Materials needed
- Handsaw
- Wood Glue
- Scrap of 1.5cm [½ inch] thick wood
- Drill with a long bit
- Sandpaper
- ½ Rounded File
- Kabob Skewers
- Bamboo – 1-3 feet long, 3 inches in diameter
- Cut your piece of bamboo to the desired length.
- Hollow out the insides (you can use a long drill bit, or even a piece of metal rebar).
- Use your ½ rounded file to make the outside edges as smooth as possible.
- Drill 2 rows of holes in the bamboo, roughly 2.5 cm [one inch] apart.
- Be sure to use a drill bit the same diameter as your skewers.
- Add some wood glue to the skewers and feed them through the bamboo.
- Allow to dry.
- When the glue has dried, trim the ends of the skewers that stick out of either side of the bamboo.
- Cut two pieces of wood to be used as plugs for either end of the bamboo.
- Glue one in place, and allow to dry.
- Sand the areas where you trimmed the skewers, and stain or paint the bamboo (if desired).
- Fill approximately 1/5 of the length of bamboo with your filler of choice (rice, beans, rocks, gravel, seeds, etc.).
- Experiment with different amounts and materials, as different fillers will produce different sounds.
- Be sure to cover the end when testing!
- When you are pleased with the sound of your rainstick, glue the other piece of wood into the open end and allow to dry.
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