{"id":28597,"date":"2025-10-10T14:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28597"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:30:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:30:38","slug":"snare-drum-builds-stave-snares-pt-vi-sanding-snare-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28597","title":{"rendered":"SNARE DRUM BUILDS: Stave Snares, Pt. VI &#8211; Sanding Snare I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3255-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28588\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3255-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3255-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3255-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3255-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3255.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secret Garden polytunnel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, at S&amp;F, I made two tools for sanding and smoothing internal facets of snare #1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3249-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28589\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3249-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3249-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3249-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3249.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3250-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28590\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3250-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3250-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3250-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3250.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3251-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3251-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3251-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3251-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3251.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3252-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3252-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3252-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3252-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3252.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3256-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28592\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3256-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3256-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3256-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3256-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3256.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3254-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28594\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3254-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3254-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3254-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3254.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above: making the sanding tools. And Teresa, looking adorable, in one of my caps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3257-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3257-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3257-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3257.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One was designed to follow the bevelled curve of the inner bearing-edge, and neaten that up. The other is to make the interior face of the drum smoother and more regular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3258-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3258-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3258-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3258-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3258-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3258.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3259-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3259-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3259-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3259-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3259-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3259.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28603\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3260-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28603\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3260-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3260-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3260-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3260-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3260.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3262-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28601\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3262-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3262-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3262-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3262.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3261-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3261-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3261-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3261-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3261.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As ever, these simple things took absolutely ages! They are also drum size (or diameter) specific. So I\u2019ll prob\u2019 need to make them again for snare #2!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, at S&amp;F, I made two tools for sanding and smoothing internal facets of snare #1. Above: making the sanding tools. And Teresa, looking adorable, in one of my caps! One was designed to follow the bevelled curve of the inner bearing-edge, and neaten that up. The other is to make the interior face of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28597\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SNARE DRUM BUILDS: Stave Snares, Pt. 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