Yep....some holes do get big.... At the Fest last Sat a kid was trying to hold my big Bass E and his little fingers were sticking down into the holes. :-) ...
Tejas, Yep...absolutely right about no two flutes are the same. Yes, we can use the terrific program, Flutomat, but go ahead, widen the TSH by 1/32, or change...
I was using spray but I do a lot of flutes, so now I just buy it by the gallon. I wipe on the first coat while it's still on the lathe, sand it down with the...
Brad All good points. Especially on the tuning. I keep trying to tell some of the newbies that you just can't stamp out two identical flutes. No matter how...
do you use a spray or the liquid? ... From: Canadianmohawk To: nativeflutewoodworking@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:13 PM Subject: [Native...
I should have mentioned that I apply (at least) 3 coats of lacquer, sanding between coat up to 1200 wet/dry paper (used wet) and then the final sanding up to...
I will try to answer what I have tried and works for me in both the finish and tuning question. Let's talk finishes. You name it and at one time or another I...
Jeremy I am using a rotary tool with cutting heads and rotary stones this time around. I have a made set of burning tools but they don't work well indoors. ...
What method do you use to tune? Anything that generates heat (burning rods or abrasive stone in a rotary tool, for example") will heat the flute a little,...
I used to tune in 2-3 steps, now it's 3-4 days. Tuning can change, at times for reasons that are hard to fathom... Kuz [Non-text portions of this message have...
That is the kind of answer I was hoping for I roughly tune flute close {flat } before treating them with "TUNG OIL" after it dry's for some reason the holes...
Hey Charlie, You may also want to look at barrel bedding tools for gunsmiths.I have a work in progress of cherry that was a real pain with the chisels because...
Ceramic would be nice, but we would have to get John Kullis to tell us how to make. lol The guys down south make mouth pieces out of bone.....Always wondered...
In the end I like mine to be dead on whatever tuning style that I'm using at the time,sometimes the wood wants something else and we have to have an accord,in...
You could make a D shaped reamer that is tapered to do fine tuning. And don't forget the scraper that puts a small rounded edge on the top of the finger hole...
Wow! I have not seen the Flexicut tools before! They look great! I love to use scrapers, and their scraper sets look wonderful! I have thought a lot about...
Kuz, that is one reason I like to leave my bamboo end wide open, without any sort of plug or cap. It allows it to dry out quicker and is easy to clean. Once my...
Thanks for all the information on finishes. The first flutes I made were finished with just linseed oil-I not only don't mind the smell, but actually like...
When we're talking finish on a flute I'm assuming we're talking finish in the flute as well. With a flute that is going into another's hands. consideration...
Good Morning all Just another quick question on "fine" tuning how exact do you all get tuning your flutes ? Do all of you shoot for right on the note or is a...
I've been using my own "salad boat finish" on teak and mahogany in a marine environment for a while now and it it holds up well. I use a mixture of half...
I will stick with the Flexicut and the Kutzall. But, Mike and I stopped by Woodcrafters this afternoon and drooled over one of those small wood carving sets...
Thanks for the tip-I have a router but so far,its been chisels,barrel beddung tools and concave cabinet scrapers.I will look into those,maybe try to bang one...
I was teaching hand-carved flute making today. I typically use gouges to carve the bore. A student had recently inherited a traditional NW coast bent...
Nitrocellulose lacquer is one of the lacquers I mentioned. Unless you have a spray booth, I wouldn't really recommend trying it. It is a solvent-based...
Tony Even some people have an allergy to beeswax. One of the didgi players in our flute circle has that allergy and he had to come up with another substance...
I like the idea that everyone is discussing and thinking about finishes from the perspective of the player. I think there is a more rounded perspective that...
Hi All - I'm pretty much a lurker here, just picking up info from time to time, but I thought I would chime in here on oils and waxes. I haven't heard anyone...
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