I'm looking for something similar to this...http://www.rhythmhousedrums.com/images/Tools.jpg
The smaller adze up front with the short handle. These by the way are the tools used in West African for hollowing out a wood log to make a drum.
My purpose... Stave drums sometimes can have a long sustain because the inside is too "perfect". To get the traditional sound you need to carve the inside (traditionally done in a spiral pattern down towards the bottom) this puts some texture inside the shell so the sound is quick and short. I've used a curved gouge ok in the past, but it's hard to do at the proper angle.
I picked up a bowl adze from woodcraft with a small handle, but it's not small enough. I'm not sure what the curve radius of the blade is called.. not the sweep but from the handle to the tip of the blade... anyhow, I need this to be tight and the handle small.
Anyone know of a forger, or seen something like this already on the market??
The smaller adze up front with the short handle. These by the way are the tools used in West African for hollowing out a wood log to make a drum.
My purpose... Stave drums sometimes can have a long sustain because the inside is too "perfect". To get the traditional sound you need to carve the inside (traditionally done in a spiral pattern down towards the bottom) this puts some texture inside the shell so the sound is quick and short. I've used a curved gouge ok in the past, but it's hard to do at the proper angle.
I picked up a bowl adze from woodcraft with a small handle, but it's not small enough. I'm not sure what the curve radius of the blade is called.. not the sweep but from the handle to the tip of the blade... anyhow, I need this to be tight and the handle small.
Anyone know of a forger, or seen something like this already on the market??
