<a href=http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/9511/ target=new>http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/9511/</a><br><br>This is the site I used for my 1st...
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fatcat50276
Aug 1, 2001 11:20 am
Just got this from another club I belong to. Thought it might be interesting to you folks.<br><br>"I was going through my stack of (really) old woodworking...
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greatwave
Aug 1, 2001 12:26 pm
Steve, You need to adjust the cutting edge. Once you make the north south opening smaller than 1/4" you also need to insure the cutting edge is more exact in...
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greatwave
Aug 1, 2001 12:29 pm
Fishhawk called and said he has video's available from the Musical Echoes Gathering. I haven't seen one yet, and I don't know if I can watch myself on screen ...
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wanderer2607
Aug 1, 2001 2:51 pm
Thanks for the info! I'm going to Powell's Books today anyway so I'll look for the book there. If any book store in Portland has it, they should....
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fatcat50276
Aug 1, 2001 2:59 pm
You are more than welcome but I think you can only get the book from the address I gave you. Sorry!?...
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didg_dan
Aug 1, 2001 5:42 pm
Just curious, how many of us are making plains style (flue in bird)?<br><br>show of hands please....<br><br>dan...
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didg_dan
Aug 1, 2001 6:01 pm
I would like to vigorously disagree with who ever said the hardest part was getting the cutting edge right. Piece of cake compared to what H*ll Ive gone thru ...
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didg_dan
Aug 1, 2001 6:46 pm
With all the discussion about finishing, I thought I'd add my buffalo nickel's worth.....or less depending on the exchange rate.<br><br>a few thousand posts ...
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flsketcher
Aug 1, 2001 7:44 pm
Flue in flute for Flsketcher....
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entrekin1
Aug 1, 2001 9:48 pm
I have made several small flutes with the flue in the bird. All my regular to large flutes have flue in flute. <br>Lee...
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biker_joe_a1
Aug 1, 2001 9:53 pm
Sounds like ya might have to much space betwix hole 3 and 4. See if hole 4 will tune up to a G, if it does make another set closer to #3 might even use 4 for 5...
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ckenmark
Aug 1, 2001 10:58 pm
Oh Professor! Flue here flue there, oh my god. If you would have kept going I think my mind would have flue out of my head! LOL. I have made flue in bird and ...
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tiquose
Aug 2, 2001 1:12 am
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kjohnso9
Aug 2, 2001 4:10 am
Dan, I made flutes using different (sp) thickness' of leather to create the flue and I also used flue in bird. After learning to do the eastern woodlands style...
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kjohnso9
Aug 2, 2001 4:29 am
Dan it sounds like your third hole is above the half way mark of the bore length. IE the length of the bore from the divider wall between the expansion chamber...
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fatcat50276
Aug 2, 2001 9:59 am
Dan - I have experienced this and found that the TSH was too wide from mouth to foot / north to south. I added a small peice to the front of the flue to make...
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fatcat50276
Aug 2, 2001 10:15 am
I too make flue in the flute.<br><br>Ken - How do you ever find time to make enough flutes to vend at 12 shows a year. Does it get easier the more you make or...
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greatwave
Aug 2, 2001 11:10 am
Dan....you only THINK it's the fingerholes because that is where you DISCOVER the problem. I cannot tell to which holes you refer. Is this the top hole that is...
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mtnelsonus
Aug 2, 2001 2:15 pm
Flue in the Flute. -MTN...
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didg_dan
Aug 2, 2001 7:01 pm
kjohnson writes:<br>it sounds like your third hole is above the half way mark of the bore length. <br><br>hmmmm..... could be. I'll go home and measure. If it...
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kjohnso9
Aug 2, 2001 7:49 pm
Fatcat I have learned a few things that make my flutemaking easier. I have a lot of machines set up. Three router tables and one router jig. Each one does a ...
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bay364
Aug 3, 2001 4:51 am
Dan : I started first to put the flue in the bird simple reason was its easier to replace a bird than a flute. However I payed a visit to Leonard from Lone...
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fatcat50276
Aug 3, 2001 10:07 am
That explains a lot! I have one router table , no jigs. I have one table saw and a scrollsaw to help with the general shape of the birds. I am getting mare ...
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didg_dan
Aug 3, 2001 4:58 pm
On the flute in question, I measured it last night, and came up with this:<br><br>the 3rd hole is almost exactly 1/2" NORTH of the midline of the bore. ...
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didg_dan
Aug 3, 2001 5:02 pm
fatcat asks:<br>Do you use animal form birds or just simple abstract, stylized forms? <br><br>I just use some swoopy shapes that are easy to cut with a hand...
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didg_dan
Aug 3, 2001 5:05 pm
bay364 writes:<br>.....Make sure that the flue is higher at the back than the front does wonders for the sound, <br><br><br>You mean make the flue _deeper_...
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kjohnso9
Aug 4, 2001 5:19 am
I am not a good carver so I buy totems of all kinds from good carvers who are kind enough help me out. The TSH/cutting edge is a 15-20 minute job since I...
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kjohnso9
Aug 4, 2001 5:40 am
Dan, It might be easier to raise the fundamental of this flute. If you DO NOT use tuning holes you might try cutting off 5/8 inch off the foot and then tune to...
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wpanther1
Aug 4, 2001 2:48 pm
Hey Ken, a couple of questions, do you have a local source for your wood there in Ft. Payne, or do you mail order? What type of jewelers file and where might...
