http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/ Native Flute Woodworking - Native Flute Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:04:52 GMT Mike Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46924 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46924 For bamboo I nearly always try to leave the nodes on the ends of the flute because they are the strongest part and help reduce the chance of splitting. If I Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:49:47 GMT dock green http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46923 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46923 Thank you Brad. The Lord has been good to me. He has brought me back from sudden cardiac death twice in a very profound way that my cardiologists call a Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:45:40 GMT William Croley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46922 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46922 I have no measurements for any flute I make.  I simply try to get the lowest key I can out of every piece of bamboo.  Now, that isn't always possible, Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:28:19 GMT David MacDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46921 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46921 Any Material...wood, metal, plastic,etc.has residual stresses which tend to hold the material's basic shape. When you cut it down the middle, These stresses Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:48:40 GMT devon_bolt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46920 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46920 Brad, The low spot you are talking about is called snip. In the past I set my bench top planer on the work bench. When the flute blanks ran out the end they Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:46 GMT theciampa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46919 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46919 Bradd, I hear you on the bending and twisting. I've had this happen on flutes that I have made with wood whose branch was under stress. Most notibly, Deadora Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:13:38 GMT Bradd-CanadianMohawk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46918 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46918 Hi Steve, Yep, it is easier for sure...but...as I said, when sanding after routing, whatever you sand off reduces the bore size accordingly. So it's plan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:17 GMT Richard B Cell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46917 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46917 Go to woodmagazine.com and check out some of the videos. There is an exellent one one minimizing snipe one a planner. I have also seen a video on adding a Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:56:26 GMT Bradd-CanadianMohawk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46916 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46916 Yes, by all means, the flatter the better. If you have a planer, and are confident using it properly, then make the blanks as flat as possible before routing. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:00 GMT theciampa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46915 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46915 Brad, I also use a table saw (using a carbide high tooth count blade) to split blanks when necessary. I do the sanding(poor man's planer)of the mating surfaces Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:46:00 GMT Brad Braland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46914 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46914 Bradd.... Some good thoughts here. In the past I've just sanded the blanks a bit before routing and only had only a few problems with the blanks wanting to Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:44:13 GMT Brad Braland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46913 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46913 Carl, This is the way I have been leaning toward but figured before I committed I'd give a shout out to some veteran makers. I may give Bradd's advice a try Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:02:21 GMT KuzinBruceFlutes@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46912 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46912 Sniping is just a way of planers. You can minimize it but I haven't found a way to eliminate it, so I just accept the loss, There's no doubt that a good Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:54:12 GMT Carl Pettit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46911 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46911 I think if it was me I would sacrifice the couple of inches of wood to get the smoother fit. Seems like a good pay off. You can always use the extra piece Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:25 GMT David Allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46910 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/message/46910 David D, nice work on the cane flute. While at your folder, I took the time to browse the images and I am very impressed with your high level of craftsmanship