I do not use a spokeshave. I shape the exterior of my flute with a microrasp before splitting the branch and hollowing out the chambers. After glueing up, I...
Wood Lathe here; can be used for rounding plus sanding. Totsuwa ... SpokeShave. ... SpokeShave. ... $22.99 ... using the ... to ... CD ... inforamtion ... what...
I've always heard this kind of device called a shaving horse, so I did a search under shaving horse and found a good few plan sets. Several good free ones and...
Hi Ki-e-ta, I tried using a router with a roundover bit, but wanted to be able to make flutes of different bores. Instead, I'm trying a flat bottom bit, with a...
I know this is a little bit late post for this topic. But I have been looking at boiling flute blanks to speed up drying time. Has anyone tried to use a...
Another good source of woodworking tools is At Grizzly.com.. Started by a guitar maker, lots of great tools,inlay material and machinery. vern (cajunflute)...
Howdy, In the ki-e-ta Paltalk NAF Making Class yesterday, questions were asked about about the types of finishes used on NAFs. During our discussion, some...
Hi Keith, Some of the time (cold or damp wx) it takes longer for my finish to cure than I wanted to wait, sometimes over 48 hours. After reading on the label...
Yes, Keith, I made such a drying box after reading about them here. My box is roughly 12" x 12" by about 48" high. It is made with plywood, overcoated with...
Hello Keith, I think the humidity is a bigger factor than temperature. I do not have a problem with finishes drying in the winter since I heat my shop with...
Yesterday I was gifted with a POP tool kit (a brand of which I had never heard) the former owner no longer uses. It features a battery operated drill/driver...
Hi Jim, The first thing I tried, after making my "souped up" tamale steamer pot, was steaming the branches to remove the bark. I really didn't want to fill...
Hi Jim, The first thing I tried, after making my "souped up" tamale steamer pot, was steaming the branches to remove the bark. I really didn't want to fill the...
Thanks Jon That is the kind of informatin I wanted. I try and bore all my flutes limb or lumber :-)I had not done the boring while the wood was still green...
Jim, try keeping the bark on the cherry till after it's dried. (Or permanantly.) That will help prevent surface checking. Also, by boring the branch out...
Please reply letting me know how you make your flutes round: SpokeShave, a Hand Plane, a Draw Knife, a Lathe, a Sander, a Router, or something else. I use a...
I use a lathe, small plane, belt sander, pre-turned... I haven't settled on a particular style as yet so I experiment a bit and go where the Spirits tell me....
Hello Beverly, I use a bench plane and a palm sander. I sometimes use a work knife to shape the mouth piece. Art ... knife used as a draw knife quite a bit,...
I use the router jig found in the file section. I like the ability to see what I am doingas I route the sound/SAC area and then the round over process is also...
Huuuuummmmm, I'm still trying to figure out how what I thought was a personal reply to someone, ended up in a message to the flute making group. Scratching my...
HELLO ALL I WAS ASKED TO GO TO THE LOCAL ELEM SCHOOL WHICH MY SON ATTENDS TO TALK ABOUT THE NAF.I WAS OFFERED THIS AFTER A CREFT SHOW FROM SOME TEACHERS.HERE...
