Thanks to Dale and Bob for their alternatives to using a band saw to make branch flutes when the wood won't split well using a knife. Now to find a branch...
There is no "right", "best" or "exceptable". What works for one flute may or may not work for another. Experiment, experiment, experiment. And "high tech" can...
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I do thank you for your honesty and I am so glad that you do understand. $15+ is a very good price. I just hope Ken will give you a piece of wood that is...
Hi guys Well I have benn watching this group and reading about NAF's for a while.Finally had time to make one. I used butternut and the easy plans suggested...
My name is George Atkinson www.fluteblanks.com 770.939.2603 ... Unless YOU identify YOURSELF with a name and a phone number, I don't see much help coming your...
Hi, I have a cane flute that has a couple of cracks between the bird and the blow hole. This is a thicker walled cane with about a 1/2 to 5/8 inch bore, and...
Hi! I have just had a go at making NAF from plastic but to the measurements given for a first flute in begginers, can you point me towards the plan dimensions...
... Scroll saw blades are only 5" long, so you'd need an adjustable saw frame like those used by jewelers. An inexpensive coping saw normally uses 6" blades....
I've reviewed quite a few of the posts on turquoise inlay procedures. I got some powder and tried putting a ring on a flute. The result I would say is fair,...
Hello Beverly I understand budget completely . Helpful hint . . . if you are going to use a jewelry or coping saw , it would help you considerably to make a...
Bev- It sounds like your flute hasn't been heat treated and stabilized. I have had pretty good success with heat treating an area and thus stabilizing it so...
The Ca glue comes in light, medium, and heavy. I have used tourquiose and other inlays with CA glue, and have used the light or thin which does not ball up...
Bev, get some super glue and fill the crack with it. You can also sprinkle cane dust on the super glue and it will be hard to see. Go the files section and get...
A good point by Bob... Try to start with a soft wood. A cedar branch is easy to cut and gouge, and all the process can be done in one hour or two. You can even...
LRR I do inlays a couple different ways- One way is to cut in my groove, then with CA I place a couple large chunks around about 1/16 of an inch. the CA sets...
My flutes have a 3/16" ring separating the main dark cedar body from the 4" long, spalted, light coloured Southern end cap. I've found that simply filling it...
Keep in mind though, if trying to retreat an area that already has a crack it can make it worse as well as potentially make it better. I use cane quite a bit...
Thanks, Denis, Phil and Cliff, for your very helpful tips on the turquoise inlay methods. First I will try running the thin CA down a toothpick to control the...
... and ... 5/8 ... is a ... and ... It's probably due to moisture from being played a bit,I would use wax iether bee's wax or my personal favorite parafin...
... down a ... able ... crush ... better ... chunks ... chunks ... procedures. ... result I ... Hi,I also like to do inlays,my methods pretty simple,I like to...
Beverly wrote ... Bob A. answered ... an ... Thanks so much for answering, Bob. Actually, my warped sense of humor got father away from me than usual. I know...
To place the smaller pieces into the thicker CA around the larger chunks, first I place a cloth under the flute to catch all the crushed stone so I do not...
... weekend of this month - hope that helps! Randy In nativeflutewoodworking@yahoogroups.com, George Atkinson ... nativeflutewoodworking@yahoogroups.com,...
George, sorry about that. Just had to check. You could have been the Feds or the CIA, or NSA... Just looking out for Raymond. I don't recognize all of the...
Beverly: If you find one of those Dremel hand held saws, it will probably be in a garage sale. I am 68 and had one as a kid in Jr. High. I am not sure if...
Easy peasy.....Put a sheet of paper under the gluing section so that you can fold it and the stone will flow out from the crease. In fact, put your stone in a...
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