Loving this video, I want to try a solid wood build. I have walnut and brazillian cherry (jatoba) scraps. RE: shellac vs. poly. Dry time and hardening time are not the same. Many finishes dry quickly but take weeks to cure to final hardness. That is why folks wait a long time before polishing. If you are going to sit on it or lug it to gigs polyurethane is a good choice. (don't spill alcohol on shellac). Thanks very much!
Shelac gets soft if it gets hot. By sitting on it might create to much heat, leaves the imprint. you don't see many chairs shelaced, normally very thin coats of shelac over a period of time helps. You cant apply shelac in thck coats (depends on the project application), let each coat dry thouroughly. There might be other reasons, but thats what I know. Well done on your project, enjoyed the video.
use poly 50/50 whit mineral spirits it work great couple of coat them 70 of poly whit the rest mineral spirits dry fast you put it on whit a rag it work great
Nicely done. One small thing, you didn't cut dados, you cut rabbits. A dado has wood on both sides of the cut, a rabbit is a small mammal. And also a edge cut that doesn't go all the way through a board. Keep em coming 🍻
No one explains exactly how much contact the snares should have with the front panel. I know the snare should not be be bent back over itself. So how much contact should they make? Other videos i've seen it looks like the tips of the wiires might be 1" to 1 1/2" above the surface of the box before the front is put on. Is there a suggested measurement for this?
What type of Rockler clamps were you using to glue up the sides? I couldn't understand their name and I didn't see exactly what you were using on their website.
Thanks for posting this! I have a question about the materials used as they look thicker than the ones I have played at the stores. Generally there is a resonant head that is also a thinner piece of wood to allow the low end to resonate more fully (similar to the resonant side of of a bass drum). Did you get the thickness of your plywood in all aspects from an origional cajon or make them according to what you felt would work? Thanks again.
Shelac is not the best finish to use on something like this. Shelac is French Polish, it is an old form of finish that was used for furniture before the invention of polyurethane varnishes and it does not wear well especially if it is to be handled regularly. An old story is that they used to coat Mills bombs (hand grenades) with Shelac in World War One to make them waterproof and it would melt onto the soldiers hands if they handled them too much. I would use a polyurethane varnish for this project, it will wear better.
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Great build, I’ve been researching and you’re video was really informative. Thanks so much.
Great insight. Great ideas👍🏻 I've watched about 35 cajon building videos today😄 definitely like the angled design I was thinking of doing that
Learning from Brasil 🇧🇷, good project man.
Loving this video, I want to try a solid wood build. I have walnut and brazillian cherry (jatoba) scraps. RE: shellac vs. poly. Dry time and hardening time are not the same. Many finishes dry quickly but take weeks to cure to final hardness. That is why folks wait a long time before polishing. If you are going to sit on it or lug it to gigs polyurethane is a good choice. (don't spill alcohol on shellac). Thanks very much!
Really nice job my friend 🙂 greetings from the UK
What a good wood for more bass Im using a hardwood luan i used 5/8 birch for everything but tappa
Shelac gets soft if it gets hot. By sitting on it might create to much heat, leaves the imprint. you don't see many chairs shelaced, normally very thin coats of shelac over a period of time helps. You cant apply shelac in thck coats (depends on the project application), let each coat dry thouroughly. There might be other reasons, but thats what I know. Well done on your project, enjoyed the video.
use poly 50/50 whit mineral spirits it work great couple of coat them 70 of poly whit the rest mineral spirits dry fast
you put it on whit a rag it work great
Thanks for sharing. I am curious, how much time would it save making a cajon, if you did not have the snare part at all?
Its so very nice..
Just an idea. Apply a lacquer sanding sealer over the shellac, then lacquer. Makes a good hard finish.
It's the Gel stain making the imprint. Gel stain sits on top of the wood, the shellac on top is ontop of a 'soft' gel coating.
Nicely done. One small thing, you didn't cut dados, you cut rabbits. A dado has wood on both sides of the cut, a rabbit is a small mammal. And also a edge cut that doesn't go all the way through a board. Keep em coming 🍻
Correction: He didn't cut "rabbits", he cut "rabbets" (or "rebates", in England). It's spelled with an "e", not an "i".
I stand corrected.@@kenharris4184
No one explains exactly how much contact the snares should have with the front panel. I know the snare should not be be bent back over itself. So how much contact should they make? Other videos i've seen it looks like the tips of the wiires might be 1" to 1 1/2" above the surface of the box before the front is put on. Is there a suggested measurement for this?
What type of Rockler clamps were you using to glue up the sides? I couldn't understand their name and I didn't see exactly what you were using on their website.
hey I loved his video
Is the plywood you used 1/2 inches thick
what are the legs/feet called? Im looking to buy some online but can't seem to find anything suitable. Thanks
Thanks for posting this! I have a question about the materials used as they look thicker than the ones I have played at the stores. Generally there is a resonant head that is also a thinner piece of wood to allow the low end to resonate more fully (similar to the resonant side of of a bass drum). Did you get the thickness of your plywood in all aspects from an origional cajon or make them according to what you felt would work? Thanks again.
Shelac is not the best finish to use on something like this. Shelac is French Polish, it is an old form of finish that was used for furniture before the invention of polyurethane varnishes and it does not wear well especially if it is to be handled regularly. An old story is that they used to coat Mills bombs (hand grenades) with Shelac in World War One to make them waterproof and it would melt onto the soldiers hands if they handled them too much. I would use a polyurethane varnish for this project, it will wear better.
I paid five for fifty brass screws at Lowe’s
Too much screw. Don't can resonating the front ...
But nice body !
Size ?????
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