Sam has made several simple whistles over the years, but never a slide whistle. He was inspired by others on YouTube making a slide whistle and thought he would give it a go. Watch this video and see Sam has made several simple whistles over the years, but never a slide whistle. He was inspired by others on YouTube making a slide whistle and thought he would give it a go. Watch this video and see how he makes his slide whistle plus he adds his own style to the foreman shape of this project.

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00:00 Introduction
00:32 The slide whistle project explained
00:43 Milling the blank At the bandsaw
01:27 Turning begins at the Lathe
02:41 Drilling the blank
04:10 Layout of the slide whistle
06:05 Turning continues
07:24 Marking dimensions on the blank
08:33 Developing details on the slide whistle
10:38 The slide whistle takes shape
12:50 Creating details with a skew chisel
14:12 Some history on whistles and flutes
15:18 sanding and finishing
18:26 More on the operation of a slide whistle
19:50 Putting the slide whistle together
21:25 How the slide whistle works
22:23 Creating the stipple and conclusion