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In this video I make the percussive musical instrument called maraca. I made it out of basswood, a milk tin can and some rice. It was really fun to make, but more fun to play.
I begun by opening up one side of the can. I cleaned the can and let it aside.
Then I cut a circle on the bandsaw, out of a piece of basswood.
I started turning the core of the handle on the lathe. I then started turning a tenon.
Using a forstner bit I drilled the hole on the circular piece. Then I epoxied the circle in place. I did the maraca in two pieces in order to save some wood while woodturning.
I did most of the shaping using a bowl gouge.
At this point I made a tenon to fit the tin can. I did a series of circles to test which fitted best. Then I made the tenon with a parting tool.
I drilled a pilot hole on the lathe. I would screw the can in place later on. I drilled the can and screwed it in place, to check everything was ok.
I finished shaping with the bowl gouge and a round scraper. I then used a pair of dividers to create grooves for the wire burner. I also widened the grooves with my skew.
I parted the piece off the lathe. I finished it with a few clear coats of spray paint. I sanded between coats. I filled the maraca with rice. You can experiment with different materials. You can use several kind of seeds, small rocks, nails, screws etc and choose what sounds best to you.
I was a really fun project, but that was it, see you soon with a new project video!
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