Guerrilla DrumMaking How-To Video Series

Guerrilla Drum Making video series : Introduction & What You'll Need to Start Making Drums.

Learn how to carefully cut re-rings and drum shells to your project depths on a table saw. PREREQUISITES: You must have experience for safe table...

Learn the secrets to precise drilling with a hand drill. Avoid inner wood play blow-outs, acrylic cracks, lacquer cracks and more

Learn simple methods to setting up drilling layout for snare drums. Along with a great basic snare bed method. Single point lugs, throw offs, but...

Learn simple method to setting up drilling layout for bass drums. Create standard and custom layouts for spurs, lugs, and mounts.

Four great techniques for custom and classic drum hardware layouts. Customize the lugs, t-rod & vent alignment to fit your style. Inline lugs...

Learn how to position and set for for drilling and mounting floor tom leg brackets

Reinforcement ring installation with only basic tools. Easy, cheap, and awesome! Inner rings are eye candy, help with sound and keep your shells...

Add some flair to those rings with a little 45 degree accent edge on the inner edge. Prerequisites videos: 10.Bearing Edge Cutting, and 11.Bearin...

Get down and dirty and learn how to cut your own bearing edges! Download materials: Printable Shop Manual (PDF)

We focus on the bearing edge data that actually matters. Learn about bearing edge types, their sounds, and common misconceptions.

Router tables, routers, bits oh my! Download Materials: Router Table Drawing (PDF), Truing Table Drawing

Ground Zero: Plan, Measure, and Cut with precision. Learn to avoid the the mistakes that ruin projects!

Learn how to install drum wrap. Glue custom stripe wraps and solid coverings. Learn methods to a stress free, quick job that will turn heads

Learn a great method in this 1 minute Tutorial. Avoid chemicals and crazy sanding and get a ready to wrap drum the easy way!

Learn how to route and install inlays into shells and hoops. See the few key principles that can make or break your inlay project. Learn how to r...

Create a custom visual explosion with a collage drum finish. A visual explosion of your favorite art or picture images. Spray clear coats to prot...

How to create beautiful stain jobs with both alcohol and water based dyes. Learn easy ways to pop the grain and get a million dollar finish for c...

Spray a beautiful sunburst finish to drum shells. Learn good spraying techniques and other tips & tricks

Learn to sunburst drum shells with an cheap, and easy staining method. See the few, but important, tricks to this million dollar finish.

Wrap your drums with an exotic wood veneer using glue plus household iron. Easy iron-on method gets pro results and looks incredible.

Lacquer spraying from the can to produce deep, wet, high gloss finish. Wet sanding, polishing, and the rules of spraying

Easy satin finishes for a beautiful soft and classic look. See tung oil and shellac in action, with steel wool and other cool tips.

Easy way to up the eye candy, protect the wood, and tweak sound. Up your game and see how to apply finish to the inside of your shells.