Perhaps something on this lines, like what James Roberts suggested...
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Perhaps something on this lines, like what James Roberts suggested...
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Yes, Tim, it is the second paragraph, keeping a 'true' cylinder of consistent diameter. The Karek Mukayelyan Duduk I have is nearly perfect for dimension in OD thoughtout the body. It's within a...
Hi Roger! Thanks for the reply, but I have a steady rest http://www.pennstateind.com/store/LSR3.html I got from Penn State Ind. Works great! I could not drill those 13" long holes 29/64" without...
Well, thank you!! I had encouragement from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHuC_guTDtw I figured if they can make it on their crude tools, then ...why not me. Honestly, I've never...
I am making Duduks, a type of Armenian wind instrument/flute. It is important to hold the turned lenght of the Duduk to a certain size for the body of the Duduk. I am using a carbid square insert...
Curt (and others) I also bought this chuck from Amazon.com and I am so VERY pleased with it's heft,quality, and price. I have put it on the Craftsman drill press (new) I have and left the original...
The 3rd Duduk after Lime treatmen (Calcium hydroxide + water) dried, then buffed a bit. Applied Walnut Oil finish. The Lime really brings out the grain. I guess it is why they do it, as I have only...
http://www.duduk.us/files/pictures/3rd-duduk/duduk_number-3.jpg
Finished my 3rd Duduk Monday (5/21/12) evening after supper. From a wood blank as seen above at top to the finished Duduk with...
I returned the Central Machinery (Harbor Freight) lathe and got a Rikon 70-050VS lathe instead. The Rikon is so much better built and the speed is a lot slower on the low end for drilling. The above...
http://www.duduk.us/files/pictures/2nd_duduk_with_1st_underneath.jpg
http://www.duduk.us/files/pictures/1st_2nd_duduks_with_armenian.jpg
A little bit more progress....
Drilled the fingerholes top and bottom and played it a bit. Sounds very nice! Some pictures after cutting off the waste stock and contouring, the taper on the...
From some more research, it does appear that it "Elder" is from an Eldeberry shrub/tree. I would imagine it would have to be a large enough tree to get a decent branch from it. Elm is good, so is...
This is what an elder wand looks like,
So I don't know if it was from an eldeberry or not.
It references an actual tree.
http://images.wikia.com/harrypotter/images/c/c9/The_Elder_Wand.JPG
No worries, John. I have some small slabs of red oak and white oak out in the quonset that I got from Woodcraft. Sort of small planks,... left overs as such. I figure I can cut those into square...
John, it's actually small spindle piece. I got the idea when I was looking for a way to use up the left over small odd sized pieces that were left when a guy cut the apricot wood into smaller pieces...
I'm sure we have an assortment of interesting wood in our back yard. Unfortunately, I grew up in Nebraska, and know what a few different trees look like, but there are some trees I have never seen...
When I lived back in Western Nebraska, Chinese Elm grew quite abundantly. I can't begin to imagine how much elm I've cut up and split for firewood. I've even seen my cousin cut up a large black...
If I were looking for Elm, or Hawthorn, or even Elder, where would I look?
If I may also ask, what is the overall width of the surface of the bed from one edge to the other. Also what is the center tracking between the bed's 2 ground surfaces?
Thanks Kevin!! I believe my lathe extenion is about 7 1/2 give or take. It has wide rubber feet with 8mm treaded 1:125 pitch thread, so I can lower it down or raise it up. Went to Menards last...
I have on order a Rikon 70-050VS lathe from Woodcraft. I also have an extension bed left over from my Central Machinery 5 speed lathe (HF) that bolted right onto the HF lathe like it was made for...
One other wonder of curiostiy. On the video in the link (first post) he used Lime. What exactly would this proceedure be used for? Do other "Lime" certain woods?
Good suggestions, all. The moisture content and how to control excessive moisture is probably a key. Obviously, we are working with wood and can't pump water in there, like I used to do when I worked...
One thing I just thought about today is to use some of the Walnut oil I have. A lot of duduk makers use Walnut Oil for the finish, inside and out. With Walnut oil, it might keep the sides of the...
Our prayers go out to Jim an Dan, and that they find help and comfort in this, their time of need and stress.