Well, I just got myself two new Flutes. One is a used Mark Hoza F Flute from 2000. The other is a new Bleazey Low D Flute. As the subject says they are both Ironwood and there is a huge difference between the new Ironwood and old. The Hoza is closer to a Pratten design whereas the Bleazey has a small bore and holes. Both are great sounding and looking Flutes. The Belazey really surprises me as I can get a powerful sound in a small holed Flute it is just as loud as my Lejeune 5088 copy but has a brighter tone and is a bit more responsive, I don’t know how Phil does it. I will put up pics when I get off my lazy arse and find the Dig cam.
As promised:
From top to bottom:
Geert Lejeune Blackwood D, Large Hole Rudall Copy, Partially Lined Head
Phil Bleazey Ironwood D, Small Hole Rudall Copy, Partially Lined Head
Mark Hoza “Kything” Ironwood F, Pratten Style, With Arced Tone Holes, All Wood
That pic is going to become my Avatar.
Hey Avery,
VERY NICE!!! 
I’ve had two Hoza flutes one on each side of yours: a G and Eb. They were both excellent flutes and I really liked the Cooktown Ironwood. Let me know when you are through with the Bleazey, I’ll take it off of your hands! 
ENJOY!!!
Jordan
Oh, man, they’re lovely! When did Phil start making ironwood flutes? Avery or anyone else know?
I’ve said a couple of times (honest, it’s only been twice) that I’ve ordered my last flute, but I may have to make another exception.
What’s ironwood sound like?
Chas, I am not sure Phil is planning to make a lot of Ironwood instruments or if he is just going to make them on a rarer basis, but I am he started making them guessing pretty recently. He happened to have one in stock (along with Mopane and Yew) and that is the one I picked, so I am sure if you wanted one he would make one for you or you might just ask at the right time. I should also warn you about Ironwood, Chas, as I know you prefer lighter Flutes and the Bleazey is a couple ounces more than the Lejeune but it has a thicker profile than the Lejeune also which could have something to do with it but it is so much shorter.
Jim I would have to say that Ironwood is a bit brighter than Blackwood, I would describe it as being a little more crisp, not as bright as plastic which is a good thing. I guess it has a little more volume than Blackwood also. Ironwood is not as smooth as Blackwood which gives a little more complexity to the tone. I would say that Ironwood seems (from the desciptions I have heard) like a cross between Boxwood and Cocus it has the rougher wood which gives Boxwood a certain sound and it is as dense if not denser than Cocus giving it very similar tone.
One thing I will say about Ironwood is that it soaks up oin really fast even on the older Flute. On Blackwood you could put oil on it and let it sit for 12 hours but on Ironwood most of it is gone within an hour.
I don’t know how much different it is from blackwood as I’ve never compared apples to apples as it were. But I will say I had an Ironwood Pratten with a rounded rectangle embouchure by McGee come through here a while back that may be the best flute I’ve ever played. One of those I kick myself for selling.
Doc
Thanks, mon. I’ve emailed Phil about the availability. It’s a good point about the weight – my boxwood Bleazey weighs as much as other flutes made from denser woods. It is a bit head-heavy, too. Still plays like a dream, though; I think a similar flute made from a wood with a brighter sound would be really cool.
Thanks, everybody.
That’s a very nice quiver of flutes you have Avery. Enjoy. 
I would have to agree that the Bleazey is head heavy. I love the playability on this Flute, it really plays great and likes a really really tight embochure which I actaully like to do. After the 15 minutes that I played today (you know, break in period) I could feel it in my lips, I love that. I have to say that Bleazey Flutes are vastly underrated. No one ever raves about them as much as other makes. I love this Flute, well I do now anyway. It is really an oil sponge. After putting on oil on the outside of the Flute starting at the Head by the time I got done with the Foot it had almost soaked up all the oil in the head. The Hoza also soaks up the oil pretty fast.
Thanks Screeech!!!.
Well, I heard back from Phil, and ironwood is an occasional thing, and he hasn’t been able to find any lately. Just as well. I still have a few flutes on order. I’ll have to learn to play them, and pay for them.
The Bleazey seems to have gotten a little more mellow now, but not as mellow as the Lejeune.