Another method of assembling and clamping the staves

Another way to assemble the staves is to lay them out, face down, and tape them together. For this I used plastic packing tape because it's quite strong and will stretch a little when under pressure (masking tape will simply rip).

As these photo's show, this method is particularly useful when constructing a djembe-like compound stave drum. In this case the bowl section of the drum has such a taper on it that the strap clamps simply slip off when tightened.

	Lay the staves out in the order that you want them assembled, edge-to-edge and so that the top an bottom edges are aligned. Apply short lengths of tape across three or four staves, near the top, middle and bottom of the stave. Now, carefully lift the smaller radius end as you wrap the two ends together. Some tape will try to lift off the wood, however with a bit of practice you should be able to assemble the staves in one swift, fluid movement. It may be necessary to cut the tape and adjust the bevel on the staves to ensure a good tight fit. Just lay the boards out again as above and apply more tape.
	This photo is stepping forward a bit, but shows the same bowl section glued and clamped. You can see how I have been able to use one strap clamp around the top of the bowl as it overlaps the top of the bowl and cannot slip downwards. The glue was applied by laying the saves out as above, then turning them over so that the inside is facing upwards. Glue can then be applied to the beveled surfaces and the whole lot picked up as before and assembled into the drum shape. For the bottom of the bowl, I have wrapped copious layers of the plastic packing tape, pulled tight so that the tape stretches and deforms slightly. This adds additional pressure necessary for clamping the glue joints.

Lay the staves out in the order that you want them assembled, edge-to-edge and so that the top an bottom edges are aligned. Apply short lengths of tape across three or four staves, near the top, middle and bottom of the stave.

Now, carefully lift the smaller radius end as you wrap the two ends together. Some tape will try to lift off the wood, however with a bit of practice you should be able to assemble the staves in one swift, fluid movement.

It may be necessary to cut the tape and adjust the bevel on the staves to ensure a good tight fit. Just lay the boards out again as above and apply more tape.

This photo is stepping forward a bit, but shows the same bowl section glued and clamped. You can see how I have been able to use one strap clamp around the top of the bowl as it overlaps the top of the bowl and cannot slip downwards.

The glue was applied by laying the saves out as above, then turning them over so that the inside is facing upwards. Glue can then be applied to the beveled surfaces and the whole lot picked up as before and assembled into the drum shape.

For the bottom of the bowl, I have wrapped copious layers of the plastic packing tape, pulled tight so that the tape stretches and deforms slightly. This adds additional pressure necessary for clamping the glue joints.