A folk tradition
Played for generations in Irish traditional music and American old-time music.
Hand carved rhythm bones, made from fallen and felled Roanoke hardwood trees and finished by hand in beeswax and oil.
What are these?
Rhythm bones
A pair of wooden clappers you play with one hand. Hold them between your fingers, give your wrist a flick, and they click out the beat.
Easy to pick up
If you can tap your foot to a tune, you can play. Start with single clicks and build from there.
Made by hand
Carved from fallen or felled Roanoke hardwood trees, shaped and finished one pair at a time. No two pairs are quite the same.
Shop
Pick your pair
Figured
Figured Maple Pair
$45Curly, spalted and birdseye maple, chosen for the figure in the grain. The stripes and spalting are the wood's own.
- One pair, hand carved in Roanoke, Virginia
- Finished in beeswax and mineral oil
- Boxed with a getting-started guide
Everyday
Cherry Pair
$35Warm local cherry that deepens in color with age, with a clear, steady click. A good first pair, and a good second one.
- One pair, hand carved in Roanoke, Virginia
- Finished in beeswax and mineral oil
- Boxed with a getting-started guide
Shipping is $8. Order two or more pairs and shipping is free.
Every pair is cut from real wood, so yours will differ a little from the photos.
How to play
Get your first click in a minute
- The still bone goes between your middle and ring fingers.
- The loose bone goes between your ring and little fingers.
- Move from the arm, as if knocking on a door, and let the loose bone swing.
