How to make a rain stick

Easily make a 20-second long playing rain stick from bamboo.

This rain stick cost about $13 in materials to make. It is made from a 40" piece of bamboo, about 2" in diameter and plays a long, eleven seconds turned straight upside down or about twenty seconds turned at an angle and rolled while playing. There's a photo of what the inside of the tube looks like during construction, and there is a follow-up video with a materials list, hole drilling diagrams and more tips on making long playing sticks called "How To Make a Rain Stick - Part II". The trick in a long playing rain stick, whatever size you choose, is in the HOLE DRILLING PATTERNS. A spiral pattern is NOT best because it allows only half the number of holes you can make and it creates an impenetrably dense core. See the second video ("How to make a long playing rain stick (Part II))" for the secret to a really long playing rain stick.