Thank you 🙏🏻

Thanks Shawn 🙂

Hi, Two coats should do it, good luck it is gloopy stuff, remember to sand between coats unless it is still tacky when you re-apply😉👍🏻

@@Matt_Makes... Thanks for the extra advice!🙏 Do I give it just a light sand with a 200 grit sand paper?

Something not too coarse but not too fine either as it won't adhere 👍🏻

Thank you Jarod 🙏(:

Thank you 🙏🏻 (:

Cutting!! 😮😂

You’re a cheap knife with a custom handle

Yes, of course

Cheers Rob, 😂 🙏my trusty carving blade always by my side when I am working! I love my knifes, I am going to try and make my own carving blade out of Damascus steel, that'll be another video 😉

@@Matt_Makes... Ah the beauty of Damascus, look forward to seeing that, needless to say it will be a top class blade 💚🙌

@@robertgoldthorpe1652 I am hoping, if I don't mess it up 😅

Thank you Nick, my pleasure 🙏(:

Thanks Nick 🙏😊

Thanks Nick 🙏, I am making good progress with your new one and you'll be pleased to know I have been filming the whole process from start to finish 🙂

@@Matt_Makes... cheers matt would'nt buy a didg from anyone else mate

Thank you brother 🙏💚

Thanks Charlie 👍👍:⁠-⁠)

Thank you 🙏 (:

Thank you Marti 🙏:⁠-⁠)

Cheers Rob 🙏

Thanks Nick (: 🙏

Thank you Nick 😎🙏

Still got and play wood spirit big c ash didge had it years now still looks and plays as it did the day I got it.

Hey, that's good to know, I would be interested to see a photo to know which one it was?

Thanks Nick😉🙏

Hi, you have to strip your playing back to basics(and your ego 😉)so you can feel exactly what you are doing when you making any sound so you can replicate the technique on demand at any point, start over with perfecting the drone, circular breathing and perfecting the sweet spot. knowing where you tongue is at all times and using your circular breathing as timing for the base of your rhythms. Break everything down slowly replicate every sound exactly then build up faster and be patient with yourself😉 I teach this on a 1-1 basis.

😂 good luck with that 👍

I have honed this technique to a new level as this video is 10 years old, so I have many new tricks up my sleeve, watch out for new tutorials coming soon 😉

@@Matt_Makes... Looking forward to it. I can finally make a drone now so I'll check it out!

Hi Tyler, the first ever didge I made for myself I used just the u shaped chisels, but the wood was very soft as it had been over seasoned, so this didn't take me too long. You can use just chisels to make a full didge on a hardwood didge which I have done also, but this is very labour intensive and would take you weeks of hollowing on a large stick. I use the chisels only for the final shaping and the tuning of the instrument now. Good luck with your chisels, be careful with the angle grinder if you use one, most dangerous tool I use other than a chainsaw! You have to watch for kick back, at one point I nearly cut into my artery 😉

@@Matt_Makes... Hi Matt, thanks for your reply! The ash branch I have is pretty narrow, so it shouldn’t take too long with chisels hopefully lol. I’ll probably move on to the angle grinder in the future, but I’ll prepare myself a little bit before using it seriously. Wow that’s scary, power tools have no mercy! Thanks again :)

As a chainsaw carver myself, I'll try a higher grit for less tool marks and work down for experiments with different wood species for didgeridoos. I'm going to chisel out the black cherry I acquired. It's going to be rough, but so am I. Bless from New Hampshire.

Cheers, Practice every day! 😉

Cheers Tim (;

Hi John, Your welcome. This technique is fairly new for me that I dreamn't up, I hadn't seen any other maker do part drilling and part splitting before, asceticly I think it looks sweet and makes for a stronger join, I am gonna call it the "U" split method 😉. Many more hours of work but the result is definitely worth it, I haven't tried the arbotech ball gouge yet! I have a mini arbotech pro carving blade but have burnt out the power tool for it, where power tools have there place, I love to use hand tools and hand carve as much as possible, I can be more precise this way.

@@Matt_Makes... the Ball gouge attaches to a regular angle grinder so no need for their expensive power tool. The “U Split” guarantees a more uniform bell, no risk of splitting after joining and more surface for the glue at the joint, I think you may be onto something here. It also increases the surface volume so less chance of uneven drying causing a “banana split” (I just made that up, but you get it.) Copyright that :)

Thank you 🙏 (;

I am sure you will, look forward to hearing what you can do on the 14th 😉👌

Congrats on a awesome instrument! As a hobbyist maker I look to Matt for inspiration, you couldn’t have picked anyone better to carve a Didge for you.

@@independentmind1977 Hi John this is my second didg from Matt and the quality and sound is just perfect, and just as works of art they are in a class of their own, he is kindly working on a third as we speak, wish I had found him when I started playing but so glad to be on track now🙏

Your welcome Nick, thought it was about time I shared the whole process of making after 20 years of crafting them, as you can see it is a lot of work but I have also enjoyed the process of filming and watching it myself come together! Thanks again Nick for your kind words 😉

Thank you John 🙏

Hi John, I have used various glues over the years, Cascamite, titebond and gorilla glues all do the job well and a lot of them set white or clear. Epoxy is strong you can get clear epoxy and make into glue.

@@Matt_Makes... thanks for the reply Matt, I didn’t get a notification. Clear epoxy has a very quick setting time of 5 mins (not enough!). Cascamite is hard to find in Canada. I will give gorilla Poly a try for the next one. Thanks again!

Thanks Nick, look forward to seeing what you have learnt at your next lesson 😉

Cheers Rob, the time lapse reminds me of the Charlie Chaplin days! (:

@@Matt_Makes... 🤣 Well same thing, a master of his craft 👍💚

Thanks David🙏(: I reckon there will be another two videos in the next couple of weeks, one for the giant mouth piece and video two for the inlays!

@@Matt_Makes... I anxiously await your next installment.

Thanks Rob 🙏😉

Well, we'll see what happens in episode 3 next week 😉👍

😅Alot of sweat, no tears though, I love it till starts to hurt!

Ahh! Nick, thank you for your kind words, I did so enjoy the brief moments spent with the beast before she parted 😉🙏

Congratulations mate, Matt is master of giving each didge it's own personality. Upload a video when you have your new member of the family Peace love and light

@@robertgoldthorpe1652 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrapbLmYy6_clIk.html Hey Rob this is the out come of the Fatneck that I made for Nick! 😉