New woodturner/flutemaker

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

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.....

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

welcome to a forum

Welcome to the forum Vaughan.

Welcome to the forum.