On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 16:05:42 -0700 (PDT) wrote:

a keyboard player, but have recently developed a hankering to dabble
in percussion. Plus, I have a pile plywood scraps lying around.

what kind of ply is it

would expect only the active drum head part to make up most of the sound
signature so the box could be what ever holds you up

looking at other designs can give ideas and inspiration


make sure whatever you use will not splinter horribly should it fail

maybe add a cajones protector on the top of the cajon