Raw Eucalyptus Log TB2
Make your own didgeridoo! Who has never dreamed of making their own termite-carved eucalyptus didgeridoo?
| current note | A / La |
| Eucalyptus | Woollybutt |
| length | 155cm |
| gross weight | 8.6kg |
| Section 1 in | 4cm |
| Section 2 in | 4.6 x 4 cm |
Complete video "how to make your own didge" by Alex Murchison. To help you in making your instrument. I will send you the complete video tutorial lasting more than an hour after ordering. Who is Alex Murchison? Alex has been involved in the Didgeridoo for almost 25 years now. He is a didgeridoo player, manufacturer and teacher in Australia. His passion is education. Alex created a program in 2006 dedicated to the didgeridoo with the aim of transmitting his knowledge in instrument making. Since then, he has been crisscrossing schools and other training centers.
Cutting: Trunks are generally collected in autumn, when the sap is not active in the trees. The harvested trunks are real eucalyptus trees dug by termites. Cut under authorization from the state government.
Types of eucalyptus: mainly Wollybutt eucalyptus but also some Box Trees. Of course they are free from termite.
A few steps that await you:
- Remove the bark Adjust the note by cutting both ends
- Expand the inside of the bell
- Shape the inside of the mouth
- Sand the outside
- Seal the inside
- Seal the outside
- Make the beeswax mouthpiece
Tools necessary for manufacturing (non-exhaustive list for information purposes):
- Half-round grater 200mm
- Abrasive sheets, assortment of grains
- Handsaw 400 mm
- Wheelwright’s plane 160mm
- Vinyl wood glue
- natural beeswax ingot
Do you think it’s a bit expensive to make a didgeridoo? You have to keep in mind that all the courses I provide are of superior quality so that you end up with a didgeridoo corresponding to the Budget O'Meara class. The transport cost is a large part of the price of the trunk. Also knowing that you only find this type of raw trunk in Australia, it’s a real chance to create your own instrument!