The Boxwood Flame Wars

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The Boxwood Flame Wars

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Well, some things just can't be made out of Delrin........
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(this is the flute made from that curly boxwood I posted a picture of a few months ago)
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That is a really beautiful flute. Well done, Casey.

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Cool looking flute, Casey. Boxwood and silver make a fine combination, don't they.

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Wooooooow, what a beauty! :love:
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Lovely. Only one key?
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It was a trade, and he only wanted one key.

I'm looking for more curly boxwood. I love this stuff!

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the wood is gorgeous. :)

so much so that i think i'd like it better without the silver rings; i've seen some of your boxwood folk flutes before and they look gorgeous all by themselves. :)

the key is nice though. ;)

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Silver on boxwood is lovely imo...
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Boxwood is so lovely, curly and regular. Too bad about the highly variable humidity around here. :)
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Here is another slightly curly boxwood flute, just mailed off today (Oct 5th). Turns out I found more of this wonderful wood - and have enough for at least 4 or 5 more flutes (or more if one doesn't mind some flaws! ). This one turned out almost perfect in terms of knots etc. - just one very tiny one on the backside of the foot joint. Also, the grey staining. That is hard to avoid, but doesn't detract in my mind. I really enjoy turning this stuff into flutes!

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A true artist, sir! Thank you for sharing those photos :)
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Hi Casey,
What region are you getting your boxwood from now Casey? I know you previously had some great wood from France.
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Most of it is coming from Turkey.

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Gotta love figured hardwoods. Very pretty. Thanks for sharing!
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I'm a big fan of Boxwood. Casey - Have you ever considered using a darker brown stain?
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