I still think there should be an Iowa - central U.S. version of this festival. After all this is the Plains and we are mostly making "Plains" style flutes....
Zebra wood needs to be well wiped down with denatured alcohol prior to gluing. Then the entire INSIDE of the flute needs to be sealed. On woods like these I...
I'm going to start wiping down with alcohol, but I have not had any trouble so far with either padauk or purple heart. I haven't graduated to polyurethane...
Thanks Joe. I have made one flute from cherry (black??) and the wood was denser and heavier. Is there a difference in the different kinds of cherry. I also...
I have made several wonderful flutes with zebra,purpleheart,paduk,imbua(last two probably spelt wrong).I use titebond2. I have almost ruint some flutes with...
Brad, I'm curious about just what your gluing procedure was with these two flutes using Gorilla Poly glue. 1] Were the joining surfaces tight so that you could...
I'm working on a mahogany flute right now and it looks very similar in grain patterning, and fits some of the qualities you mentioned. Sands well, light but...
Thanks for the info Darrin. The wood was rust colored after sanding as in the picture, but returned to the original dark redish/brown after using a clear coat...
Yes they are diffrent kinds of cherry. I have a Black cherry log drying now and finished a Cigar Store Indian over the winter frum tha same tree. Look's ...
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Kwe!! (Hi!!) ^_^ <br><br>I'm working on a triple flute (double drone), and I was wondering if any of y'all had any advice for me? <br><br>First, let me explain...
Alright I've finally worked up the nerve to make my first drone. To keep the mouthpiece within reasonalble size, do you drill into the SAC at a slight angle....
Jess, somebody might have a better fix on what you have in mind if you indicate 1) What pitches you intend, 2) what function you intend for the holes in the ...
Drill at a slight angle, and to keep it slight, add more unrouted wood length at the head. You can make sure the holes end up where you want by carving a ...
I agree with you about possibly being able to do the same with less. However, for some reason, I never took a liking to the sound of a drone flute.<br><br>I'm...
If yer making a Snoot Flute Mr Smarty Breeches. Just hold tha two halves together{ minus tha spacer} and drill a 3/8 hole straight into tha SAC. Once yer ...
For my two cent's, I'd go wit smaller evenly sized tubes{5/8 or 3/4} and adjust tha length's for tha desired effect. Them sizes is gonna take a lot of wind to ...
Jeff: Here are some figures I recorded while making flutes here in Western AZ. Flut 1 is an F just tune to the fundemental with no other holes. <br>F +25 cent...
Don: The blanks were shaved on my planer/jointer and were identical in length and width. Seemed to be a very flush fit. I didn't dampen the wood prior to ...
If I remeber correctly Joe, you said that you used some of the veneer pieces that you can either pick up or buy for the divider in your snoot flute. I know...
Just wondering if anyone knows what the Sonoran, Great Lakes, and Little Dog tunings are. These are mentioned in the tablature section of the book on the NAF...
I had a little E drone at the show and the mouth holes were very close to each other, drilled at an angle to get to the compression chambers. Those holes can...
You SHOULD use a damp cloth to wipe down both glue surfaces prior to gluing, just damp not soaking. The H2O reacts with the polyurathane glue to kick it. It...
No I just used a piece of 1/4" left over stock. Some one here said they used veneer laminated to 1/8" I recon'd that might be better for stabilty. But my Boy...
Thanks Dusty, I had never thought about cutting off slivers to get the desired width. This will be a rather wide drone due to the way it is layed out, and I ...
