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Recycled part of the stump of Christmas Tree...burned it hollow for the frame. Used deer rawhide from tanning last Summer for drum-head and lashing.
Dogwood handle a-fixed with pine pitch, as well as dogwood beaters tethered with buckskin, and buckskin handle wrap.
1). Start with coals or embers from a fire. Here I have a good fire going in the fireplace. I DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THIS PROJECT INDOORS!! Be very careful not to burn yourself!
2). Place coal(s) on the center of your wood stock. Here I sectioned out a piece of the Christmas tree (recycling that ol' tree ;-)
Take a reed, straw, or hollow tube and blow through it to increase the heat of the coal. This speeds up the process and aids in the control of the burn...
3). Blowing may cause your coal to flare up. BE CAREFUL! If this happens allow the flames to die down before blowing on the coal again.