MN Woodturners Association

Minnesota
Woodturners Association

Event Date:Categories: Classes
Price: $20This is a members only event. If you are a member, please login to register.
2023-04-15 13:00:00 2023-04-15 13:00:00 America/Chicago Minnesota Woodturners Association Crafting a Native American Style Flute PM Information: https://mnwoodturners.com/calendar/native-american-style-flute-pm/
Crafting a Native American Style Flute
Want to make something very interactive? Something that you can play with, not just admire? Try making a flute with me. I will walk you through the design, turning and tuning of a native American Style Flute. You will also learn about other flutes, some history of flutes and the physics of sound. 
This is not a hard project to complete. Your skill set should have a basic understanding of using a roughing gouge  or skew to spindle turn a long rectangular blank to a cylinder.  Secondly, you should know how to turn a tenon.
The class should last about 3 hours
There is a $10 material fee payable to instructor.
Instructor: Charlie Prokop
What to bring:
-roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew, cordless drill with a bitset from 1/16" to  1/4', sandpaper from 120# to 220# grit
What I will provide:
-2 flute blanks ready to turn
-jam chuck blank
-hole placement charts/sticks
-dowels
-files
This signup is for the afternoon class