How to make a long playing rain stick (Part II)

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How to make a long playing rain stick (Part II)

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The secrets in making a 40 second long playing rainstick. This is Part II to "How To Make a Rain Stick - Part I" and has a list of materials you will need, hole drilling diagrams for this incredibly long playing rain stick and a 40 second demo of the "super stick".

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@Beverly_Rich 2 жыл бұрын

It looks awesome I love it!

@manoranjanlongjam214 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@krakenkraft_ambient 2 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks!

@PinkPoodleCrafts 8 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thanks for the thorough DIY!

@cpr58 9 жыл бұрын

heading out to look for some bamboo. know someone who would love one for CHRISTMAS

@Dali-rm9qd 2 жыл бұрын

I used my 18 gauge narrow crown staple gun 1.5" staples takes me about a minute or two to drive about 100 staples, also used dried cactus trunks don't need to hollow them out, but I'm still experimenting on placement and number of staples for sound and length of rain and different grains, one of my favorite sounds is chicken scratch!

@jerrykyle 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty interesting use of a staple gun. And I think the dried cactus were the original rain sticks. I'm told the Indians would drive the thorns back into the cactus to trickle the corn or beans.

@alexanderlapp5048 4 ай бұрын

What grains did you find worked the best? Would corn work? Maybe bean seeds? Does it have to be smaller? I am thinking about using pea gravel.

@rockyourheartandsoul 9 жыл бұрын

They're beautiful :)

@TheHollywood66 9 жыл бұрын

OMG thank you for doing this video on my way out with my list ,Im so excited ,I love these things ! you made it look so easy .I'll let u know how it turns out .

@alexanderlapp5048 4 ай бұрын

This is the second video I watched about making a rain stick. The other youtuber used nails instead of skewers. She used birdshot instead of seeds. I like your rainstick better. Keep reading if you want to know my idea. I am thinking of splitting a long straight stick long ways, hallowing out the inside, then gluing it back together. I am thinking of using pea stones(tiny peebles) inside. Am I crazy for wanting to use wood instead of bamboo? It's going to be way more work, but I already have plenty of long sticks the right diameter. If I ruin one, it can be used for firewood. I think I could hallow it out with my router.

@jerrykyle 4 ай бұрын

Shoot yeah, go for it. It won't sound the same but it will be a fun rain stick. I would guess the trick would be to make the stick walls thin enough so you can hear the 'rain'. Bamboo is really dense and transmits the sound kind of like glass or tiny would. And you're right, it does sound like a lot of work! Good luck.

@alexanderlapp5048 4 ай бұрын

@jerrykyle Bamboo is of musical. There is a tree farm that uses long bamboos to make their trees grow straight, and when the wind blows, it makes an eerie sound.

@earthworkr2 12 жыл бұрын

Im staring down a piece of pvc RIGHT NOW!

@jerrykyle 9 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping you folks have all had some good luck with your rainsticks. Would like to hear how they turned out. Holly? Cynthia? Earthwork2? 68Leelu?

@tjschwede 5 жыл бұрын

You did that so fast

@jimgrieves2298 2 жыл бұрын

Did you put the skewers all the way to the other side?

@jerrykyle 2 жыл бұрын

Yes - sticking out the other side, and with a drop of Elmer's wood glue. Then just cut then off flush and after you're all done sand them down flush

@forrestfrequency 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial, exactly what I was looking for. One question: is there a reason you used the little wooden skewers instead of nails? Would nails change the sound? Thanks in advance!

@jerrykyle 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Forrest, Yes, I used wooden skewer sticks because they were easy to snip off, glue in with a drop of wood glue and then sand down flush with the bamboo tube. Nails would indeed make a different sound - might be kind of cool. If you try it, let me know how it turns out.