How to make a cedar wood low D Irish whistle with Nick Metcalf

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Nick Metcalf shows a large portion of his process of making a Cedar wooden low D Irish whistle and the tools he uses to make his amazing instruments.
What isn’t in the video is cutting the tree down and carrying it nearly a mile up a steep hill, cutting it to size, letting it dry in the workshop for 2 years, turning it round, boring it into a tube. Also the parts where I tune it precisely are left out as I used my phone for that and couldn’t record it. But everything else is in the video. Don’t think any other maker will show you this much of the process!
Also not shown is the custom lathe tool tips that I make, the 25 years of experience making whistles, and my collection of very specific tools for the purpose of making whistles. But I hope the video is interesting and helpful so you can see what goes into making a low whistle out of wood. Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.

[@AP-RSI]

Very nice sound! I'm just learning to play a tin whistle, so I'm still an absolute beginner. But my goal is to play a low D whistle.

[@PELVIS361]

That is just awesome! I love it !

[@spiritofflute8036]

Thank you a lot for the video! Can you please tell me what is the inner diameter of that whistle?

[@NickMetcalf]

Sure I use a 7/8” bore for my low D whistles

[@musiclovergeek1251]

Hi Nick! I'm interested in starting to make my own whistles out of wood. This video was so inspiring! I do have two questions, if you don't mind me asking. (1) When you carve and cut the mouthpiece area and fit the parts together, did you put some sort of barrier on the inside to hold the block in place? (Does that make sense?) Or do you just insert it into the mouthpiece end and then test it to see if the block is inserted far enough? (2) What kind of glue did you use to hold the block, mouthpiece cap, etc. in place? Hope you can answer these, but if not, then I understand.

[@beneditowagnergarciafaria1421]

Very good! Ótimo trabalho e arte! Lindo som. Saudações do Brasil!

[@robabnawaz]

what a famous craftmenship

[@NickMetcalf]

Thanks very much