Bamboo Didgeridoo - how I quickly make one

I show how I make a bamboo didgeridoo, from tree to tootin'. I am essentially following the traditional methods of Australian Aboriginal Peoples. They use eucalyptus hollowed by termites or bamboo.
Select a piece of bamboo around 2 inches in diameter. It is better if it is standing dead and dried, but make sure it's not cracked. You can use green bamboo, but you risk it splitting when it dries.
The internodes toward the base are the thickest, so if you use those parts, you'll need a strong tool to cut through them (I use a steel throwing spike in the video). For the rest, a length of bamboo can be used to punch through them, then chip off the edges clinging to the walls. Any rod can be used, but it needs a flat end to chip away these internode edges.
For the mouthpiece, I just dip it in beeswax till a thick layer builds up.
Play it by making a fart noise with just your lips and change the fart's pitch to match the resonant frequency (you will feel it when it "hits").
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[@andrebartels1690]

Great video. Shows everything needed, no crappy music, no talk that would need translation, no intro, just what the title says. If every video were like that.

[@NaTaS-]

A nice rebar rod will help with hollowing out any bamboo for projects. :D

[@jahbronie671]

Wow great video man.👍🏾
The australians came to guam a long time ago during micronesian island fair. I always wanted to play since then.

[@yasmimsilva8628]

Thank you

[@theometzger2348]

That is so cool man. You are a great craftsman my friend.

[@PaleoForaging]

Thanks! I have many more such projects I plan to share.

[@colincrawford1111]

Wow thank you, this is amazing inspiration, I’m learning how to make one myself

[@fishdude666ify]

Cool, I've got a long piece of bamboo that I thought would work. It's got some splitting at one end though, wondering if it would be better to glue it or cut that part off.

[@PaleoForaging]

I'd cut it off if you have enough length. Glueing it could work, but cracks can really dampen the vibrations; I try to have none at all.

[@NollandianBall]

Soooo for taking out the layers
ITS HARD