A lot of the pieces needed cutting down their length (re-sawing) on the bandsaw. They were also planed and thicknessed to make some nice even bits of wood to make up the staves for the drum stand.

Here I am about to cut out the shape of a slat for the drum stand on the bandsaw.

I use the classic gaffer tape and roll-up technique to make a mock-up assembly. Looks all right, so lets go ahead and glue it!

Here Alex is getting a feel for the wood. Just tapping the ash stand is sounding nice, and excitement grows at the prospect of the actual drum…

Here it is with some reclaimed leather round the rim - this will protect the drum and prevent scratches. The time I spent selecting the faces to display, ripping and book matching is now seeming worthwhile - check out some of those grain patterns.

Here is another shot of the stand. It is quite solid and pleasingly hefty. It's a shame I didn't have thicker timber for the main drum, so I could have continued the book-matching theme...