Following the spiral of the tubing, you start your first hole about 1 inch down from the top. You mark you hole spots about every two fingers apart. I repeated the holes between the spiral of the tubing, off setting them from the first rows.
It's hard to photograph the helix that is made, you get the general idea though.
Before I fill my rain stick I need to have two plugs, one for each end. Did I mention I'm doing three? Yep, I've had this idea bopping around in my brain for about two months, I had time to refine it so making three isn't a big deal.
Anyway, I digress. We had some hardwood maple left over from the flooring of our house and I thought it perfect for my ends.
Here is the Native American Indian graphic I researched and decided on. Don't ask me what tribe though.
4 comments:
I see it and like it, but don't know what a rainstick is and what it's purpose is? I've never heard of this before. Learning something new each day.
My God Dawn is there anything that you can't do my friend?? I LOVE rainsticks! They have such a soothing sound to them. I bought my brother one for his birthday once from a cute little stand at the mall. What do you put inside them to make the sound?? Also..are you painting the maple ends and how will you design the outside of the tube. The inside...with the wooden skewers?...looks complicated to me but everything does at first! I can't wait to see the finished product. Will you take pictures as you go so we can see the process? Really cool project and I love the Native American covers idea...nice touch.
Ver neat. The rain sticks I see in catalogs are usually quite pricey.
Hi Dawn...I'm back. I feel so behind on everything. I'm with Jean, I don't know what a rainstick is? And the jacket for the doll...did you like make that with no pattern or anything? You are so amazing. Waiting to see the finished projects. Hugs, Kathleen
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