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Oh no! that lug screws are hitting my re-rings! Dang! Here's a quick, easy, and cheap fix with a grinder (no experience needed).

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

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...

Tips to get that rust, dirt, and grime off your hardware. This quick cleaning method can make your used parts look new in no time.

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 do counter-hoops really affect the sound of your drums? Let's breakdown WHY hoops are more important than you think, and talk about all the v...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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

Everyone gets a boring looking drum shell here and there! What to do? See how to easily fix that with a Sharpie, a steady hand, and a little crea...

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

Build a drum shell spinning jig for under $20. This Jig is useful for staining, sanding, applying wrap, and more.

Quick and Easy way to make your own DIY wood stain. This method quickly "relics" wood and results in a very cool look.