Okay, I need some fast cash to pay for 3months of cabinet making instruction and 2 months of Silversmithing classes, so I’m putting an Olwell Bamboo D flute up for sale, but I need to sell it…tonight!(Or by 8am eastern tomorrow at the latest.)
Someone recently posted that Pat is out of town and not taking orders for Bamboo flutes till at least some time February, and he usually takes 2-4 weeks to deliver, so that means at least waiting to mid March or early April probably. So, since I need $125 for the Silversmithing class, that’s what I’m asking for the Olwell. This price includes shipping and insurance to U.S. destinations.
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Nope, no metal lathe, so I’ll have to go old school (Olwell style), and use the shop’s old Rockwell wood lathe. No reamers in the shop though
In all seriousness; The class isn’t limited to strictly cabinet making, so who knows - If I could get my hands on a reamers, I’m sure the instructor won’t have a problem with me trying to make a flute, er…I mean funny looking chair leg, or two, =;^)
A couple of years ago we were exchanging emails about flutes, and you were nudging me to get into woodturning. I resisted at the time, but now own 3 lathes.
I haven’t gotten into flute making. If I had a tool to drill a conical bore, I might consider it.
Bill
[ This Message was edited by: SuiZen on 2003-01-15 09:12 ]
Yes Bill, I was going to write Loren and tell
him how addicting woodturning is.
If you start on the Lathe, you may never reach the reamer making stage.
Loren, you could make the reamers at the local collage metal shop, or have a maker like Michael Hubbert make you the reamer.
I would start buy learning to make a head joint that could replace your Cocus, that will give you at least a year of learning,
but it can be done, and even if you never get to the stage of making flutes, you could make wooden heads for Boehm flutes for the rest of your life, or you’ll end up like me,
and live for lathe time.
What ever you’ll end up doing in the end, you’ll have the fun of learning and understanding what makes a good flute work.
Bill, email me pictures of your work if you can, OK?
Just to be a stickler, I want to mention that Boehm flute headjoints do have a parabolic curve taper. So if you are making those, you might as well get it together to make whole simple system flutes. This isn’t aimed at anyone in particular.
I have to confess that the only thing I’ve made, so far, are pens. I started about two months ago. My sister-in-law took the 10+ pens I made, and sold them for $50 each. She’s a good salesperson.
Already done some turning last year Eilam - pens and bowls - still want to make flutes, although the bowls were fun, and I can see how people get into making those. Urns and vases are even more appealing…little turned boxes as well…But then you can’t play a tune on those, so…
Yeah, I’m ahead of you already on thinking about having the reamers made: The Machine shop is right next to the Cabinet Making shop on the Community College campus where I’m taking these classes. I’m going to get the guy who teaches the cabinet making class to introduce me to the Machine Shop instructor, then I’ll see about getting reamers made as a student project so I’d only have to pay for the cost of materials
Loren
Edited because I’m out of it COMPLETELY sometimes…
[ This Message was edited by: Loren on 2003-01-15 16:15 ]
Bill, you have an Olwell too, right?
Loren has one.
The best place to start would be a new head
without the slide, you can get a machinist reamer for the right diameter, to clean up after the drill bit.
Hey, Flutes are kind of like long expensive pens, and with your sister inlaw, you’re set!
Chris