Some thoughts about Pan as an Instrument. (Sorry for the long read…) Quite often I hear people talking about a particular pan being a "good(more…)
Author: Steve Lawrie
I've been building and tuning pans since the early 1980's. This has been my life's work, and I'm delighted to share it with you!
Howto: Making a Foot Pedal
A Foot Pedal is an essential part of using the Air Hammers Foot Pedals are fairly straightforward to make from Regulators Introduction Regulators are(more…)
Air Hammers
The use of Pneumatic Hammers for building pans is the most significant step forward in pan production in the last 20 years Credit must go(more…)
Protected: Measuring Tools
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Cool Tools
This is a collection of some useful tools that are easy to make. Circle Tool I developed this circle tool in about 2013. It is(more…)
Hand Hammers for Sinking and Shaping Pans
A quick guide to the hammers in my Toolbox There are some hammers that I’ve found useful when sinking pans by hand. For well over(more…)
HowTo: Making the Sinking Base
There are a couple of ways to make a Sinking Base Basic Sinking Base The simplest sinking base is made using just the bottom end(more…)
Howto: Making Metal Clamps
Making metal clamps to hold a pan down to a Sinking Base is fairly easy. Here’s how to to it. If you don’t have access(more…)