Everyone I ever spoke to about woodwork says the same thing… measure twice, or three times, and cut once. Never was this more important advice than with flutes – most of the dimensions are critical to good sound. So when you mark, double check your marking before making any kind of cut. Marking Up First thing’s […]
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3 – Selecting a Bore and Preparing the “Flute Blank”.
OK so now we actually begin making! But – we need to know what we’re going to make first. This depends on what key we want the flute to be in. The keys are usually referenced with “Middle C” on the piano, also called “C4”. A C4 flute would be an extremely low pitched flute […]
2 – Understanding your flute
So – this cut-away diagram is from the side of the “business end” of your flute… click it for a bigger version. The flute is made by joining two pieces of wood together after shaping them on the inside; that’s where the “join” on the drawing is. Figure 1 shows a static flute which is […]
1 – Stuff you need, and Wood
Before you begin making a flute, there’s a lot of stuff you’ll need, more stuff you’ll find useful, and yet more stuff which just makes life a little easier. Then of course, you’ll need the right wood. Now – it’s true that given a stick and a good knife, you can probably make a pretty […]
How to Make a Native American Style Flute – Series Introduction
As promised, I’m starting my series of posts about making Native style Flutes. Here is the list of posts in the series. 1. Stuff you need, and Wood. 2. Understanding your Flute 3. Selecting a Bore and Preparing the “Flute Blank” 4. Marking and Routing. 5. Cutting the ramp & flue. 6. Cutting the True Sound Hole; […]
Flute 365 – Closure
OK folks I’m sorry but the only people who were even looking at this were people I knew already – the idea of bringing lots of new people in by updating content daily failed. I’m no longer hoping to complete a year of daily photos because of that and also because I couldn’t always find […]
Flute 365 Day 57 – New bird design…
This bird design was inspired by ones I’ve seen from other makers all over… I rather like it.
Flute 365 Day 56 – Bore Walls
When using the lathe, you can make the walls THIN…
Flute 365 Day 55 – Maple Two
Further progress being made on the maple flute – Work on the lathe is now done.
Flute 365 Day 54 – Precision Chiselling
Sometimes you have to use a chisel to cut the ramp and flue… and you have to be ACCURATE.