Well, some things just can’t be made out of Delrin…
Casey
(this is the flute made from that curly boxwood I posted a picture of a few months ago)
That is a really beautiful flute. Well done, Casey.
Jeff
Cool looking flute, Casey. Boxwood and silver make a fine combination, don’t they.
Dow
Wooooooow, what a beauty! 
Lovely. Only one key?
It was a trade, and he only wanted one key.
I’m looking for more curly boxwood. I love this stuff!
Casey
the wood is gorgeous. 
so much so that i think i’d like it better without the silver rings; i’ve seen some of your boxwood folk flutes before and they look gorgeous all by themselves.
the key is nice though. 
cheers,
eric
Silver on boxwood is lovely imo…
Boxwood is so lovely, curly and regular. Too bad about the highly variable humidity around here.
Here is another slightly curly boxwood flute, just mailed off today (Oct 5th). Turns out I found more of this wonderful wood - and have enough for at least 4 or 5 more flutes (or more if one doesn’t mind some flaws! ). This one turned out almost perfect in terms of knots etc. - just one very tiny one on the backside of the foot joint. Also, the grey staining. That is hard to avoid, but doesn’t detract in my mind. I really enjoy turning this stuff into flutes!
Casey
A true artist, sir! Thank you for sharing those photos
Hi Casey,
What region are you getting your boxwood from now Casey? I know you previously had some great wood from France.
Most of it is coming from Turkey.
Casey
Gotta love figured hardwoods. Very pretty. Thanks for sharing!
I’m a big fan of Boxwood. Casey - Have you ever considered using a darker brown stain?
I know makers use use a nitric acid staining method and others that use aniline dyes. I don’t like the nitric acid method and I’ve never been very good at the dyes. I have occasionally thought of setting up an ozone box to oxidize the wood. I tried this once on a boxwood clarinet (basset horn). My friend David had made one that featured a transformer and a spark generator. Otherwise it takes about 5-6 years for boxwood to start to develop a nice honey colored hue. My Rudall “shop template” made from curly French boxwood is now this color.
I actually also don’t mind the color of newly turned boxwood - knowing what it will look like later on.
Casey