My mom , and my grandpa helped me make my instrument. Mom and I went to JoAnn Fabrics to buy a round wooden box, two wooden beads, a dowel, and modeling clay. From there, we went to WalMart and bought leather string, wallpaper paste, and paint. My mom drove me to my grandpa's house so I could cut the dowel, and drill the holes in the round wooden box. My grandpa helped me decide where to cut the dowel. After I marked the dowel with a pencil my grandpa helped me cut it in half with his table saw. (I was really excited to use his tools!)

Then, My grandpa watched as I marked two holes across from each other on the sides of the box. Grandpa asked me to pull the lever down on his drill press while he held the box in place. (what fun that was!) Next, I pushed the dowel through the holes, and it fit perfect! After that, I had to mark again two small holes in the other sides of the box. My grandpa helped me use his hand held drill for this size of a hole. While he held on to the box. Next, grandpa wanted to make the tips of the dowel round, so he started his grinder while I held on to the end for him, grandpa said the grinder was too dangerous for me.

When mom and I got home, I took the leather string, and threaded it through each hole, and mom tied a knot for me to keep the string in place. After that, I finally got to paint the sides of the box. When the paint was dry my mom cut the bottom of the box out for me. To make the drum skins, I soaked the brown paper in the wallpaper paste. Then, I laid the wet paper over each side to dry overnight. Next, I pulled each string across the drum skins and marked where it reaches the middle. Then my mom tied the beads to the string.

The sound is made when I twist the dowel between my fingers, this makes the beads hit the drum skins. The dynamics of the drum is loud. I can change the dynamics by slowing down the twist. The pitch is low, and deep. I discovered the pitch cannot be changed. The timbre of my instrument is like a deep rumble of thunder.