Detailed instructions on how to make a "woodlands" style 5 hole bamboo flute, tuned to a pentatonic scale.

A blow by blow, fully illustrated manual on "How to make Native American Style Five Hole Bamboo Flutes" using a few basic tools and minimal wood working skills.If I can do it, then so can you. Follow these instructions, and the end result should be an instrument you are proud of, capable of making beautiful sounds and perhaps, like me, leading to a passion for creating a whole range of different flutes and even exploring how to make flutes from other cultures. The Japanese also have beautiful bamboo flutes..

Everything you need to know about making your own beautiful bamboo flutes. Models covered in the book are Side Blown Flute, Shakuhachi, Native American Flute and Bamboo Recorder. And now the Bamboo Sax. If you want to know how to Make Bamboo Flutes, then this is the Book. When I started to make bamboo flutes 30 years ago there was virtually no information on this amazing topic anywhere. By following the methods described in this E-Book you'll save a lot of time stuffing around, stabbing in the dark and wasted bamboo! You'll have an incredible head start that I did not have when I embarked on Bamboo Flute making.

The best way to learn to make Native American Flutes is to learn from someone who already makes them. This time honored tradition is how they have been made for the last 8000 years or so. This book leads the reader down the path of flute making which its creator had originally taken and with the experience of 28 years of work in the craft, he provides an edge for those wanting to learn how to make Native American Flutes. From beginning to end and with many types of flutes as well as materials to make them out of, this book teaches both advanced as well as the upcoming flute maker just starting the journey.

This book will teach you how to make the Native American Flute ( 5 or 6 hole flute). Using a band-saw and table router. No turning lathe is needed. Power tools are used in this book, making the job much faster................. Contents 3 Introduction to the Native American Flute 4 Safety & Tools 5 Wood selection & Flute planning 6 Cutting the flute blank 7 Routing the flute blank 8 Routing Pictures 9 Gluing the flute 10 Tapering and Rounding the flute 11 Sanding 12 Making the air holes 13 Making the air split 14 Making the bird 16 Calculating and making the sound holes 19 Tuning the flute 20 Finishing the flute 21 5 Hole Flute tuning diagram 22 6 Hole Flute tuning diagram 23 Flute diagrams 27 Bird, Fetish and Air Split Pictures 28 More Flute Pictures 29 Flute Bird Adjustment 30 Flute Finger Hole Calculation Tables 1/2 " inside bore flutes 31 Flute Finger Hole Calculation Tables 3/4" inside bore flutes 32 Flute Finger Hole Calculation Tables 1" inside bore flutes 33 Flute Finger Hole Calculation Tables 1 1/8" inside bore flutes 34 Flute Finger Hole Calculation Tables 1 1/4" inside bore flutes 35 Flute Finger Hole Calculation Tables 1 1/2" inside bore flutes 36 Formula to calculate finger hole positions 37 Millimeters to Inches conversion table

This book will teach you how to make the Native American Flute ( 5 or 6 hole flute). Using a band-saw and table router. No turning lathe is needed.Power tools are used in this book, making the job much faster.Flute fundamentals: Air is blown into the mouth end of the flute, it travels under the bird, and is channeled to pass over the air split. As the air is being split, half is going over the air split (outside the flute), the other half going inside the flute. This produces a harmonic vibration of the air waves.The holes in the body of the flute allows the air going inside the flute to escape at the flute holes. The flute players fingers, controls the air escaping at the flute holes. A different sound (note) is heard as the air escapes the body of the flute, at each hole. The sound is different because the wave length is different at each hole. The shorter the wave length the higher the note (pitch). The longer the wave length the lower the note (pitch).Lots of detailed information and photos, and tables.

Learn to make the Native American DRONE flute - two sound chambers..... Contents 3 Introduction to the Native American Drone Flute 4 Safety & Tools 5 Wood selection & Flute planning 6 Cutting the flute blanks 7 Routing the flute blanks 8 Routing (continued) 9 Gluing the Drone Flute 10 Air holes 11 Rounding and Tapering 12 Sanding 13 Making the air splits 14 Fetish design 15 Finger holes 16 Flute end shaping 17 Other Types of Drone Flutes 18 Other Types of Drone Flutes 19 Finger Holes Positions 20 Finger Holes Diagram 21 Fetish Info 22 Finger Hole Info 23 Tips 24 Tuning 25 Finishing 26 5 Hole Flute tuning diagram 27 6 Hole Flute tuning diagram 28 Formula to calculate finger hole positions 29 Fetish Adjustment 30 Fetish Options 31 Flute Finger Hole Tables 3/4" inside bore flutes 32 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1" inside bore flutes 33 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1 1/8" inside bore flutes 34 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1 1/4" inside bore flutes 35 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1 1/2" inside bore flutes

"The Art of Flutemaking" is a complete, step-by-step, illustrated guide to building Native American style flute. The author, Wojtek, published many tutorials on flutemaking on his free website, and after being asked by many readers to turn the tutorials into a book, "The Art of Flutemaking" was born. The book guides the reader through each step on building a flute, from choosing materials such as branches or construction lumber or even bamboo, through measurements and carving of the main chambers, to building the sound mechanism and tuning the entire instrument. This book will teach the reader everything that allows the person to create a fully functional Native American style flute, tuned to minor pentatonic scale. The author explains how to build the flute using simple hand tools and affordable materials, but also provides information about the use of power tools in the flutemaking process. Even if you don't have huge machines, you can still build a flute. All of this is supported by photos, images and illustrations. With the help of this book, every person will be able to build a Native American style flute. The book also contains instructions on flutecare and it teaches how to play the Native style flute, in case the reader never played this type of instrument.

Contents 3 Introduction to the Native American Drone Flute 4 Safety & Tools 5 Wood selection & Flute planning 6 Cutting the flute blanks 7 Routing the flute blanks 8 Routing (continued) 9 Gluing the Drone Flute 10 Air holes 11 Rounding and Tapering 12 Sanding 13 Making the air splits 14 Fetish design 15 Finger holes 16 Flute end shaping 17 Other Types of Drone Flutes 18 Other Types of Drone Flutes 19 Finger Holes Positions 20 Finger Holes Diagram 21 Fetish Info 22 Finger Hole Info 23 Tips 24 Tuning 25 Finishing 26 5 Hole Flute tuning diagram 27 6 Hole Flute tuning diagram 28 Formula to calculate finger hole positions 29 Fetish Adjustment 30 Fetish Options 31 Flute Finger Hole Tables 3/4” inside bore flutes 32 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1” inside bore flutes 33 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1 1/8” inside bore flutes 34 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1 1/4” inside bore flutes 35 Flute Finger Hole Tables 1 1/2” inside bore flutes

With over 300 step-by-step pictures, the Backyard Bowyer is geared for the beginning bowyer, backyard hobbyist, and anyone who has ever pondered building a wooden bow. Easy to read and follow steps go down to even the smallest detail in the design and construction of basic archery bows. Learn to craft fine wooden bows without huge investment in equipment and materials, and without being bound by location and limited workspace. Learn to construct: A classic target flat bow, an English Longbow suitable for hunting, and even your own strings and arrows for traditional and primitive archery.