Making a Didgeridoo with Adam "CrookedStixz" Henwood

Adam "CrookedStixz" Henwood gives us a rare insight into the process of making and shaping a didgeridoo. For more information on CrookedStixz Didgeridoos visit www.spiritgallery.com.au/didge...

[@SpiritGallery]

Yes there are plenty of termites and termite hollowed Eucalyptus on the Island but all the logs used in CrookedStixz didgeridoos are from the top end of the Northern Territory

[@KJensenStudio]

Glad you showed this. People get to thinking these are dead simple to make, just because there aren't a lot of bells and whistles on them, but there's a lot of time and know-how, not mention skilled craftsmanship that goes into making a didgeridoo. Well done!

[@humanoid144]

Depends what type. Agave, bamboo, PVC can be easy to make.

[@crookedstixz]

great day i spent with Reno and Matt from Spirit Gallery,great shortening into a viewable video too,nice editing Reno :) now people can see my tooling and how i work i hope they appreciate it :) i love how Matt stayed for the whole making process and actually looked so interested the whole time,also i love that saali joined in as usual even tho she had about 20 stitches in her legs :) good Saali girl :P my best lil mate and didge making companion :)

[@MickeyCuervo36]

Those are some of the craziest chisels I have ever seen! I don't know they even made them that size!

[@sus30t]

Played a stixz didge at sails in the desert hotel Uluru . Wow what a beautiful instrument...

[@robgoldthorpe]

Cheers for that Adam, been looking, some vez nice sticks on the site. Happy Pom at the mo as footy season about to start. R L & Didge, my 2 fave pastimes. Best Regards.

[@ATwinklingStar]

Wow Adam you did a great job making the Didgeridoo !!!!!

[@SpiritGallery]

Thanks for having us. Will miss the visits to the Island and the chillhouse!

[@rayexcel9906]

I've just finished a straight one in pine wood. Now I'm making one from the branch of an oak tree which is very curved and twisted. Not easy to work on but it should be an interesting shape. I'm giving this one a slightly larger bore as the bends will increase back pressure. Also the crocked ones tend to be a bit shorter and easier to carry around.

[@raymondbamford7558]

mate love the old school tools and the way you chisel the instruments out love the dog too it's a beauty

[@MackYidhaky]

This is a fantastic video, i´m glad playing your Didges, it is a fantastic work.

[@V2Guerrero]

How To - Make a Digger - Dee - Doo :P I myself make my personal didges, and it's really quite easy, just lots of time and patience. Something we all need. :) First, make a very hot fire, stick a rebar (steel rod) in it and shove it in... burn the first hole through. Second, do what he's doing ! Lastly, be sure to do it your way, and every stroke is your imprint on the wood. P.S. - Don't get mad, after all... you're going to play music through it some day. :) Have fun learning to circular breathe ! And remember, just breathe. :D

[@SomeUrbanNinja]

great video, I'm quite fascinated by the amount of work that has to go into one of these, Now i know why many of them sell for over $100. The PVC ones are a great for starters, but if you're really serious about getting a Didge, Authentic is the way to go. Wow, and the crafter looks a little bit like Hugh Jackman (Wolverine)

[@jyotisat]

Superb, great workmanship 💐

[@pleasepris]

Awesome vid. Thoroughly enjoyed!

[@SpiritGallery]

Hi Dennis, like all our makers Adam only uses termite hollowed Eucalyptus logs, chiseling a few to several inches at the bottom to open up the sound. You can contact him directly via his facebook. We just represent him and sell his didgeridoos! and are good friends!

[@tauroxavi]

adan great job, and see how to work with didges, work of great patience and effort, but worth it, for after their didges to enjoy great sound. thanks for sharing

[@DaPhatNerd]

I am considering a trip to Sydney (from Melbourne) just to come have a look at some CrookedStixz didge's at Spirit Gallery :D

[@taliamichael4728]

Respect!! Awesome Skills..

[@arthursulit]

imagine the amount of grocery bills required to fuel all that labor for 100+ sticks. Could feed a village.

[@ferrazbrother]

very , very cool !!

[@ferrazbrother]

very , very good !!!

[@axelalbin-lax6562]

Wow--super interesting. Thanks! Were those extra long chisels custom made?

[@garrettduffy515]

That looks like a really difficult way to make a didge. I want one real bad. So much respect for your patience.

[@tazzywazzy7599]

It's may more about his passion and determination to form a raw material into his will. Patience is the byproduct

[@pobsdad]

And I always thought they grew on trees!

[@SpiritGallery]

Yes Axel, they were custome made.

[@stevemorel-chan]

Very nice, and interesting! Thanks for sharing! : ))

[@michaelmcguane7344]

what sort of chisels are are you using especially the real long ones

[@LiterallyPolio]

somehow this managed to be entertaining through the entire video

[@rekovitae1728]

So just to be clear, these branches aren't hollowed at all prior to making these? You hollow them out entirely yourself? Incredible. How thin do you make it, especially in the middle portion of the ridge where reaching in with the crowbar is likely more challenging? thanks for sharing your process, Ive been learning as much as possible to make my own out of driftwood here in canada

[@maiks.2618]

thx mate

[@bluegarret]

Super nice. It's hard work btw. Does he paint them?

[@calypsoleslieable]

love it weldone

[@NativeSteelPlayer]

Adam, "CrookedStikz" First and foremost, thank you so much for this great video, I live in the Florida, USA. And became interested in making didgeridoo's, however we do not have access to termite hollowed Eucalyptus, So I have to saw the sticks in half then hollow out, And glue back together. Do you start with termite hollowed logs, sticks? Thanks again for a great video, would like to write you via email. Dennis

[@KlaasKloppenburg]

9'30" so that's how you get the bark off! This is like making love to a tree. Good stuff! Can't wait to hear what it sounds like.

[@phillcotterill6264]

Awesome. If that was me my back would be killing me or i would have burst through the side wall just bhe fore finishing. Respect mate

[@staninjapan07]

Interesting. Thanks. Intriguing from 18:10 onwards. Is it 'finished' at the end of this video, or is there much more to do apart from art?

[@SpiritGallery]

There is no art on a CrookedStixz instrument...and no the didge is not finished at the end. There is still many hours of coating and finishing work required

[@axelalbin-lax6562]

Thx!

[@thesillyfugger7945]

nice to see old school craftsmanship at work =) good job mate .

[@alexreef2997]

Я мечтаю о том, что бы всегда этим заниматься

[@evankirshen9432]

Very fine craftsmanship!

[@thenorthernbeasts9213]

Nice work! What materials do you use for this? What wood, anyway.

[@SpiritGallery]

The Northern Beasts Termite hollowed Eucalyptus!

[@hankdoggy1]

Nice, man! So, if it's termite hollowed why do you chisel? Just widening it out a bit or was the person mistaken in earlier answered posts? Thanks a lot for the information and inspiration!

[@SpiritGallery]

bottom is chiselled to open up sound and improve sound

[@jhonnydagostino3292]

Spirit Gallery- Aboriginal Art & Didgeridoos very interesting work your doing I too work wood but with my Swiss army knife and play didgeridoo

[@robgoldthorpe]

Nice work ADZ, how long from start to finish ?.

[@crookedstixz]

Gday Rob,an average timeframe is around 12 to 14hrs over a period of 4 to 8 weeks depending on my curing time after i shape,also weather dependant :)

[@Merlijn39]

How do you make it smooth on the inside?

[@connersanchez549]

What tool is he using to smooth it out around 13 min?

[@themuffincat33]

cool

[@johnnydelirium4448]

Nice beard👌🏼

[@werllensouza3964]

que madeira ele usa ai

[@eddiezero3937]

I would love to be able to play the didgeridoo...

[@reubendean-young1102]

It's super easy to make your own! They're really fun, and when you finally start to 'get' it is extremely rewarding!

[@nihilistcake]

Last day I saw a woodcutter cutting the lower branches of trees at my school. I asked him for a 3 meter long one coz I saw my dram digeridoo in one of the branches. It is really heavy one but i brig it home. Don't know how to but i want to make a Digi :D or what kind of wood would be the best choise. pls write me some tip

[@mykemeyer1560]

traditionally they're made of a Eucalyptus log that is buried in the ground, so termites eat the middle out, but some people make them out of oak, pine, bamboo, boiled leather, PVC (like mine), or even glass.

[@crookedstixz]

Myke Meyers Gday Myke,i do hear this alot,the "Myth of the burried on a termite mound didge"...if u actually did this the termites would simply eat the entire log and most likely from the outside first as termites are extremely light sensitive which is why they eat the live tress from the inside and why didgeridoos are made from live trees.Its a common belief my fellow didge brother but ill confidently say it is just a Myth and not possible.if anyone has any proof its true please tell me where the termites are and ill see if i can train em up CrooKedStiXz style :P

[@themuffincat33]

what kind of wood is that

[@Balgore8]

Looked like a small opening at the top, surprised it was large enough. You should have played it once finished so we could hear that specific didge's sound.

[@juanrosales3040]

Lo hizo sonar en el minuto 14:30 más o menos

[@matthewpeirce1115]

Where abouts do I get a chisel that size at the start I can't find a round one anywhere

[@SpiritGallery]

custom made

[@osiris1309]

Hmmm, I thought the Eucalyptus trees are naturally hollowed out by the termites. So does that mean the "authentic" didgeridoo which I paid a lot for is made in a similar fashion?

[@SpiritGallery]

That is a termite hollowed eucalyptus Adam is working on, inside is hollowed by termites . Bottom few inches of end are opened up to improve sound- standard practice in good didge making. Cant comment on authenticity ,quality or construction of your didge, unless it came from us!!

[@osiris1309]

Thanks for the info, picked up mine in Cairns recently. Still trying to nail circular breathing.... :)

[@dadogiu2008]

giusto

[@robertcornelius3514]

My Daddy has a CNC machine and can make one in about an hour.

[@ivanpetrovic9034]

What sort of wood is used for making?

[@maxl3189]

Stringybark ect

[@KiltedPython223]

this is a great vid. I just need to find the chisels

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

make them yourself. Make a small very hot fire in between concrete slabs and forge the rods on a stone or block of metal.

[@joselillo229]

ADIDAS LOGO in his hair face, lmfao

[@forrestcarroll9350]

Using a drawknife... backwards? Whatever works! XD

[@maloriezastrow971]

my guess would be that a draw knife would be the wrong tool for the initial debarking. Needs more of a splitting action so it follows the grain.

[@maloriezastrow971]

But you're right. Kind of odd to see someone using a draw knife as a push implement.

[@pietrodelrio6582]

Did i hear an italian voice?

[@SpiritGallery]

A draw knife

[@gregorywilson8605]

Oi bunj getting Slack with the drum you will end up tearing it up it's okay I used a sock,I'm guilty Too,lol

[@pobsdad]

Seems like a lot of hard work when you can just buy one in the shops.

[@SpiritGallery]

Yes you can buy a CrookedStixz didgeridoo in the shops ( but only one shop though) - Spirit Gallery. Just follow the URL link on the video description and you will find yourself there :)

[@ZOMGtheykilledkenny]

Neil Kirby Someone has to make them

[@dylancox4978]

Hahaha mate this is the guy that makes the didges for the shops 😂

[@alonzomejia5879]

how much$$??

[@BrianJMonahan]

online, around 1,500 dollars each.

[@TheSunnyTrails]

A nice one will start at $700 AUD I’ve seen them go upto $4000 AUD!!

[@mitruvio]

Ma sei italiano?

[@real-experinz1313]

Mamkann ihm nur ne bessere säge wünschen mittlerweile

[@mitruvio]

Ma sei italiano?