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

Instructor: Charlie Prokop

When: Saturday, May 13, 2023. We will have two identical sessions. This signup is for the morning session. It goes from 9am to Noon.

Location: Houck Machine, 12811 16th Ave N., Plymouth, Mn   https://goo.gl/maps/kJdhVLsHq8F2

-roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew, cordless drill with a bitset from 1/16" to  1/4', sandpaper from 120# to 220# grit

-2 flute blanks ready to turn

-jam chuck blank

-hole placement charts/sticks

-dowels

-files