New woodturner/flutemaker

[dubrosa22]

G'day,
After enjoying playing and restoring wooden flutes (8-key and keyless simple system, Boehm, et. al.) I started making bamboo, pvc and aluminium flutes. Buying/cutting down pre-bored stock was too easy and not quite 'right' (dimension-wise that is).

So, it was inevitable that I would buy a lathe, drill press and assorted bits of turning and boring kit and start trying to turn wood flutes.

Cylindrical Renaissance tenor flutes to begin with. Later I hope to produce conical Irish flutes and Baroque one-key flutes. Making or acquiring reamers will a challenge.

So far my attempts have been moderately successful. Soft/brittle cheap wood blanks being chiefly the problem, splitting during the final turning of the sockets and tenons. Mountain Ash ain't cutting it!
Plus I need a better chuck...

Anyway, good to join this forum to learn a few things and maybe trade some timber blanks.

Cheers,
Vaughan

[crowie]

G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "Vaughan".
There are a stack members across the Sydney area plus the rest of the country.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork......
Cheers crowie

PS - Keep an eye out for a get together at Katoomba for the Sydney area forum members....great way to met & make friends.
There's also the Sydney Wood Show in late June to keep an eye out for.....

[dubrosa22]

Thanks crowie.
Strangely enough we are neighbours! I'm on Douglas Street in Faulco
I'll keep plugging away at the wooden tubes with holes and try to make the Katoomba get together.

Learning, learning...

Cheers,
V

[JJF]

welcome to a forum

[old1955]

Welcome to the forum Vaughan.

[Christos]

Welcome to the forum.