Andy B Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hello all, I have had a long term interest in carving and making musical instruments as a hobbyist that I hope to make my semi-retirement profession someday. I am in my mid 50s now, so my plans are starting to be a little more concrete. I found this site looking at various carved woodwinds and stumbling on Yuri's ocarina. I make whistles like this one: Which is a little rough but actually properly tuned. Most of my whistles are ending up in the hands of kids as toys right now as I try to get better at it. I plan to start adding carved elements to the whistles as their quality improves. I have made a few string instruments as well: and done carving on some of them: and I often make my own patterns: A lot of my carving I do for my kids. There is fur patterned under that thick coat of paint. I had to swallow hard when my daughter said she wanted to paint it. I also turn: and I have a threaded spindle that fits in my PanaVise so I can combine carving and turning on bowls. I do a bit of scroll saw work that is sometimes combined with carving (if you consider contouring as carving): I do the odd spoon: a few woodcuts: and various other projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hi Andy Welcome on board. Cool that you've tried so many different kind of work with wood Take care Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hi, Andy. Beautifully done. Yloh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas M. Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Ah... lute-making....love it but never found the courage. Welcome on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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