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Flutes and sawdust

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Nature Man said:
Great display! I can envision a wall unit mounted with pegs at about a 60 degree angle to display hundreds of your prizes! Chuck
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That's exactly what I thought, covering every wall surface as well as every horizontal one!
@2feathers Creative Making the dowels are about 1/3". Unfortunately they're 50 to the pack and that board holds 54. The flutes in the first photo are 1/2" bore and a foot long, in the second pic they're 3/4" bore and about 16-18" long
 
2feathers Creative Making said:
A series of 3 cm wide shelves spaced at about 10 to 15 cm horizontally with the dowels leaned out at 20 degrees or so should get you a massive amount of storage in a given area of wall space.
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Like the idea, but the shallow angle will, in essence, protrude from the wall further than a sharper angle (60 degrees). Might be an issue in a smaller room, essentially shrinking the size of the room. Have to do the math, but I would estimate 3-4 inches less protrusion by going with a sharper angle. Chuck
 
I am amazed that you have taken up this journey. I myself was gonna do eggs out of as many woods as I could. Quickly found out they would not be allowed to be displayed in the house. Stopped at about 23 species - all from picking up wood from the roadside and at a friend's mulch-making enterprise. Gave them away as thank-you gifts to helpers at a ministry my daughter ran, and I cooked for. We had one event a little before Easter and gave them away. I've heard of people doing eggs, spheres, cubes, pens, bowls, spoons, jiggers, and the like, but not flutes. That is awesome. Let's see, the Smithsonian has about 43,000 woods in their collection in Maryland. But they are pikers. The US Forest Products Lab has over 100,000 samples. No pressure, but you've got a long way to go! :sofa:

Myself, I might still do something, but to keep the cost of wood down, might do miniature spoons. This, the world record smallest is just shy of 3/16" long.

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I've spotted a potential gap against this wall. Anyone want to buy a French horn?? The bari might need to go back in its case too:(

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daniscool said:
What kind? Got an age and brand? I might be interested.
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The case is marked Rosetti 5 series and the instrument is stamped 'The Hornblower 161'. From a quick search it looks like a John Packer entry-level mini
 
Nature Man said:
Like the idea, but the shallow angle will, in essence, protrude from the wall further than a sharper angle (60 degrees). Might be an issue in a smaller room, essentially shrinking the size of the room. Have to do the math, but I would estimate 3-4 inches less protrusion by going with a sharper angle. Chuck
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My bad. I meant the butt cut at that angle ... You are right, the steeper slope will work better.
 
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One broken finger and one fingertip semi-detached:( really can't remember what happened but got too close to the blade obviously. Thanks for all your thoughts, I'll have time for a tidy and sell off more spares! Watch this space:)
 
daveflutes said:
One broken finger and one fingertip semi-detached:( really can't remember what happened but got too close to the blade obviously. Thanks for all your thoughts, I'll have time for a tidy and sell off more spares! Watch this space:)
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Well it could have been much worse. How bad is the break? The semidetached fingertip will heal but take time. I hope you will regain the feeling in it.

The break is more serious if it is complex. I assume it’s not so bad considering you aren’t in a hospital bed, fresh from surgery and that it came from a table saw rather than a power hammer. Good luck and fast healing.

Edit: Make sure to eat lots of dairy products. Apparently that helps with bone regrowth (my wife is getting invested)
 
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First four finished flutes in four fortnights

English elm
Laburnum
Snakewood (Acacia xyphophyllum)
Mystery Australian wood

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Quite nice! Were these species easy to work with? I suspect you’ve run across a few species that have caused you angst. Chuck
 
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