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How to Build a Cajon9 authors | 40 revisions | Last updated: October 23, 2012
A cajon (pronounced /ka'xɔn/) is a wooden box drum producing both a bass and a snare drumsound. It is not too hard and very rewarding to build.
Use 3 mm (or 1/8 inch) plywood for the tapa, or striking facade (purple in theschematic), size 320 mm by 484 mm (or 13 inch by 19 inch), and use 12 mm (or 1/2inch) plywood for:
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Top and bottom (red), size 320 mm by 320 mm (or 13 inch by 13 inch)
Rear (blue, with sound hole), size 320 mm by 460 mm (or 13 inch by 18 inch)
Sides (green), size 308 mm by 460 mm (or 12 1/2 inch by 18 inch)
Cut out the required sheets of plywood. Make sure the cuts are very straight, clamp aruler to the sheet and use a jig saw or circular saw.
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3 Drill a hole towards the edge of the marked sound hole, and use that as a startingpoint to cut out the sound hole with a jig saw. Round the edges somewhat to facilitateairflow. The hole is 12cm in diameter.
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4 Lay out the sheets in the way you want to join them, and prepare a way to put thecajon under tension. Big clamps are ideal, but luggage straps will do.
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5 Apply plenty of wood glue . Put the top, bottom, rear and sides together and align themto the best of your ability. Apply tension for a sufficient amount of time (depends on theglue, read the instructions). Wipe off any excess glue with a wet cloth.
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Prepare and construct snare
Clamp or strap the tapa to the box and align it. Mark the screw locations and drillholes 1mm smaller than the screws. Now take off the tapa and widen the holes in it to thescrew size, with a drill of the screw size. Use a countersink cutter to make room for thescrew heads. Put the tapa back on and screw it in place. Hand-tighten the screws, it is alltoo easy to rip through the thin plywood with power tools.
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2 Take a deep breath and hit it for the first time . Smile.
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3 Cut out feet from leftover pieces of wood and screw them to the bottom. Rubberor cork can also be used.
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4 Round the top side corners with a wood rasp to make it more comfortable to siton.
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5 Sand your cajon with progressively finer sanding paper, then finish to your liking.
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6 Finished.
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Protect your eyes and ears when working with power tools. Wear safety glasses and earplugsor earmuffs.
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12mm (or 1/2 inch) plywood3mm (or 1/8 inch) plywoodJig sawClamps and/or luggage strapsWood glue3x20mm or 3.5x20mm screwsPower drillWood raspSanding paper
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http://caseyconnor.org/cajon.html Extensive source for amateur Cajon building.
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