For the Kids

[Mike Stephens]

Here are some whistles I just finished. In the latest issue of Woodturning Design there was an article about making them. I thought it would be fun to make some. It was. My wife wants to kill me now ever time she hears one.

In Order from Left to Right. Corian, Maple/Mahogany, Walnut, Leopard Wood, Maple/Walnut/Mahogany, Walnut, Ash and Leopard Wood.


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[Jon McElwain]

Sweet! Are they through drilled end to end? How is the tone? I had one of those train whistles when I was a kid, seemed like it had two tones. Kids are going to go nuts over those I bet!

[Baxter Smith]

They look great. I thought about trying one of them when I read that article as well. The 2 1/2 year old twin boys my wife watches during the day would have loved them. But I took pity on my wife.:D

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow - those look really cool! Bet our grandkids would love them! Will have to check into that as an upcoming project!

Nice work! Thanks for sharing!

[Joe Little]

Those look great and fun to turn too!

[Roland Martin]

The kids will love them, I'm sure. The parents, oh well, that don't matter does it?:)

[Jon Prouty]

My wife would kill me.... and make it look like an accident. Very nice though...

Jon

[Roger Bullock]

Nice look'in flutes you have there. Looks like something neat to make for the granddaughter next spring when she can go outside. What is the basic plan. Do you just drill a hole and turn?

[David E Keller]

Nice job on the whistles, but I personally think you're nuts to make noise makers for kids... Unless you're giving them to someone else's kids.

[Mike Stephens]

Nice job on the whistles, but I personally think you're nuts to make noise makers for kids... Unless you're giving them to someone else's kids.

I hear ya David. But It might look funny if a 35 year old man had an obsession with making himself toy whistles. :p

[Mike Stephens]

Nice look'in flutes you have there. Looks like something neat to make for the granddaughter next spring when she can go outside. What is the basic plan. Do you just drill a hole and turn?

Roger there are some good videos on you tube. Check this 1 out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecCAXCXjQfw)

[gary Zimmel]

Now these would be perfect for the grand kids....
Nice work on the whistles Mike.

[Brian Weaver]

I did a bunch of these a couple years ago. I made one for every kid we knew that didn't live in our house. We tied them to the top of there Christmas presents. I got a lot of Thank you's from lots of nerve wracked parents :D

[Jarrett Sadowsky]

Mike those are real nice. I will have to add that to the list of ideas for future projects.

[Mark Hubl]

Those look like nothin but fun. Really a nice batch. The kids will love them for sure.