You’ll see on the product pages that each flute is in two pieces; the body and the block – and I always make sure to tell you which wood they’re made from. Now is when I tell you the characteristics of each wood that I have so far used, to help you choose your flute. […]
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Making the body of a Flute
You may remember some time ago that I posted the first in a series of posts which talk about how I make these wonderful instruments, where I talked about shaping the flute. Today I’m going to show you something of how to make the basic body of the flute – which is actually one of […]
A couple of events to look forward to!
I’ve just booked a couple of events for later this year; I look forward to seeing you there! First of all, I’ll be in the Craft Market at Leeds Waterfront Festival on Saturday 28th June – of course I’ll only be a very small part of the attractions but please do try to drop by! Secondly, […]
Naomi makes her own flute!
Day Two of our workshop in which Naomi made her own flute, Grandfather Tuned, which she is delighted with. We both learned a lot. These workshops are going to be offered as a service to adults once I have made the necessary arrangements.
Shaping the flute
I thought it would interest some of you to see some of the work that goes into making these flutes – so once in a while I’ll post up a little piece which shows a random bit of the flute making process. Today I’m going to cover shaping the flute – it starts life as a long square […]
A quick update…
So for the last year or so, Stonelaughter Flutes has been a bit quiet on the old publicity front; but I’ve sold a few flutes and I’ve been keeping the site up to date where I can. In the background, I’ve been learning an awful lot, and tooling up for a new generation of flutes […]
Lin Dhu Festival – Lincolnshire August 2012
We set off on Thursday afternoon; tired, grumpy and hungry – all of us sniping at each other, the car rammed full of tents, lanterns, flutes and food. After a 2 hour journey into the bowels of Lincolnshire, we arrived at the venue for Lin Dhu; a farm plonked smack bang in the middle of […]
Leeds Health and Healing Festival!
Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know about the next event in the Stonelaughter Flutes calendar! We’re off to the Health and Healing Festival at the Centenary Pavilion, Leeds United FC, Elland Road, Leeds. There will be therapists, readers, stalls with all sorts of interesting information and things to buy, and performers […]
The Year Begins
Finally, I have got into gear, and have begun work on 2012’s first flute. This flute is being made with some design changes suggested by a new, but very dear friend of mine called Waonze… and it’s also being made from a Japanese Acer tree (a pale softwood which is similar in appearance to pine) […]