When you come to within a half step of your intended note...always consider running with that. But if the bore is smaller that what you might normally use, the...
Does anyone know the telephone number of Bill<br>Tosh, Customer Woodcrafter? His web-site is off<br>the air, and I need some eastern cedar from him.<br>Thanks...
I'm already on it, and have cut me a couple blanks from some pecan I had drying in the shop.<br>Never used pecan, so I don't have a clue as to what it will...
>>dusty convinced ne to try redwood and they are the lightiest flutes i have and the sound is great <<<br><br>I agree....the brittle nature of ...
My take on the wax tip. Great idea! Additional thoughts: In my eyes, this "bleeding" under the edge would be a great effect! You don't see too many eagles with...
Helped a fellow flute maker at a craft show this past weekend and ran into a problem. He had made two beautiful drones, one of western cedar and one of poplar....
Hey, Joey. In a group of three, making hole 1 smaller and hole 3 larger will move spacing closer. Wall thickness at each also can come into play. I posted a ...
Lew's formulas show equal sized holes spaced widly apart. Using the knuckle method will show that the holes can be closer and also of (approx) equal size if...
Just placed several (6 or so) pix in folder in this club of an interesting and excellent-sounding flute--folder ASYMMETRIC DRONE.<br><br>It was crafted by ...
I added a pic of the Paulwonia 2 tone drone to the Asymetric Flute Album. It was cut from a single piece of wood. The flute bodies are not the same size so the...
Thank you for the info on the drones, I will pass the info along. The same flutemaker made a flute out of some left over cypress he was making furniture out...
Re: North and South, greatwave said:<br><br>"Lew's formulas show equal sized holes spaced widly apart." <br><br>Not quite. While SOME (not all) of the cookbook...
That southern bald cypress is wonderful stuff. The waxy texture of the old growth salvaged wood my son sent me felt so good that I hesitated for a long time to...
>>That southern bald cypress is wonderful stuff<<<br><br>Yes it does!!<br><br>>>Alas, moisture tended to raise the grain recurringly in the...
I believe the novice won't care why something works as long as it works. The Knuckle method will give very good results without reguard to "wall thickness" or...
The neat thing about running a simulation in software is how fast one can try something and see the results. It can be used as a powerful tool for emperical ...
You can find a picture of a flute that works with all the dimensions at our second site under "Jerry's flutes". This flute was made using the knuckle method...
I second that motion.<br><br>All in favor signify by saying "I" ...all opposed "ney"...the "I's" seem to have it, the "I's" have it, so be it.<br>We can only...
East Coast folks can get a chance to see Mary Youngblood and Joanne Shenandoah this weekend at Rankokus American Indian Arts Festival. I beleive Mary is ...
Jerry I haven't forgotten the info on the "exotic" wood from Japan, it just seems that since my brother-in-law has retired he has been swamped. I talked to him...
<<<<<I believe the novice won't care why something works as long as it works. The Knuckle method will give very good results without reguard to...
...this discussion group needs a FAQ file, who has the time to sift through 3000+ messages? <br> <br>I understand that Yahoo has bought EGroups. EGroups HAS...
The only LP software derived flutes I've seen were all run with results that made the bottom 3 holes spaced rather far apart. I know that the software can ...
For woodcarving reasons I was at the Philadelphia, Pa. Woodcraft store and found a piece of curly koa (honest Hon, it just followed me home... can I keep it?)....
Sorry I don't have a flute here in front of me for exact dim's but you should be able to get a G# or an A out of that 18". I usually start with about 21" and...
