The following photos represent the typical construction of my drums. It starts with cedar wood.

The cedar is cut into panel sections and the sides are beveled to facilitate the necessary angle to make a round drum shell.

I added 3 dowel pins for each joint in the shell for a sturdier construction since this particular drum is 30" in diameter.

The panels are glued together in pairs.

The pairs are glued to each other.

The assembled shell.

The shell is then sanded.

This is me inside the shell to give you an idea of scale.

The fully assembled shell. Notice the upper and lower cross braces inside for added strength.

The cradle for the drum.

The buffalo rawhide for the drum heads. Notice that this covers most of the floor in the room (to give an idea of scale).

The finished drum.

The drum from a side angle. Notice the eagle image in the hide -- I didn't create that, it was already in the rawhide and became visible as it dried.