How to Make a Didgeridoo: With Dave Hobbs

Hobbs sands down the face on the Didgeridoo, Thor, to get the correct texture for a smooth look.

Hobbs sands in the finer sections of Thor's face trying to achieve the right texture.

Hobbs separates the freshly but pieces on Thor so he can begin carving out the center.

Hobbes carves out the inside of Thor. He uses a grinder with a chainsaw attachment to takes the larger chunks out then smooths the inside later with a few different grinder attachments and a circular sander.

Hobbs pours spar varnish down the center of the didgeridoos to seal the inside from moisture. The specific didgeridoo that he is holding here is called the "Squidge."

Hobbs paints spar varnish on the outside of another didgeridoo.

Hobbs preps a didgeridoo for an internal application of spar varnish.

Hobbs takes a break at the end of an evening of didgeridoo making.

Dave Hobbs and Brian Martens play a jam session of some of the didgeridoos that Hobbs has made.

Hobbs jams on Thor in the tunnel underneath Orange Street. The acoustics in the tunnel make the didgeridoos louder and allow for more echoing.