Walnut Whistles

[EIEIO]

These are cut from 3/4" black walnut then finished with Howard's Butcher Block Conditioner. The plan is from Steve's source at http://jeplans.com/. The whistle plan is free after signing up. These sound very clean and are quite loud. The pitch is about 500 Hz (~B above middle C). I'd guess you could get different pitches by making them longer or shorter. These are 3" long. Easy to make - took longer for the glue to dry than to cut them.

[DWSudekum]

Those look great.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

DW

[countryscroller]

Nice work Ray! Thanks for sharing them.

[pddesertrat]

I need to make one for my Grandson so he can drive my daughter crazy!  Very nice job on your whistles.

[newfie]

they came out nice Ray.thanks for sharing them

[frankorona]

Excellent work, thanks for the link.

[Rapid Roger]

I need to make one for my Grandson so he can drive my daughter crazy!  Very nice job on your whistles.

I made a BUNCH of train whistles at Christmas time one year and gave them to the grand kids (5) and the neighborhood kids (5 more). The whistles gave me a very bad name for a long time.    Parents are NOT impressed with the sound of a railroad yard in the house. 

Rog

[Marcellarius]

awesome job!!! and a great wood choice.
do you think the wood choice will effect the sound?

[EIEIO]

awesome job!!! and a great wood choice.
do you think the wood choice will effect the sound?

When I get a minute I plan to make some in Rock Maple. I don't think the wood will have a big effect - it's mostly the size of the chamber that will make a difference in pitch. Soft wood like Pine might dampen the sound a bit so not as loud.

[DWSudekum]

I have made several out of pine today and it does not affect the sound all that much... want to affect the sound drill a 5/16 in hole about 3/4 of an inch from the end and that will give the whistle a 2 tone.  Cover the hole for one uncover for the other.

DW