Made blocks, tongue drums and other noise makers. Played with some of those ideas when i was working at the guitar factory and I had access to piles of quality 'scrap' wood. ![]() ![]() I have a copy of that book I bought over 20 years ago. I recommend the book for all sorts of percussion instruments. There is a book called "Sound Designs: A Handbook of Musical Instrument Building" by Reinhold Banek and Jon Scoville (Ten Speed Press, copyright 1995) that has detailed instructions for both woodblocks and "layered" temple blocks. They have the thin top but I recommend that you make a thicker top and then file and sand down the edges so it has a rounded shape to hit. Some are marked "CHINA" in capital block letters on one of the small ends. The best ones I have found are very old (1920's?) Chinese mahogany wood blocks. I agree with your description of not finding good sounding woodblocks. I snatched a copy of that book off Amazon that will hopefully give me some ideas to get moving on that. I have had an idea in mind for years for a percussion instrument unlike anything I have seen available, but something I want and I think would be very popular. You could certainly come up with something a lot nicer using better quality wood and a better design than a square box. This plywood wood block sounds as good as the plastic ones I have now. Your suggestion is very much appreciated, sir. Joe: Amazing! Thank you so much for the book idea! Why reinvent the wheel? What a great idea. I sure wouldn't want to crack or shatter it after all of the work! VERY strong! I'm thinking that the striking edge might be a bit more than an 1/8 inch though. I don' have the tools to do any kind of intricate work with a solid piece so it's gluing pieces for sure. I'm thinking I might like to try mahogany if I can scrounge a bit from my local lumber yard. ![]() Rastus: I never even thought of a plywood construction but, why not? If it works, it works! Thanks again for the great responses, guys!
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