Drum Kit made from Reclaimed Closet Doors - I've made a full band! 

Killer work! Some green bass drum hoop inlays would really tie the whole thing together👌

When one of your buds plays an instrument you made and they're all grins, you know you did good! Stellar cans my dude!

Can u make a vocalist out of a reclaimed canoe please.

That paper template for marking out the holes for the hardware was really ingenious

So now when you get the band together to play "The Doors".....it means something completely different. There's a LOT of science to drum building..... and your first effort is valiant.

As a drummer who's followed your work for years, I gotta say this was a VERY welcome surprise. Couldn't even wait to finish watching before commenting, that's how excited I am! Cheers from north of the border.

I knew you would do these justice going in, as you always do, and i am still surprised how well they turned out. They sound great. Kudos to your buddy for the slick beats and tuning too make them come alive!

Loved every minute of it! Can't wait to hear and see the studio sessions.

Hollow core doors remind me of all the roach Haven motels I lived in as a child good times.

This is just delightful, man. Loved it through and through. The kit looks incredibly good and I think it sounds great too!

As a drummer, I wasn't expecting this, but wishing for it. The drums turned out great! Love that combination of the green and the wood finish.

What you did was way more impressive and impactful than most of the so-called “custom” drum makers out there who buy shells from Keller, hire an experienced artist to apply a polyester finish, assemble with commodity hardware, and charge $4K for a 3-pc. Just awesome.

This is really awesome! We had a old birch drum kit in our house when the kids were growing. We actually had a lot of instruments. We just wanted to have instruments around,just for enrichment. Maybe one of them would find interest and try and learn to really play something. Great video! Love everything you do Tim! Keep it up! Peace ☮️

My son and I are luthiers. You're right. Like you, we started off learning how to make guitars by taking apart old ones lying around the house. In our case, I had a cheap Strat knock off that we took apart. Then I bought a couple of books on guitar making from Amazon. Now, we make custom guitars, both solid bodies and acoustics. We even learned how to wind killer pick ups. I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Cheers from the Philippines.

Now that was a very impressive build Tim! Not only is that a great looking Drum set but it also sounds great. Your skills never cease to amaze buddy! 👍👍👏👏

Part of the reason you aren't getting the snare sound you want is that you are using a 2 ply pinstripe head on the snare top. Switch it to a coated ambassador and it will increase the sensitivity. Also having so few lugs and low end lugs on the snare also is a factor. That being said, they do sound really good, that kick especially

Whoa this was awesome. What a giant build. Drums look and sound great. Learned a little how drums work too. Mahalo for sharing! : )

Good stuff as usual. This made me realize that I can make a Bohdran out of a Nordic drum shell and other off the shelf parts. Thanks!✌️🌞😎🎻

"The hollow cores" sounds like a good band.

All manufacturing companies I.E. Yamaha, Ludwig, DW, Sonar all have different methods of making a drum shell.... You're design for drum shells was nothing compared to these drum giants. But , you knocked it out the park. Cheap hardware and reclaim wood. Sounds good and look good. Good job!! Remo heads for free , nice touch.

Beautiful work. Loved seeing your take on making this.

Fun little jam at the end. Can't wait to hear the whole hollow core band.

Building drums is a blast. Very satisfying.

Awesome job! Toms sound slamming and the snare has such a distinct, controlled bite.

Great job Tim...you never cease to amaze!

Glad to see you finally made a drum kit, Tim. It sounds great, friend! :)

That's one happy drummer's smile that I see. 'Are we gonna do a performance on these instruments together?' Man, that's a compliment that is for realz!

Donny looks so happy and proud to be playing on a drumkit his friend made.

Killer job! Josh Freese, Brooks Wackerman, Bill Stevenson, Dave Mello, and hundreds of other drummers would be happy to have a set that nice!

Love seeing the process here! Lucky score on those nice doors. When your friend tuned up the snare it was pretty cool to hear the difference!

Cool build man! Loved it.

Like always Tim, great, innovative work. You are a master repurposer. And your drummer friend is awesome.

Awesome job, Sir!!! They sound great for being recycled doors!

Bold project to tackle. Nice work!

This all goes to show that ~~ "even if you are Left-Handed"~~ you can still MAKE AMAZING STUFF!! Props to you Young Man. Mad Skills.

This is one of the absolute best videos I've ever seen. From zero to a working kit. I can't tell you how great this was.

I dont agree.. the kit you built is of superior quality to the one you dismantled... Truly amazing work... you prove that "just doing it" can take you places you never thought possible.. I would love to see you make another kit out of some more exotic woods..

That Sir is awesome! As a drummer myself, that is fantastic that you were able to pull that off with some old doors ha. Amazing!

That's so cool, nice looking set!

I'm trying to cut down the time spent on yt, but here I am - my morning coffee, oatmeal, and your video. No regrets this time. Pozdro666

You deserve a million views if energy and time are considered in the making of this!! I'm halfway thru and tired just watching. GOOD LUCK my Man. PEACE.

Man, you’ve earned my like and my follow, good job, love that raw vintage sound

Wow !!! I really liked that work ! Sounds nice too !

incredible job, it sounds really good. And your friend is a really good drummer

Looks great! Sounds great! Nice job!

Such a fun project. As proof of concept, I'd say you nailed it. When I worked in the instrument repair shop, one of my jobs was to replace heads and hardware on the drums. Had no idea what I was doing tuning the heads, other than making them consistent. It always impresses me to see the changes that are achievable by somebody who does actually know what they are doing. These drums look and sound great! Next hollow core door instrument? Clarinet might be kind of tricky... Thanks for sharing!

Tim. This is awesome!

That was awesome! Great job!

These turned out great! I can't believe how good they sound. I was skeptical of the green at first but it looks nice next to the lighter wood tone.

Simply awesome…. Donny is the man!!

Excellent job my friend I think you did fantastic work. 👍👍

Inspiring and creative. Great work!

I hope there are many Tim Sways out there, repurposing unloved wood. What a great philosophy you have regarding recycling.

That wood is either Birch or Myrtle. Both are popular woods for making hollow core doors from. Neat idea, though, to create drum shells from closet door skins. -b

This video deserves a million+ views. Great wood work.

Wow, Tim they look AWESOME! well done

You're right I wouldn't have dismantled a good set of drums to do what you did but they turned out good. You definitely got them for the right price.

amazing work ethic. total respect brother.

I love it! And the sound is amazing

Sounds awesome! Great work man!

Great work, man! Killer kit!

Very cool job. I think that your drummer friend was very impressed with what you achieved

Hi ! Not only are you talented as a drum kit builder / creator but, you are also a very gifted drummer ! What more can one pray for??? God Bless ! Talent, skill, workmanship. . . You have it all ! Continue well ! I enjoyed your video very much. . .

Gaad influenced for sure. Great stuff. Good job on the kit, had the right dude demo it for you.

Hey Tim great job. Those drums look cool and sound good.

This was about the coolest thing EVER- not crazy about the 'Exorcist Green' paint color, lol, but thats your thing- I painted for about 35 years and you did a fine job. If i didnt already have the Taiwan made John Bonham silver sparkle Ludwigs id be looking at these Luan doors from the 60s im about to drag to the street very differently right now. Im also busy with other projects so im lucky to have time to play em at all. But ive got to say- i really LOVE DIY and good old American ingenuity, and youve got em both in spades. And your buddy on drums there did a GREAT job tuning them up and playing some hot licks on them. You made them way better than they ever would have been originally, cos ive owned some real junk in the past, and its not easy. Ive gone as far as stripping them and re finishing several kits and they didnt come out as well. Good on ya and thanks for 30 minutes well spent. Now to drag these doors to the curb-

Super cool my friend.

lots of Credit and thumbs Up to you ! I’m a retired WoodWorker and over the years i did many Side Jobs for Customers wanting to replace flat Hollow Core doors for the Newer look of 6 Panel Ones of course i had to do it myself as it helped put Food onmy Table but i always explained that they were basically replacing real Wood doors with Ground up Wood and Recycled NewsPaper and Cardboard ones they usually didn’t care and just wanted to Update their aging home to a newer look for resale ? for me it was Easy Money as i have all the Equipment and did Solid Core Commercial Doors for Years so carrying lightweight ones were easy and almost enjoyable to do on my day off

Thanks Tim well worth the wait. They sound and look great.

I´m a guitar builder and these are amazing and great work.... love it.

That sunset looks so sick in the background !! Looks super nuclear ! Goes perfect with the song . Very my bro .

Very good project sir, love the sound.

Amazing work as always.

Great job, sounds great!

Great video explaining measurements and cutting diameters very educational good job on the drum.

Wow! Amazing! Great job! I started watching this thinking, "Maybe I can make me some drums out of old hollow doors." Uh, no way. Really blown away.

My name is Victor and oh I'm pretty impressed with the with your closet door with the yeah closet or a drum set of amazing I've been paid for 50 years professionally and will cash it also that backed up certain artists and it's great keep going and I'll watch more but other your data made the job it's a great tone this Victor the hotter and California and that's really well I'm pretty pretty impressed and it made my day signing off thank you and I hope to hear from you for more from you thank you very much

I'll be honest I am very impressed, I wanna try this!!!

Nice work, I build and modify drums, and I never considered your method of making a template out of paper for the hole layout. That’s a very low tech way to do something like that efficiently and accurately. Cheers!

They sound amazing. Not just amazing for a first try but amazing like a really nice set of commercially made drums.

You are my hero! You did something I've been thinking about for years. Drums sound great, and the snare would sound even better with some coated head, e.g. Remo Ambassador or CS Coated Black Dot.

Great build video. I look forward to seeing the recycle band........

Congrats on 100k 👊💪

Man you did a super great job there congratulations.

Dude, they sound awesome!!!!!! Also great drummer!!

Been a session/touring drummer for over 40 years and have never played anything outside Drum-workshop. At least tracking and live performance. Right off the top I figured the sound was going to be dreadful with this build, but it was a very pleasant surprise to hear that the sound is very good. Birtch wood has a very fast attack with resonance/sustain cut usually shy just about a 3rd. of a note. This is what I believe I am hearing. Maple on the other hand is much bolder with a bit more warmth and sustain. Very creative, great craftsmanship and great sound. I give it a 10! 👍

sounds & looks rad!

How did I miss this? Ha ha!!! So glad you did it. 😀

Great job man!

Frickin awesome! Very nice work 👍🤘

Very impressive!! So much work goes into making a drum shell .

I think steaming the plys around a mold like they do with guitar body sides is the way to go on drums. I don't know how that could be done with common household stuff though. Interesting connun-drum...get it?

Wow very impressive videos congratulations! Also your drummer friend has great chops nice job!

Wow thats a lot of work, pretty impressive

amazing work!

These sounded great my dood.

Welcome to the drum universe. Hard work to get that all together.

Sounds pretty good sounds a lot better than I thought it was going to

THEY SOUND AWESOME!!

The snare not having a snarey-enough sound is a tuning thing as well as head choice. A clear head on the snare will have a lot clearer of an attack than a coated head.