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My eldest daughter is a musician (guitar, flute) and enjoys Native American flute. After seeing many designs and some utube clips online, I decided to try my hand at making a 5-hole version for her. Those pictured here are my first, which came out well enough that I used some nicely figured old-growth redwood to make the one I gave her (but other wise they're identical.)
This is not turned, but made from a square blank of old growth redwood that I first split, routed to shape internally and externally, then glued up. I used the hole spacing from a PVC design I found online, but the pentatonic tuning took a bit (done by enlarging each hole in succession, starting at the bottom and working back up toward the mouthpiece, after the flute is assembled.) I was amused that the "totem" thingy that sits on top of the flute to direct the air is called a "bird" (and the air channel is called the "nest") - so I decided to go literal and scroll sawed a bird shape to sit on the nest - nothing fancy, but functional, from some walnut scrap I had.
She got hers for her birthday a little while back. I keep this one for my personal enjoyment, as I sometimes will take it out on hikes and play in the solitude of the wilderness. Thanks for looking.
This is not turned, but made from a square blank of old growth redwood that I first split, routed to shape internally and externally, then glued up. I used the hole spacing from a PVC design I found online, but the pentatonic tuning took a bit (done by enlarging each hole in succession, starting at the bottom and working back up toward the mouthpiece, after the flute is assembled.) I was amused that the "totem" thingy that sits on top of the flute to direct the air is called a "bird" (and the air channel is called the "nest") - so I decided to go literal and scroll sawed a bird shape to sit on the nest - nothing fancy, but functional, from some walnut scrap I had.
She got hers for her birthday a little while back. I keep this one for my personal enjoyment, as I sometimes will take it out on hikes and play in the solitude of the wilderness. Thanks for looking.
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The one I gave my daughter played very easily and responsively i believe because iwas able to get the walls thinner, whereas mine is nice but wants a touch more airflow.
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