• Smooth Air Flow – This should be the single most important objective for the Flute Maker.  I have written six pages discussing this topic in great detail!

• Toxicity of Woods – What potential health problems can arise by using certain woods for your Flutes?

• Buying Wood – Use the ‘language’ that woodworkers use to buy their wood.

• Flue in the Nest versus Flue in the Fetish-block – One of these ‘styles’ of Flute Making has less Air Turbulence than the other.   Which one is it?

• Tuning each Finger-hole – Finally, an easy to understand and simple way to tune your Flute.

• Wet sanding Process – Step by step.

• ‘Breathiness’ in a Flute – What is it, what causes it, and how to correct it.

• Wetting Out – What can you do to keep a Flute from wetting out, and what can you do in your Flute Making design techniques to limit Wetting Out.

• Note Jumping (over-blowing) – The most often question that I am asked is how to control this?   There are 13 areas that are covered in this chapter that you can do to try to limit Note Jumping.

The ki-e-ta Shop Booklet features numerous photos and detailed steps of these Flute Making techniques:

• Wind Blocker – With this home-made, inexpensive, Wind-Blocker you will now be able to play your Flute in the wind.

• Cutting Leather Laces – Buy old leather clothes at a Thrift Shop and learn how to make your own Leather Laces.

• Attaching the Fetish-block with Magnets instead of a Leather Laces – Here’s how.

• Bore Sanders – Properly sanding the Bore is usually a pain-staking task, but with these tools it is made relatively easy.

• Slow Chamber Exit-hole Jig – Learn how to make and use this Jig which will help you consistently get your SAC Exit-hole drilled at the exactly correct down-angle and placed in the center of the FLUE.

Here are some samples of the +30 Chapters:  

Inlaying Turquoise – Detailed steps on how to crush turquoise, cut out your design into the flute, and glue in the turquoise.  

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Patching an Accidental Hole in the Flute – Eventually, most of us will accidentally sand too deep into our Flute.  No need to throw it away.  It can now be repaired!

 This is the hole:

 This is the Patch:

 This is the finished product:

Shellac Dipping Tube – Learn how to make one of these and how to use it:

Undercutting Finger-holes – Learn about tools and techniques to do this:

Shop Dollies – Working alone and having to move your shop power equipment?  Make these shop dollies: