Post a photo of the last thing you made

[Doris]

Made this out of an old scribing block and soldered the moon together out of an old paint box. The wooden clouds taken from another project I made them for.

 

[niall Y]

A bit of an experiment this , my first B flat whistle made of African Blackwood and Nickel Silver. Back to the drawing board with this one as it could sound better at the top of the second octave.
There is an optimum inside diameter which starts around 14mm, for whistles in this key. Though this one has the much narrower bore ( 12.7mm ) used on my whistles in the key of D.

 

[Co1]

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Made this out of an old scribing block and soldered the moon together out of an old paint box. The wooden clouds taken from another project I made them for.

That is beautiful. Kudos to you.

 

[Blackswanwood]

Nearing the end of the offcut exercise ABW keepsake box …

 

[Hypnotic Chimera]

Nearing the end of the offcut exercise ABW keepsake box …

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Mate, I'm consistently utterly smitten by your handiwork.

 

[Bumble]

Muscle memory is a wonderful thing and it certainly develops with use. That said what saw are you using. A badly set saw can wander all on its own.

Thank you but alas, I can not blame my tools. I have three different makes of handsaws: Nakaya, Tamatori and Okada and I can saw like a drunken lemur with any of them. I will have to learn over time!

 

[Blackswanwood]

A bit of an experiment this , my first B flat whistle made of African Blackwood and Nickel Silver. Back to the drawing board with this one as it could sound better at the top of the second octave.
There is an optimum inside diameter which starts around 14mm, for whistles in this key. Though this one has the much narrower bore ( 12.7mm ) used on my whistles in the key of D.

I’d be really interested to see a WIP post.

 

[niall Y]

I’d be really interested to see a WIP post.

Hi Blackswanwood,

Thanks for your interest. I have posted various bits and pieces in the past that show some of the processes involved. As ever, one can get quite involved in the process and not think to take photos at all the relevant stages.

I'm intending to set out the entire process, with accompanying photos, soon, showing all the different processes involved - a sort of "How it's Made". Though I appreciate my methods will vary in some way from other makers of whistles.

Niall

 

[GS42]

Writing slope with book match burr lid and Maple for the rest...

 

[paulrbarnard]

The writing desk stares back at you.

Looks fantastic!

 

[Stigmorgan]

Writing slope with book match burr lid and Maple for the rest...

I see a dogs face in the last pic