I know, enough with the Cajóns already.
OK, but just one more thing, then I really will shut up. Several people have asked about me making a Cajón for them, but a combination of time pressure and the difficulty of actually doing it for less than the commercially available models mean its not really viable.
What I can do though, is offer a couple of sketches of what I did. Please bear in mind that this is the only Cajón I have ever made so I have a sample size of one for the information I offer, but it works and sounds as good to my ear as a commercially available model.
This is an easy project and hugely satisfying – if you fancy owning a cajon just give it a go. I’m happy to answer questions, just add them as comments in this post and I’ll respond.
Ed
For black and white printable plans click on the blueprints. For the original post click here.
The original post is here: Cajón.
ltgmusic
December 30, 2012
Thanks for this! I’m getting deep into Cajons and into Cajon Flamenco (Cajon with guitar strings or snare like you show above). I’m more into WordPress building than wood my self, have a look at http://www.ecajonflamenco.com !
Minh anh nguyễn
August 11, 2013
what kind of string do you use to make it ? I use string 5 (A) of acoutic guitar , but the sound not good
thingswemake.co.uk
August 11, 2013
Hi, I don’t think the type of string is very important but it is shown on the diagram that we used an acoustic D string for this cajon.
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August 15, 2014
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atkokosplace
March 27, 2015
My son plays a cajon. He’s been trying to get me to build one. Love your blog!