http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/ The Amateur Bagpipe Makers Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:19 GMT bagpiper66 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5109 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5109 I just bought some very nice persimmon, at a very reasonable price, from NC Hardwood. You can contact Gary Davis at 919-553-0132 or gary@.... Tell Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:41 GMT Alonso Chattan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5108 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5108 If you want to make a pole lathe because it interests you, great. However, making one in order to get into wood turning is not really the way to go. You can Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:42 GMT Matthew L. Maier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5107 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5107 Primitive uilleann and Northumbrian smallpipes. Those seem appropriate to make if I'm using a pole lathe, which I plan on building because its a cheap way to Fri, 24 May 2013 03:45:57 GMT Tim Malcolm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5106 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5106 Depends on what kind of pipes are you making? Osage Orange is good for many varieties of pipes including GHB. Many fruitwoods make good smallpipes and Thu, 23 May 2013 17:19:22 GMT tonio perchir http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5105 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5105 Hi, For the wood spec, I use the french Tropix database : http://tropix.cirad.fr/eng/index_eng.html Very helpful database with, in some case, the Q factor Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:29 GMT Seth Hamon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5104 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5104 http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/osage-orange/ I use the wood database as one of my sources. Seth Sent from my iPhone Thu, 23 May 2013 16:19:10 GMT Colin Prince http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5103 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5103 Try this link to get an idea of the hardness. I'm not sure where you'll get objective info on stability. I'm interested in the properties of hardwoods that can Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:05 GMT Matt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5102 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5102 I'm interested in the properties of hardwoods that can be found in the US as far as bagpipe making goes. Amongst other woods I've looked at included Oregon Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:10 GMT Bobble http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5101 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5101 I realise I am trying to work backwards here, but is there any way to make a border chanter sound more like a GHB chanter? I have heard that a plastic reed can Thu, 23 May 2013 03:16:06 GMT Seth Hamon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5100 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5100 I use 0-1 or W-1. My flat reamers are 0-1. Sent from my iPad Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:10 GMT isochronos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5099 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5099 I forgot to mention, most wood lathe tools are made from HSS, at least the good ones. FYI, Cobalt HSS is even harder but I heard it doesn't work as well on Thu, 23 May 2013 00:39:41 GMT isochronos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5098 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5098 M2 HSS is already hardened and is a lot harder than O-1 and A-1 type steels even after they are hardened. It is often used in cutting tools for metal mills Sun, 19 May 2013 01:14:54 GMT yurit58 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5097 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5097 I'd say it's not so much about the volume as such, but more the balance between chanter and drone. So the answer would be: none of the above. Instead, a Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:45 GMT kilted@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5096 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5096 If in a perfect world, what would be more desirable for a SSP chanter; 1. A chanter who's notes are all the exact same volume, 2. A chanter that gets louder as Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:54 GMT Tim Malcolm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5095 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateurbagpipemakers/message/5095 ... Right you are - I missread the OP. --Tim