How To Make A Organ Grinder / Barrel Organ – Prop Build (ep42) Projects, Simple Builds, Theater Builds 2 Comments I was recently asked by a local theater company to make a prop for an upcoming play. They wanted me to make what I thought was an organ grinder. As it turns out, an organ grinder is the person who plays a barrel organ or a “street organ” as it is sometimes called. My main goal for this video is to show the unexacting nature to some theater builds. A lot of woodworking is the kind where measurements matter and “close enough” isn’t good enough. This particular build took me a bit over an hour to make and was made entirely from scrap wood laying around their prop shop. Whether it is for theater or not, a quick shop build on a saturday afternoon can sometimes be just as rewarding as a more complex project. After all, we all love the craft of building and making. Being out in the shop is still shop time. Happy Building! Share this:FacebookTwitterTumblrPinterestReddit 2 Responses fred February 20, 2015 LOL I think you like doing the props cuz they have a better shop/tools ? Reply Nick February 20, 2015 this particular shop is nice and big but the table saw is kind of a clunker – different shops all have their challenges – it’s all fun though Reply Leave a Reply to Nick Cancel reply
fred February 20, 2015 LOL I think you like doing the props cuz they have a better shop/tools ? Reply
Nick February 20, 2015 this particular shop is nice and big but the table saw is kind of a clunker – different shops all have their challenges – it’s all fun though Reply