Flute 365 – Day 23 – Lathe Work is done!
Having finished on the lathe, it’s transferred to the vice to have the final shaping done.
Flute 365 Day 22 – At a Festival!
Flute 365 – Day 21 – Rough finishing the shape
Flute 365 – Day 20 – Sometimes it all goes wrong…
Flute 365 Day 19 – Making a Ramp…
The ramp has been rough-cut and now needs smoothing and levelling…
Flute 365 – Day 18 – More tools
This is the bandsaw – an incredibly useful piece of kit which I use an awful lot.
Flute 365 – Day 17
Turning at 30,000 RPM, this Router Cutter cuts the semicircular channels in the wood which end up being the bore of the flute and the slow-air chamber. As you can imagine it’s a little bit scary!
Flute 365 Day 16 – A Day Off
Today I’m taking a day off from fluting (which is still part of my journey!) and doing this instead…
Flute 365 – Day 15 – A Flute is Born
This truly beautiful flute plays in “A” and is made of oak. The bird (my best carving to date) is in cherry.
Flute 365 – Day 14 – Bird!
The Bird (or block, or fetish) of the flute is ready to go on…