HOMEMADE CAJON - SNARE ASSEMBLY

Many people have asked me how does the cajon snare assembly.

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[cacurious]

Wow! Great analogy! Thanks so much for clearing that have seen several tutorials where all that is used is glue, but I honestly thought they just didn't want to mess w nails and such. Thanks again for helping me understand. Now if I could just find some 1/8" ply! :)

[fernandogarciaferesin]

Fiz dois com este sistema e ficaram ótimos! Agora farei mais dois. Thank you!

[diyforge]

yes that will be strong enough. You can glue a small strip of wood purely for safety in the corners. I weigh over 100 kg and I can sit on the cajon.
Very stable.

[diyforge]

Thus, the cajon has a good sound is the main frame has only been glued. With white wood glue. No screws and no nails. The back plate provides stability 5mm. The main frame is composed of simple rectangles. You do not need special tools.

[aleksandra]

Thank you. This video helped me fix my cajon

[diyforge]

I used plywood because it is the easiest and cheapest matrial for me.
do you have the opportunity to buy boards from 30x40 cm pine are very straight?
I have no experience with it but you can test it easily.

[diyforge]

The cajon is an acoustic instrument. So that the sound is clean all surfaces to be glued. Except for the front panel. This is with many small screw mounted. A guitar or a violin would not mount with screws and nails.

[alextecmelo]

Great job man!!! Is it a rope or an elastic assembled in the wood bar (0:26)?

[cacurious]

Ok. Potential dumb How does the absence of nails or screws improve the sound? Maybe you just meant it wasn't necessary? idk. Thanks for posting these vids! They really help. :)

[guillermoharris]

¡ Por Favor, nos gustaría escuchar su Sonido y como trabaja ese Cajón ... ! Gracias.

[guitarpolish]

I especially like using the turn buckle to adjust the snare.

[GeorgeStrangeDrums]

how did u attach the main frame together, i dont have equipment to do a rabbet joint and don't feel like a simple glue and nail will be strong enough, did u nail or did u screw it together, thank you

[skoi]

Great !  I wonder why you gave that strange shape for the hole in the backplate ?
Does it modify the sound ?  how ?

[Duhul_de_alwis]

Can you please tell me what type of wood to use to make a chjon drum

[GeorgeStrangeDrums]

with no special joint? and one last thing what is the height, width and depth(front to back) of your whole cajon?

[arturoguzco]

El cajón es netamente Peruano y su sonido es único no hay mas

[guitarbrad]

What kind of wood are you using? Can you use pine if you use plywood for the front?
Great video btw.

[carolkampstra]

hey i was just wondering if you would be able glue the "holders" in instead of screwing

[GeorgeStrangeDrums]

so if i just use wood glue and stick the top on the sides, it will be strong enough?

[MarcenariadaFloresta]

Usei sua ideia.. fiz um pouco diferente mais também usei o esticados de cabo de aço para isso... Obrigado pela dica.