I'm building flute based on photographs of 'havasupi' only. No other info. What's a flue? Cutting edge is at about 33 degrees, looks right, crisp (?). No ...
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greatwave
May 1, 2000 2:39 pm
You should go the the beginning of these posts, take a little time and read through them. Click on messages and click on "go to start". Pictures are good but ...
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greatwave
May 1, 2000 6:26 pm
Page me and we can discuss the "pictures"; you are using to construct your flute. The first picture of a Tom Stewart cross section will mislead you because the...
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kokofu
May 1, 2000 8:42 pm
I've seen and read about using a strip of brass for the nest. A lot of hobby stores carry 1/2"-3/4" strips that are 12" long and about the right thickness. ...
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greatwave
May 1, 2000 10:02 pm
There is a catch with the brass strip...that is that is is not going to be FLAT when your done making a hole in it unless you use a laser cutter...even then....
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caveratlc
May 1, 2000 10:59 pm
I use to use a stainless steel gasget type flue that I had laser cut and the man there said that they couldent cut brass with the laser becalse it would burn ...
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greatwave
May 1, 2000 11:44 pm
How well do they play? Do you use a bevel on the cutting edge? From looking at the one I have, I'd say that a bevel on both the top and the bottom of the ...
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chiaku
May 2, 2000 2:26 am
Dusty:<br><br>My absolute favorite flute has a brass "gasket". Simply placing it between a fold of thin hide and giving it a squeeze in a vise flattens it...
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chiaku
May 2, 2000 2:42 am
Jack:<br><br>When you have not had sufficient sleep (for weeks), and are experiencing any physical discomfort that may have a detrimental effect of your focus ...
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carole_mo
May 2, 2000 3:23 am
Welcome to the club officially, Jack!<br><br> If we could just make the posts in here into a book, with chapters on equipment, hole placement, wood types, and...
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caveratlc
May 2, 2000 3:53 am
The flue is 1/4 wide the entire piece is 5/8 wide and I had the cutting edge was cut into the flute body. Level with the top of the flute body As far as the...
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chiaku
May 2, 2000 4:05 am
Thank you for the welcome. Been a member for quite some time. Been makin' flutes for years, but I have never bled in the endeavor before. Always a first time...
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greatwave
May 2, 2000 12:55 pm
carole-mo knows!!!....Get rid of the "guard thingy" on the router. Caveratlc, when you came to the shop to visit we talked more than anything else, but if you...
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greatwave
May 2, 2000 1:09 pm
So this is a "U" shaped gasket and not a 4 sided gasket. The one I replaced is a gasket WITH the cutting edge. The benifit of these things is that a large ...
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rawolf99
May 2, 2000 2:22 pm
I use brass nests on some of my flutes. They are more effort to make and do allow for the possibility of more air leakage, but I find them attractive and there...
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paulpittcoyoteclay
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May 2, 2000 4:23 pm
To All,<br>I still remain so computer challenged that I have not posted photos myself. However, (thanks to Mark Lafferny of Zoom Studios) in addition to those...
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DOGFOX65
May 2, 2000 5:21 pm
I hold in my hand a flute missing wood chewed from the left side of the nest almost to the flue. It took off to the RIGHT during a plunge route at the back of...
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DOGFOX65
May 2, 2000 5:29 pm
We care. Thanks. Maaaa'velous....
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DOGFOX65
May 2, 2000 5:49 pm
Hope you have taken Dusty up on his offer of telephone advice on crafting the sound mechanism of your flute. <br><br>Also, his advice to read every post on ...
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cowboy_327
May 2, 2000 6:23 pm
hello i am new to the club. i am very interested in making my own flutes. i saw some beautifully crafted flutes at a little shop at chimney rock north ...
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rstandinghorse
May 2, 2000 7:25 pm
although i have yet to be officially bitten by a power tool, i have been nipped by a hand tool or two. i once 'tried' to debone my thumb with a wood gouge(keep...
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bobnancejr
May 2, 2000 7:29 pm
Lessons keep on being learned.<br><br>Most of my tools have red plastic surrounding the danger areas, such as the collar on the router table, and the insert on...
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rstandinghorse
May 2, 2000 8:33 pm
i know this isnt a political forum but this is sure to be of interest, please spread far and wide.<br><br>spetember 9th, lawrence, kansas. <br>the Leonard...
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rstandinghorse
May 2, 2000 8:48 pm
sorry folks, that link is the printer friendly version,heres the web format link.<br><br><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/yt/littlesparrow/benefitinfo.html...
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tmwoodford
May 2, 2000 10:10 pm
I talked to Dusty for a long time yesterday and am forever in his debt. I am in the process of going thru all of the messages. For that I am grateful to you...
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didg_dan
May 2, 2000 11:43 pm
Rstandinghorse said: on the other hand auto mechanics say you arent a real mechanic untill you bust a knuckle or two. <br><br>local Montana folklore says if ...
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chiaku
May 3, 2000 1:12 am
Dusty this is a four sided gasket. The sound hole is round. I can place a "flue in the bird" block on it and it palys just the same. If there is no cutting...
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tekoa2
May 3, 2000 1:15 am
Thanks for the post. Something else I can implement in my shop as well as use in the classes I occasionally teach on wood sculpting. The first 20 minutes I ...
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chiaku
May 3, 2000 1:37 am
Hey folks! Thought I should clarify exactly how my little incident occurred. Dusty, guard was up. However the "hold downs" which are dual arms that attach ...
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rstandinghorse
May 3, 2000 3:00 am
the why and wherefore comes under the heading of shit happens, pardon the expression.i didnt plan on deboning my thumb a couple years ago either, but still i ...
