Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Calderwood Shop Day - 17 February 2023
Continued work on several nakers and four rope drums for Steve Weiss. While we wait on shell stock for a bass drum, as well as 10 pair of concert toms, we tear into an old Ludwig bass - disassembly and stripping finish.

00:00 Naker Bearing Edges
00:50 Bill Nerds Out
01:34 Drilling Badge Holes
01:46 Progress Update
02:22 Cutting Snare Gates
02:44 Spraying & Oiling
02:52 Clamps
03:03 Progress Update
03:44 Trimming Shells
03:50 Wet Sanding
04:00 Sanding & Buffing
04:26 Shell Masking Fail
04:56 High Stakes Buffing
05:18 Scooby-Doo
05:42 Spraying Shells
05:55 Ludwig Teardown
06:17 Ludwig Overview
07:37 Things Escalated
08:07 Stripping Finish
08:40 Riveting Ears
09:12 Paint Mess
09:22 Detective BALES
10:38 Ludwig Shell Sanding
10:59 Ludwig Findings
12:35 Woodshop Shower
12:40 Wrap-Up

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