aboriginies in old times would traditionally use Dremel brand scroll saws.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Lol thats right.

[@DoinThangsFeelsGood]

No Oak native to Australia, that would most likely be a eucalyptus relative, probably Corymbia

[@christopheb2192]

Merci d'avoir partagé ton savoir faire. Je vais en fabriquer un. C'est la chanson "bullroare" des Midnight Oil qui m'a donné envie d'en savoir plus. Bonne année à toi Happy New year 2024 Christophe (France)

[@larrawanders0483]

Dude, this is the coolest! 😮

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thanks!

[@bulukacarlos4751]

Mike Dundee is coming!!! Greetings from Argentine Patagonia.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Hello. Thank you for watching.

[@paulmerritt7540]

I'd wish mine a bit heavier, but the sound is pretty good!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

As long as it sounds good thats what really counts.

[@williamj.stilianessis1851]

Do you put any kind of treatment on it when done? Oil or wax?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Since I already use linseed oil on my flutes I use that. But any wood finish will be good or even none at all Lol. But I finish them with oil to bring out the beauty of the grains.

[@Nigel_Gardiner]

"This thing will shear a finger nail right off" Me: I'll just BUY a bullroarer.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

X-D

[@michaelrose8878]

Thank you for video. Does it matter the width?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Yes, I found that the wider it is, the less sound it will produce. Its better to go longer than wider.

[@frankdavf4599]

5:57 XD True, one must be focused on the task.

[@tclinger6202]

What kind of knot do you recommend for the loop end of the tether?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I make a loop with an overhand knot and run the loop through the hole and then run the loose end of the cord trough the protruding loop.

[@armyofkittenszyzzbruh62]

Crocodile dundee sent me here!

[@russellverdin8339]

Okay was just an Aboriginal toy or did it have some other function such as for communication or something to that effect?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Some cultures used the Bullroarer for ceremonial or spiritual reasons but other cultures used it as just a simple toy. It was used globally.

[@lukefinlayson1867]

Can you please tell me the size of your drill bit?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I don't recall, you can use a 1/8" or 3/16"size.

[@lukefinlayson1867]

How long do you make the piece of artificial sinew?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I found that the longer the cord the harder it is to keep spinning but I like between 6 to 8 feet long so I can comfortably hold one end while spinning with the other.

[@lukefinlayson1867]

Can you please tell me the measurements for this?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I think it was like 12.5 x 2.75 inches, but experiment with different lengths and widths because they will produce different sounds and volumes.

[@jacobtucker6130]

Where do you find that kind of wood at

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank you for asking. There's a shop not far from me called Woodcrafters. They sell exotic wood. They also host woodworking classes and the students often have "drops" from their various projects. The store has a large bin full of these bits that are often already the size and thickness that is ideal for bullroarers.

[@kairemeriniit]

Why not to bore hole first and then use the sandpaper to give the shape?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

As long as the end result is the same you can do it in any order you like.

[@tomcatt1824]

Im gonna try a small fan blade from a ceiling fan

[@JungleJayAdventures]

That will work.

[@makkavelli3972]

I heard they were made from Bone...the proper traditional ones

[@lukefinlayson1867]

How wide is your piece of timber.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

It was a while ago but I think this one was approx. 2.5" wide

[@vitaminsea4223]

i am going to grind down one of my old cell phones and make one ,going to make a phone call mick said,

[@JungleJayAdventures]

hahaha! Nice

[@christianzilla]

Great post! Thank you!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank You! Much appreciated.

[@blossomlikearose]

That sounds like a really humongous sting bug flying around. One out of this world , i guess? i enjoyed your video. You did a great job on this bullroarer. Did the Indians use it? i remember now watching another video of yours with a bullroarer a while back and realize that i forgot to leave you a message on that video. Thumbs up! Hey man what are you working at? ...... thank God no injuries from this video.:))

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank You!. I worked on this project in my yard...I have a little work table next to my office in the car port and I tested the Bullroarer in my back yard...

[@JungleJayAdventures]

to answer your question about it's usage in Indigenous tribes. Yes, they were very often used by cultures around the world. Sometimes it was used to communicate to the gods, other tribes and all the way down to simple toys.

[@blossomlikearose]

Sure. i enjoyed it. Thanks for your reply. That's pretty neat. You have a nice little place. 🏡

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thanks! It is a pretty nice little house by the lake :)

[@blossomlikearose]

Jungle Jay Adventures That sounds nice. Also it looks like it takes a bit of strength to spin that bullroarer around.

[@frankwendling1382]

You said the thickness of the wood should be .25" of more and the width around 1.75". What should the length of the wood be? Also, is there a ratio of width to length if someone wants to try different sizes?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

As long as it's got some weight and is symmetrical, length vs width should not matter too much.

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

An airfoil is not shaped like this. the bottom is flat due to Bernoulli's Principle. Some high speed fighters do have this shave but vortex generators (little tabs on the trailing edge of the wing) compensate for this. Airfoils have a fat leading edge and a narrow trailing edge with a flat bottom. Just to inform not to hate on you. It is beautiful.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Yeah no worries, I was just trying simplify it for others as a generalized description. As you know, an actual airfoil is a bit more complicated than this LOL. Thank you, I appreciate the educated comment. It's very well received.

[@colingotch1871]

Im suprised this guy can make anything at all. His drill was even going the wrong way...

[@MrHoover77]

What kind of wood would you recommend besides pine or cedar?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I would recommend a heavy dense hardwood. Pine and cedar is too light weight from my experience. I've used cocobolo, oak, zebrawood etc.

[@unclelouliscomb2945]

Hey, Jay Where's the safety glasses? Maybe you've spent too long in the jungle.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

LOL I think you're right.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

Do you sell them?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I do from time to time. I made several of them that had made during the filming of this video to get them into peoples hands.

[@libertygeneralstore8298]

I use mine to summon the rain...... It really actually works..

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Have you been using it in Florida? Getting a little too much here lol

[@libertygeneralstore8298]

@@JungleJayAdventures no I haven't used it since a huge snowstorm in 2006 in Missouri.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

lol oh ok, only do it when its too dry out lol...

[@libertygeneralstore8298]

My family threatens me.... 😂

[@erikiacopelli451]

Now I'm working on getting some first aid LMFAO!!!

[@WienArtist]

I know you are thinking that your bullroarer must be aerodynamically fashioned in order for it to produce the sound. Not so. When I was a child, my father simply took a small board of about 16" long, by about 3/4" thick, by about 2-3" wide. He did nothing to the sides or the ends other than to fasten some string to it. The sound was made by spinning it around horizontally, and then allowing the board to strike the ground to cause it to rotate/spin on the string. It was the spinning motion that caused the cool sound and nothing to do with aerodynamics. :-)

[@SenjaAldee]

no Hat?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Haha! Short Hair too!

[@Hy-Brasil]

i have been asked to teach a survival class for a bunch of 5th and 6th grade boys in a home school co-op this fall semester... and it occurred to me that i should have a class to teach them how to make one of these neat little doohickeys for signaling or communication purposes. but as i look them up it specifically says "They are considered secret men's business by some Aboriginal tribal groups, and hence forbidden for women, children, non-initiated men, or outsiders to even hear." well.... damn. nevermind!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Naw... Some cultures used them as such. But others all over the world were using them for different reasons and even some used as toys. It won't hurt.

[@privateinformation8364]

Keeping fingernails is easier when you leave the guard on the sander, less jumping around

[@ravescience2000]

wow! nice, good work:)

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Thank You...

[@pr0579]

Cool

[@deetoxinz7252]

Sinew is made of tendons mate

[@JungleJayAdventures]

That is correct, the stuff used here is an artificial sinew that made from waxed nylon and sold in 300 yard rolls. It is a much more economical and easier to obtain than the real thing.

[@deetoxinz7252]

@@JungleJayAdventures couldnt agree more and ya never seen synth sinew thats pretty cool. Does it act like sinew when you wet it?

[@JungleJayAdventures]

You don't have to wet it. It is already soft enough to use like thread. It can be split down like the real thing but there isn't any reason to moisten it.

[@deetoxinz7252]

Oh kool i more less ment does it shrink to whats its wrapped to. Normal sinew I use a lot I get from deer tendons will actually shrink to what its wrapped around after it dries. Was wondering if the synthetic stuff has the same property? Have you tried it? I feel it might.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

No not really. It will actually loosen over time when the wax breaks down. You have to keep it maintained.

[@findlesplurb]

I didn't know Oscar Isaac does woodworking.

[@drcmac]

Wondering if you could also make a didgeridoo & a boomerang 🪃 🤔 ❔

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I've never studied the dynamics of a "boomerang" The hunting kind or the type that returns. But it would be an interesting challenge. I have made didges in the past. All from timber bamboo.

[@ujustneverknow7771]

Paracord does not work at all it does not get the right spin on it I think the Rope is too thick but I tried it thin rope works better

[@tomcatt1824]

# 36 bank line maybe?

[@brianduff4278]

It's tough being from NY and listening to someone explain something. Wrap it up bro. I just want to make it and go to the roof and scare Puerto Ricans on the block for fun 🤣

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Lol.

[@NotAnAngryLesbian]

If you have a simple hand saw, pencil, something to create a small hole, and a rough concrete curb to smooth the shape you can do this.

[@upyours5460]

I prefer sinew but, I'm going to cut this wood with an electric saw...

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I made several of them as gifts and give always so hand carving them would not have been a viable solution.

[@nonomnismoriar9051]

Ask the forester near the Kharazi jungle...

[@チョココルネー]

i made one with a ruler

[@prolordyt9356]

Guys don't use 20lb fishing wire it breaks

[@absoluteprosolutions9154]

LOL @5:50

[@captainwormburner]

werwerwerwerwerwer im a hellicopter wewrwerwerwerwerwerwerwerwerwer

[@hobiecat901]

Nice job, But man have you got some dull tools. Dull saw blade and a dull drill bit.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I use really hard woods, the saw is for softer materials and the I use controlled pressure on the drill to avoid blow through and splitting when the bit punches through the other side.

[@hobiecat901]

Okay, I am sorry, I just thought it was cutting to slow. A lot I know.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

No worries, the saw cuts slow for sure. It struggles through the hardwoods. I did cut some amazing looking antlers once from Lignum Vitae. That took forever. LOL

[@paulgarza7491]

they should name it vicky carpenter after my mother in law lol

[@oldsteamguy]

cool. thanks for posting. when you said "momentum" you meant "inertia", but we got the idea

[@JungleJayAdventures]

LOL! Oh yeah, how could I have forgotten High School physics, it was so long ago lol. Thanks!

[@sirhcle4165]

Did anyone else think the sound was off?

[@murraystamper178]

no mention about the spirit and ancestral communication behind a bulroarer. it's important that people know what they're doing. not anyone should just pick one of these up

[@JungleJayAdventures]

There is a lot of information in the description in an earlier video on my channel. Some cultures used it as such, others used it as a children's toy.

[@unspun1YT]

It's a piece of wood mate, go be a weirdy elsewhere.

[@jp1863]

just use a 30cm plastic ruler. Loudest ever

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Or put in some effort and make it nice.

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@JungleJayAdventures "A artificial (sic) sinew tether" - what happened to the word "an"? Has it died out in those parts? A lot easier to say in front of a vowel.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

LOL, yeah you're right.

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

A blood wood that's come from Australia? To make a European pre-neolithic instrument? Also it's not a type of oak, I guarantee you. Tasmanian Oak, Grey Oak, Queensland Oak, Brisbane Maple, and several hundred other kinds of trees here are all PINE. I have spent almost thirty years trying to find furniture that isn't PINE in this country, it's impossible. The furniture guys will take you to all these fancy named woods but when you look at it it's clearly pine and when you google it later sure enough it's bloody pine. This country has two trees. Gum trees, and pine. And gum trees are basically just drunk pine trees anyway. I make a lot of things with wood, musical instruments, bows, you name it; and finding ANYTHING but pine here is nearly impossible in large quantities to the point that I have begun guerilla gardening and planting European trees for wood in our forests hidden where people won't notice. I have some English Yew that I can get reasonable staves from now nearby, it took 8 years to get to a usable size. But finding good wood here is SO incredibly hard. Which sucks because there's some exotic trees here that yield some pretty black and dark woods but they're on the verge of extinction and hard to find (and if you do find them they're too rare to harvest from or injure) I've been struggling to get some blackwood seeds to do something for almost a half year now.

[@madamedent]

I was curious about what you said so I asked Google :) What I learned: Wikipedia says that Australian Red Bloodwood is a hardwood in its own genus, Corymbia. Tasmanian Oak is a Eucalyptus, and both are in the Myrtaceae/myrtle family. So... there's that, do with it what you will I guess x) Re location, apparently ancient bullroarers were found in many regions worldwide aside from Europe, including Australia, where they were/are used in traditional aboriginal initiation ceremonies.

[@BODHISATTVA108]

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[@JungleJayAdventures]

haha yep! Thank you for watching.

[@beantownbushcraft]

Hey Man, What are you Working on? Ummm First Aid Now, ⛑️ Thanks. 🤣 That was Awesome Man, Thanks for the Knowledge, Great stuff🪵🪓☘️

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Lol yeah. Shaving off finger tips lol. Thank you so much for watching and kind words, appreciate that.

[@beantownbushcraft]

@@JungleJayAdventures I'm inspired to make 1, Thank you for the Breakdown 🤜🏻☘️🤛🏻

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Fantastic! I am happy to have inspired you.