slowly but surely

the new 10" tom is on its 4th ply, talk about slow. it should have been finished by now but im making sure that the shell is as rigid as it can be. im using 5 clamps now instead of my usual 2 and allowing more than an hour of clamping time per section. i have very consistent results from that setup than before.

the 14" and 18" molds are slowly coming along. im still not satisfied with their 'roundness' so im still going to sand and rasp them for a couple more days. i dont want to waste good material on such sloppy molds. i guess the thought of losing money and time teaches you that patience is indeed a virtue.

my hardware options are getting slimmer by the minute. it seems i may have to order a pair of 14" - 6 lug hoops and the tom mounts from the states again. now i have to pay 4 times more per item. sigh.