The skin for the head comes dry, so it needs to be soaked in water for about 20 minutes to become pliable. After soaking I draped it over the rim and tone ring.
The skin head comes dry and rolled up
Wet skin draped over rim and tone ring
I made a flesh hoop from a piece of bare copper wire. The flesh hoop is placed around the rim and head and the skin is then folded back up around the flesh hoop. I used clothespins to weight the edges so the skin would not flop back over.
Flesh hoop made from a piece of copper wire
Folding skin back around flesh hoop
The tension hoop is then placed over the rim. The tension hoop bears down on the flesh hoop and pinches the skin between itself and the flesh hoop, tightening the head.
Tension hoop installed
The brackets will pull the tension hoop, which pulls the flesh hoop, tightening the head
I installed the brackets and pulled the skin taught. The skin will tighten as it dries over night. When it is dry, the excess will be cut away, close to the tension hoop.
Skin pulled tight and smooth and the brackets installed
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