How to make a traditional Native American 6 hole flute part 1

After watching demystifying the traditional 6 hole flute video, learn to make your own traditional 6 hole flute. This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 is here: • How to Make a traditio... Visit our website www.bluebearflu... and please don't forget to subscribe!

[@wade4452]

The rain is wonderful! Would like to be standing in it, till the hail starts anyway 😂 Thanks again for the inspiration.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

@wade4452 Thank you my friend! Keep an eye out for the next video!

[@daltonvickers7977]

I appreciate the historic info on the flute. It is very interesting. I appreciate the video on building a 6 hole flute. Thank you very much

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great video! I made my first 5 hole flute by following your videos, thank you for teaching us!

[@degenwow]

I love your Videos.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Thank you my friend!

[@jeeplife2035]

Hey guys it’s your friend down here on the Coast Scott. It’s been a long while since I have talked to ya’ll. Hope the bear holding the flute I gave y’all many years ago still brings you good luck. I’m trying to self teach on making NAF. I can make the side blown flutes ok but I struggle making this kind of flute lol. Hope y’all are doing great thru this rough times we’ve been in. Take care.

[@AlvinHanson1708]

Thanks for adding me a few months ago, Alvin.

[@timothyhoman4460]

Good stuff brother !!! I have made a few PVC flutes for some youngsters I know. It's still amazing how a crazy curtain climber is given a flute turns into a complete angle filled with music and wonder. Keep spreading the faith and the joy.

[@alanhaddow1540]

myself new to this wonderful hobby and relaxing tutorial many thanks for keeping it simple and straightforward I am definitely going to be watching intently. many thanks.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Thanks Alan!

[@alanhaddow1540]

Ta for replying

[@mrgrnjns1111]

Love the history lesson.. can't wait to see the next part to this little series.. And i think it would be cool if you did a video on those pow wow whistles lol... Keep up the good work.. Thanks Charlie for all you do..

[@BlueBearFlutes]

+Jimmy Mead Thanks Jimmy. I think I will. I hate those things.

[@mrgrnjns1111]

me too.. I hate any of that knock off china crap these trinket traders as i call them sell.. I actually refuse to set up where anyone allows that stuff to be sold at their events..

[@BlueBearFlutes]

+Jimmy Mead We have gotten to the point that we only go to events that allow hand made items by the artist only.

[@GreenShiva-Lightfoot]

I am currently reflecting on what we have lost, hoping to add more meaning to what it is that we have. Acting as if we are none, but knowing we are all. We can't help who our mothers and fathers are, and what their circumstances were.

[@alvintyler4663]

Pro tip : you can watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

[@papirorivas935]

Great historical information as well information on how this particular flute is made.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Thanks Papiro!

[@jvogler_art4708]

I never knew the "Natives never wasted a single piece of buffalo" was a stereotype! I actually have heard that all my life "The native americans never wasted a single piece of the animal" But never realized it was a stereotype. Gonna try my hand at making one of these flutes. I think the hard part is going to be routing the wood and getting the holes where they should be... Will have to look for some templates. Ty for the valuable info

[@BlueBearFlutes]

There are so many of those stereotypes that most people don't realize. Such as all natives had long hair, no facial hair and all natives use beads and feathers!. On a side note, if this is your first visit to our Channel, I have hundreds of videos on making native american flutes! Some of them include some pretty nifty schematics! That aside, I also have a book for sale on my website with plenty of schematics inside! Thanks for watching!

[@jvogler_art4708]

@@BlueBearFlutes props to you for keeping this tradition alive. I'm really into hand crafted works of art. even though these are actual musical instruments, i still see them as works of art as well. Becuse every single piece is going to be different, and such subtle variations such as wood type, weight, diameter of the holes. All these subtle variations make each flute a unique hand crafted piece. Not enough people are working with their hands these days. I think it is what we were meant to do as human beings. Thanks to craftsman like you, this tradition can carry on into the next generation. I also have a really big appreciation for the sound of these native flutes. Some of the most calming music i've listened to. I definitely will check out your website, and more of your videos.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

@@jvogler_art4708 thank you my friend for your kind words. I agree whole heartedly.

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

Funny, because in Italy there is an actual saying that goes "of a pig one must waste anything".

[@65616larry]

Big thumbs up , Thanks Charlie

[@EggFhvj-gc4ee]

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[@Robil63]

There is also soprano sax

[@jorgeoliveira203]

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[@BlueBearFlutes]

Muito obrigado meu amigo!

[@jorgeoliveira203]

@@BlueBearFlutes MESTRE QUERI FAZER UMA DE PVC EM [DO MAIOR, COMO FACO PRA CHEGAR A FAZER AS ESCALAS, QUAIS E A MATEMATICA PRA CHEGAR O FINAL JA TOCAR UM HINO, QUEREMOS DEUS, UM EXEMPLO SEI ENVOLVE ALGUMAS CONTRAS VOCE PODE ME AJUDAR EM ALGUMAS ESPLICACOES BASICAS, DEUS LE DE SUA ESPLICACOES EM DOBRO E SEU TRABALHO E FELICIDADES A TODOS VOCES, E FAMLIARES AGRADECIDO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cheryl4860]

What are all the tools you use to make the flutes?

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Mainly my hands. You may want to check out some of my other videos to answer that question better.

[@54ChickenHawk]

Why do you leave the bottom end of the blank in ,then drill it out later? Can you run router on out the end? I notice this in all your flute making, thanks

[@clarksmith6777]

Hey Charlie, you said you sale your flutes online as well? Where might I go to find your prices? I am Cherokee and trying to keep in my heritage

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Hey Clark. You can find us at www.bluebearflutes.com

[@edstud1]

Did I miss it, or did he fail to tell what size he drilled the finger holes?

[@BlueBearFlutes]

He actually talks about that in countless other videos and also tells you about tuning in this one.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

He's a pretty good guy and rarely fails.

[@clarksmith6777]

Great Thank you very much, Witch one would you recommend to play the The Last of the Mohicans song?

[@Lordveine]

I am a nativie american i farled on the first fluently but i actually did IT the same name and had no video, no book . Omg i Have to call on My Anderstorp next time i make It.

[@fishrocktoad]

Thanks for your reply Charlie, My question is ..... After you have selected a block of wood, Do you bore the block with a drill press and then turn it on a lathe? I’m wondering how you shape the block into a dowell. . I haven’t found any videos on this nor on how to hollow out the dowell. I’m a woodworker ..... I’m presuming you cut the block .... bore the tube .... drill the holes .... finish off the final shape on a lathe ... and then much sanding😬 It seems the better quality flutes are made from solid stock rather than by splitting. (?) Thanks for your vids

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Some of these videos should help. Some might be a little fun. Although modern ideas make it easy to believe that using a tube which is bored out is better, I find it following traditional patterns sometimes yields better results. In the case of something that has been done the same way for thousands of years, chances are there may be a good reason to do it that way. In the case of the debate between splitting a flute and hollowing it out or boring the middle out of a solid block of wood, there are reasons different people believe it should be good one way or the other. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r36sZWCOqJJgqK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/noirmoCkbMemY80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3mknWNspNysnNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4Omkp2sfdV-b9U

[@dominusanuli3595]

My dude, the saxophone hand keys are the same across all saxophones

[@Tamaquashad]

keys may be similar to fit your hand but the actual hole placement is completely different

[@marilynnjordan5765]

Can you make the finger holes a bit smaller for ladies with small hands and yet end up with a bass flute?

[@dominusanuli3595]

I think so but dont quote me on it

[@231gareth231]

How do you know how deep to make the hollow ?

[@BlueBearFlutes]

It depends on the tone of the flute you're trying to make. Please check out some of our other videos where we give precise measurements. Thanks for watching!

[@claytonstolz5973]

You a real cool dude

[@jz0111]

What’s the gauge you use to hollow out the bore?

[@clydemelissadarrow7947]

do you sell sheet music in the form of tab for the five hole flute

[@fishrocktoad]

Did you use a lathe to turn either of them? Good information on the innards, but hou do you make a solid piece flute? I’d be particularly interested in how the original tubes were bored

[@BlueBearFlutes]

The original flutes were split in half and hollowed out with a sharp tool, not bored as many flute makers do today. We also have a couple of videos on that as well and some new ones coming out very soon! Thanks for watching.

[@ianjulius5185]

What is the song at the beginning?

[@fishrocktoad]

Please demonstrate how to make a solid wood tube

[@BlueBearFlutes]

I have been meaning to demonstrate how to make a dowel for a long time. That is the only solid wood tube I'm aware of. If you mean a hollow tube, I have videos on that already.😂

[@katelynnsummers1014]

Hey buddy do you have any available for purchase and how much do they run.

[@BlueBearFlutes]

We have tons of flute types from $25 to $500 on our website bluebearflutes.com 🙂

[@williamcarter9380]

Make a powwow whistle video.

[@MrFlintwalker1]

how do you make the flute tune to a certain frequency such as 432?

[@annashal6010]

but how did the Native Americans build the flute if they didn't swabian all the tools we have now ???

[@BlueBearFlutes]

You might want to check some of my other videos on making a flute with natural materials and simple tools. We have lots of those. Additionally, thank you very much for teaching me a new word today! "Swabian": Swabians are Germanic people who are native to the ethnocultural and linguistic region of Swabia, which is now mostly divided between the modern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in southwestern Germany.

[@annashal6010]

@@BlueBearFlutes oh ok thank you But i think i write swabian because the automatic corrector change the word 😅

[@BlueBearFlutes]

@@annashal6010 it was certainly worth a quick read this morning! 🙂 Thanks for watching!

[@robkelch3259]

yu ever split a stick then scrape it ut with a rock then stick it together with resin me either we just stretch a cat it screens lu0der the more yu pull it

[@BlueBearFlutes]

I very much appreciate your system of writing. I speak six languages, English being the first and best and I'm still reading your message. That having been said, to answer your question, yes I have. And it sounded pretty damn good! About to make a video of that.

[@robkelch3259]

@@BlueBearFlutes I'm sorry if what i said s0unded like a hack it wasn't natives didnt possess the knowledge to create a flute unless they were survivers 0f a catastrophe

[@BlueBearFlutes]

@@robkelch3259 You're good Rob! No need to be sorry. It's just fun looking at your message! Likewise, I hope to release that video soon. It should be kind of nice. Thanks again for watching and commenting. All of that helps!

[@robkelch3259]

@@BlueBearFlutes yes and yu knw it survives f a very advance society that are ancient and they weren't originally from this planet g get your horse and caraige festus yu bet

[@robkelch3259]

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[@sandravelasco5932]

You think I can recycle a Christmas tree for make a flute ??

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Absolutely! Here's a video on how to do just that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5_doH6wipyphNU

[@BlueBearFlutes]

Here's part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn7UknqXpLBsZ8k

[@sandravelasco5932]

@@BlueBearFlutes ahhh ! Thank you !

[@anakkail5417]

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