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Rainstick made from wood window blinds

Step 11You are done!

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You are done! The sound of this rainstick is a bit metallic but the site allows easily to produce rain sound for more than 15 seconds.

The kids love it. That is a good way to initiate kids do exotic musical instruments ... until they break it and spill the rice all over the place.
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Aug 5, 2010. 9:02 PMmarian1936 says:
Clever design idea. I would like the look of the wood. Good idea using the black tape, too. I did a simpler one, using a cardboard tube (from gift wrap). Drilled skewer-sized holes ~1" apart in the spiral seam of the tube, inserted a barbecue skewer into each hole, cut off the remainder with a small wire cutter and added a dot of glue. The skewer was inserted until it touched the opposite side. I put a dot of glue onto the leading end of the skewer so it would adhere to the inside of the tube. Glued a cardboard end piece at one end. Let it dry overnight. Added rice and closed the other end. Then deccoupaged brown paper bag pieces onto the tube to cover those holes and give the appearance of bark or old leather. Rubber stamped onto some of the pieces (horses, western style motifs, coyotes, etc.). I wrapped some jute or raffia around one end and tied it. One could glue real bark pieces onto the tube instead of paper. The grandkids enjoyed it for years.
Aug 6, 2010. 8:00 AMmarian1936 says:
Can you lead me to his site, please?
Jul 27, 2010. 7:04 PMglorybe says:
Summing the bevels to 180 degrees is not a good description. I am aware that it works if the person considers six boards with two bevels on each board but it is better to suggest that 12 bevels would equal 360 degrees. Using 360 degrees and counting bevels suits the mind better.

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