Boxwood

Irish Flute
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Hi,
I am new to this board. The thing is - my mother-in-law has 121 pieces of boxwood (13 3/4 in x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in). They are about 40 years old, so the wood has had plenty of time to settle :slight_smile: She wants to sell it. Do you guys think it could be of interest for a flute maker?

Thanks!

Amélie

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1 1/4 square is probably going to be too small for most flute makers, but I sent you an email about the wood.

Cheers and welcome to the board.

Loren

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Just about an inch to short for uilleann pipes making too :frowning:

Well for chanters anyway. It’d be ok for drones and some regulators.

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Wow, we learn new things every day :slight_smile: thank you for your replies! Such nice wood! I am sure someone somewhere is just waiting for it :wink: The thing is, it’s so rare, people are not even expecting it anymore!

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Would it work for whistles? There are a number of makers working in wood, and some who work (or might want to) with boxwood.

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Jon Swayne makes fine whistles from boxwood. :slight_smile:

Where in the world you are probably affects practicalities of purchase and delivery, and therefore of potential interest!

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Yes, chatting with you guys, I learned that it would work for whistles… I am located in Ontario, Canada, so for some US states, it’s not too far :slight_smile:

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You might cross post this thread over on the whistle forum for those individuals that don’t read each forum. A couple whistle makers that readily come to mind who might be interested in the boxwood are David O’Brien and Paul Busman. And there are other wood whistle makers too.

http://obrienwhistles.com/
http://www.busmanwhistles.com/

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Hi all,

Apparently, “New members’ ability to work with private messages kicks in after 3 posts”… Sorry if I wasn’t able to read your message, :slight_smile: