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This Month's Woodturners of Olympia Meeting
native american flutes
john ames
Tuesday August 13th from 6:45 to 9:00 pm
In-person and Zoom meeting this month
In-person and Zoom meeting this month
John Ames has been making Native American style flutes since late 2016. His styles and techniques have been evolving as he tries to broaden his knowledge. He started his journey making flutes out of PVC to learn the basics, which his friends referred to as Native American Plumber flutes. He started working in wood in early 2017.
This month he will demonstrate techniques used to make multi-wood flutes that can be done on most lathes. He will also show how to plan and execute different tunings, how to locate the holes and some basic terminology.
This month he will demonstrate techniques used to make multi-wood flutes that can be done on most lathes. He will also show how to plan and execute different tunings, how to locate the holes and some basic terminology.