this design is based on a scale drawing by Joe Cruz [PDF 📥], with some modifications made:
🕳️ make an asymmetric, irregular sound hole
🎛️ add a knob for tightening/loosening the snare
🥁 use two 40-strand snare wires, for extra crisp!
🪑 customize the height to fit my personal ergonomics
🪵 adjust dimensions to meet the constraints of my available wood stock
design constraints
🧰 must be buildable without the aid of power tools (a power drill is ok..)
📏 any continuous solids must not exceed the available plywood board dimensions (300 x 600 x 6 mm), the implications:
the box top, bottom and sides would have to be laminated from two layers (the upside: no rabate joints to make)
as the box width is constrained, its depth will have to be adapted to keep some rectangular proportions (it's tempting to make the front/back and the sides the same maximal width, but perfect squares may be less desireable as they will produce more standing waves)
current progress
snapshot images of the current status, auto-magically created with CaptureSave 🪄
