Good morning All, Well, I've just finished flute number 4, and Am drone with a sea turtle fetish and embellishment, and am pleased with the result. But I'm...
I am a wood turner who has just been turned on to making flutes and can not help you witht eh specific question as to the quality of the woods for flutes in...
We are all still learning Kenny.... Kuz ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have...
As a general rule, you should coat the end grain of the wood. Some people use a wax, others use leftover paint. The idea is to reduce the amount of moisture...
Hi Mike, I incorporated the tangent function from your paper into Flutesheet2, as well as the corrections for the curve of the inside and outside walls at the...
Heve you considered PEG polyethelene glycol ;;PEG is used in a number of toothpastes as a dispersant; it binds water and helps keep gum uniform throughout the...
Bob Thanks for the help! I sure would like to see the hole size and placement for the 1 1/4" bore B. I want to look at the hole placement as a proportion of...
You can find a tribute page for those who knew Walt Gastin (Graywolf) at www.ArrowheadFlutes.com. I was sorry to hear of his passing in June. He loved making...
Hi I just use good old standard white pva glue , a little water added if its a bit thick and paint it on the end of my wood. Sometimes i then fit a freezer...
Hi Larry, Jarrah is a beautiful timber, particularly for furniture, but it is grown in Western Australia and I'm in the east. I can buy it from a timber...
I am very new to native american flutes and making them.I have been experimenting with some bamboo(not river cane)which has a wall thickness of approx 1/8"...
The limiting factor for the width (east to west) of the SAC exit and the TSH is the thickness of the bamboo wall which limits how much you can sand the nest...
I recently screwed up the fingerholes on a bamboo flute I was working on so I took the opportunity to cut it down the middle to give a cutaway view of the TSH,...
Hello Everyone, I will be going out to the OK Fest Wen it will take me 16 hr to drive so I won't be there till Thur. Stop by my Table and say Hi Let me know...
Hope to see some of you other flute makers at this event, especially you Kuz. Hope to be able to get with you and others and play some flutes. I will have the...
Hi Joey, Will be good seeing you there. This year has the makings of the best year yet. I have 25 really good vendors including flute makers and food. Nonstop...
John, Mike gives very good advice. Much of my cane is pretty thin, like yours. Tools that might help you get a wider TSH and SAC are: Diamond coated files...
I-81S to I-40W, and than straight ahead till you enter OK, then watch for the 82N turn off. south of Ten Killer Lake. You will get to the lodge before getting...
Hi Rick, The best thing I can add to your super directions is this. When you get off I-40 at the hwy 82 exit or Vian exit. You will travel north on hwy 82...
Hi Tim, It is October 13-14,2007 9:00 am Sat to 6:00 pm Sun at Withlacoochee River Park 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd. Dade City, Fl 33525. Mapquest will get you...
Hi Doug, The B with a 1 1/4" bore has 3/16" thick walls, and the hole placement is as follows: Hole 1: 7 23/64" Hole 2: 8 49/64" Hole 3: 10 11/32" Hole 4:...
Doug, Sorry, you wanted the hole sizes for the 1 1/4" bore B flute too, and I didn't put it on the previous post. Here they are: Hole 1: 0.336" Hole 2:...
Bob, I have been lurking on this post....what length is this flute? Craig Bob Grealish <shibuibob@...> wrote: Doug, Sorry, you wanted the hole sizes for...
Bob, I would love to be at the OK fest, and had an offer to ride with a friend. I had to decline though. It is my hope to meet you and Moosewinds one day....
Just wanted to thank all of you who have supported in any way, our first flute festival this coming weekend in Oklahoma. I am looking forward to meeting all of...
I used to burn mine in with a special rectangular tool I made. However, the TSH is the most critical part of a good flute so you are better off drilling or...
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I use the mill to set all the dimension but a red hot file does wonders at searing little splinters and underside adjustments to the ramp. ... [Non-text...
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