I'm very thankful for your videos and the teachings.

@donaldporta

2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

Fantastic! What a great way of demonstrating the process of wood bending!

Well done. I liked the simple way you showed the basics on what woods to use and their characteristics. The pipe jig was awesome. Great video

@donaldporta

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thank you Donald. I have been making some really lovely Cherry frame drums this past year or two. You offered some wonderful (time saving!!!) insights. I really appreciate your wisdom. Thanks and greetings from Australia;) Matt

That, My Friend was amazing to see.

love it! This is a great video for those of us out here, who don't have high-end well appointed workshops.. You've inspired me to look into a drum project...

Thanks for a very great tutorial. It is extremely informative.

This was a very insightful video. Thanks for explanations!

Thank you so much for your video. I am in the process of bending my own snare drum shells and the information and demonstration you give here are very much appreciated Don. Thanks again.

@MichaelSizer

5 жыл бұрын

Wow. You really know this process well. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you so much! I have been looking for ways to make round shapes that wouldn't waste too much wood and steaming seems the best option, I'm definitely going to try it! This video is very helpful.

Thanks very much for this information! Greetings from Belgium.

Thanks for shearing, simple but precise. Keep shearing.

many many thanks, love love love

Really useful and well explained, thanks a lot!

Excellent informative video, thank you.

Great video, thank you!

Good, in depth, explanation of why the work was done the way it was .

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Fascinating!

Miigwetch for sharing, very informative.

This is extremely valuable information. Thank you sir. You are an excellent teacher as well....grateful.

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

Great video, I will find it useful for wooden boat building...

thanks for sharing love the dovetails

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

super video ! very informative, thanks a very lot! =D

great video thanks

Great Video thanks a lot for sharing!! ❤️

@donaldporta

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That was quite informative, man. Thank you.

@donaldporta

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You are a grade A+ instructor my friend. Well explained. I always wonder the mechanics of wood plasticity.

@donaldporta

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend--- very much appreciated!

Thank you for a very instructive video my friend.

@donaldporta

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great information well explained. Thank you for sharing!

@donaldporta

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

good work

very nice my friend

very very good ! (São Paulo - Brasil )

Great information and we've been following it. You mention "40 minutes in form and 4 days in drying rack". We want to make a number of hoops and we wonder what a drying rack looks like. We couldn't source any pipe without buying 20 feet so our fixture is wood and more complicated. Thanks again for all the details!

@donaldporta

Жыл бұрын

the drying rack is just a form to hold it's shape while the wood sets to it's new form/shape

@rbhope

Жыл бұрын

@@donaldporta Thanks. We have just clamped the ends, overlapping the same amount as they were shaped. Seems to work.

Can you bend a composite curve like in chair back?

excellent video! Curious - what's your source of steam? Though it doesn't seem necessary, does a pressurized steambox help?

@donaldporta

8 жыл бұрын

+icarus901 I'm using a wallpaper steamer when indoors and a propane heat source with a metal can when outdoors. You will still have to soak the wood in the heat for a specific time and you would have to experiment to find the correct time needed, if you overheat the wood will form a lot of compression wrinkles. thanks again my friend---Don

Can I use fresh cut alder wood to do this? I have so much alder that was blown down in the last few months.

I am trying to make pandiero and tambour shells. This was very helpful, thank you for sharing. I would like to use the lightest wood possible have you any advice on types I could use ?

@donaldporta

8 жыл бұрын

woods that are classified as soft woods are difficult to bend--- hard woods tend to bend easier. my suggestion is to reduce the thickness to lighten the final project.

Thank you so very much for such a well thought out and informative video. Your instructions were very clear and easy to understand and you didn't cut corners on vital information while at the same time keeping the video at a reasonable length. I do have one question though if you're able to give any insight...how do you think Western Juniper might perform for a drum hoop if I milled a piece with minimal imperfections? Thanks again.

@donaldporta

2 жыл бұрын

It should work!

@whiskeyrichards9973

2 жыл бұрын

@@donaldporta Thank you for your response and insight. I really appreciate it. It's really something quite special to see artisans who are keeping the "old ways" alive during an age of virtual this and digital that, 3D printers and CNC machines. Keep up the phenomenal work and thanks again for your help.

Have you tried to bend quarter sawn oak and did it work?

Hi! Nice work! What material is the metal strip? Stainless steel? Thanks!!

@donaldporta

8 жыл бұрын

Zinc plate. cheaper than ss

@Donald porta I have the science down kinda, I put a compression strap made out of a cap for metal roofing, is that thick enough. My fourth try today didn't hold up, what's the thickness you use for your compression strap?

@donaldporta

10 ай бұрын

14 ga, it is important not to let the strap slip in any way,

Hi Donald Amazing video - both on the basics for bending wood as well as the jig. How thick is the metal plate You use as the strap providing compression on the outside of the hoop?

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

I believe I used either 14 gauge or 12 gauge,

@widarkarpinski5763

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldporta Thank You. Looking forward to make my first hand drum :-)

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Donald, thankyou for your work to put this online, I have learned from your presentation. Please tell me, is the Lignin used in 1/ pre-soaking 2/ or in the steam ? ? Chris . . . Norwich, England

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

in the steam.

@chrislambert9435

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don

Is it glued when it’s cut with the bandsaw?

Thank you, awesome! what glue do you use?

@donaldporta

8 жыл бұрын

+logomagazin.com Tight bond 3 is the one that I favor. It is waterproof and can be used as a heat activated glue. A little more expensive, but I don't want failure by trying to save a little on the glue.

@ElementaDesign

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Donald, I'm going to try it, have a nice day!

I am new to steam bending ,I love your jig , do you sell them by any chance ?? If you do I would love a few

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

sorry I don't have any for sale!

@christianjimmie4994

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldporta can you email me Christianjimmie7@gmail.com

Wat kind of wood you use? Plywood? Or jus boards?

@donaldporta

6 жыл бұрын

I used birch boards

Can we Use plywood to make it??

@donaldporta

6 жыл бұрын

plywood is very often used for drum frames. I would use thin plywood and laminate them to make a thicker frame. the thin plywood will bend easily and when glued together, will make a very strong frame.

can i bye?

Nice..but i can't do this? Can you teach more?

@donaldporta

5 жыл бұрын

always working on new videos!

I thought you had a Piscah?

How did the native Americans make hoops? Or even drummer boys in 1776 era? With the technology they had??

@donaldporta

3 жыл бұрын

they used green wood and applied heat over fire, then bent while hot. the Iroquois used this technique to make recurve bows and lacrosse sticks.

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