instrument-a-day 7: laser whistles
February 7th, 2009
Laser-cut basswood and wood glue. I took a laser cutter class today at NYC Resistor and decided to make whistles based on the classic design of organ pipes. If you have a laser cutter of your own, you can download the plans here.
The wood’s not polished or stained, just burned a nice brown around the edges by the laser. It smells terrible.
I made two sizes of whistle; they sound like this.
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During February 2009 I'm making a new handmade instrument each day. photoblog
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1. Bre Pettis | I Make Thing&hellip | February 8th, 2009 at 12:07 am
[...] this awesome whistle. In fact Ranjit cut 13 of these to put together some sort of [...]
2. Caitlin Burke | February 8th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Great! Now I want a laser cutter!
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