Hi,<br><br>I was wondering if anyone has tried the "Katana" brand carbide router bit. Has anyone had really good luck with any other brand of carbide...
I did the slight chamfer on several flutes yesterday and noticed a significant change in the tone. By SLIGHT i mean just slightly rounding over the flue exit ...
Megacool!<br><br>Tim, care to expand on your experience using this in voicing flutes? I, for one, would much appreciate your shedding a lot more light on...
Bear-<br><br>Since I fit into the "all" catagory, I thought I'd say HI! Sounds like we came from similar melting pots. I'm Scottish/Irish/Cherokee and my ...
I've done this recently with several of my flutes when I found I had to deepen the flue. For me, the VERY slight rounding over of the front edge of the flue...
Bear-<br><br>I know you got a couple answers to your ??'s but here are more locations to read with respect to what you are looking for...<br><br>1) Knuckle ...
Was working on a Walnut G# with a Birch eagle head totem when I got over anxiuos and tried to drill the blow hole without predrilling. Walkid all over the...
tim_user-<br><br>Nice job! Curly maple flute makes me want to try curly maple! Scroll work looks really cool too! Did you do the scroll work before routing the...
I am new to flute construction. A previous post talked of some plans for a router jig. Are those still available? What router bit(s) is (are) best to use for...
Thank you Darrin. I was very fortunate to get a hold of such a nice piece of curly maple.<br><br>As far as the scroll work on the other flute, the scrolling...
Do you router the bore? If so, why not also routher the blow hole? If you do, then you can also take some kind of steps to seal and waterproof it well before...
Although I built a jig of my own, I'll probably build another based on "Bills router jig". See nativeflutewoodworking2,Photos, Bills router jig. I think 2-3...
THA ONLY WAY YA CAN DRY WOOD FRUM THA INSIDE OUT IS TA BORE YER BLANKS OR SPLIT YER BLANKS OR SAW EM IN HALF ECT. DEPENDING ON HOW YA MAKES YER FLUTES. USING...
Right on--As I usually put a lot of effort into making nice sharp 90 degree flute exits this came as quite a surprise to me. So I had to try it. I've got a G...
Don, <br>I had been chewing on this bone for some time before I broached the subject here. There hadn't been much going on with postings so I decided to dump ...
Now, Darrin, you have TRULY joined the club ;-}<br><br>And, Tim, I second the kudos re your flutes. I especially like how the treatment at the upper end flows ...
Hi Don,<br><br>Well, it's kind of hard to put it in a nutshell, since most of the talk in this forum involving the thousands of messages posted is about that ...
Thank you for the compliments on the flute pics I posted. <br><br>As far as the bird flute, I just don't feel completely right about it yet, and my previous ...
Is there anyone out there that has a simple drawing of the basic construction of a Native American Flute? I have carved for five years and worked as a ...
If you see it in YOUR HEAD...then it is yours to pursue. Carving an Eagle Head isn't delegated to any particular human culture. Eagles abound all over the...
If you go to my profile page and email me, I will send you the plans,drawings etc for the router jig I think you are enquiring about. It is primarily designed ...
Hi Wade, I think your best place to start out making the Native Style Flute, would be to hunt down a book written by Ben Hunt, in it is a complete how to on...
Hi Dusty!<br><br>Thanks for the input. I definitely need and appreciate any input I can get on this issue. <br><br>Most of the flute makers that are Native ...
Tim, look at pictures of historical native instruments, particularly pre-contact. How many heavily carved examples do you find. How many photorealistic...
I am looking for good dependable sources for wood. Are any of the internet or catalog companies good sources? I asked my local lumber yard about some cedar and...
Yep, I route the bore. But I don't have a small enough round nose bit to route the blow hole. I also use different size hole for each flute, depending on the ...
Tim-<br><br>I tend to agree with Dogfox65 on this one. If you have been given a vision to create, then the gift is yours. Period. Inspiration is not reserved...
If you're just starting out, untreated cedar spindles (for deck railings) can be obtained from your local Home Depot for under $2. They are about 1.5x1.5x42"...
