How To Make Wood Ocarina - Hand Tools / Woodwind

How To Make Wood Ocarina - Hand Tools / Woodwind
Welcome back for another Smoky Earth Skills
Crafting a wooden Ocarina from scratch in the wilderness with only hand tools. I search for the perfect wood, something with color and not too dense for carving. Pin Cherry seems to be ideal for what I'm going for. I cut out my Ocarina blank, cut and craft a working table for using the gouge.
I start to gouge the inner chambers of each half. It is important to be careful when gouging the chamber to not break through the other side, 1/4" - 1/2" wall thickness is ideal. After you have your chambers complete, you can now move on to the windway and sound hole. The windway depth should be close to 1/16", leave a 1/4" of surface area between the lip and the chamber. That area between the lip and chamber should be less of a depth than the rest of the windway, in order for the lip to cut the air. Start your sound hole before getting too far with the windway, it is okay to work back and forth on these two parts. The two halves need to be completely flat in order to be able to test it and for it to make sound.
Tuning is done by starting with your first finger hole and moving up one hole at a time, make sure it goes up one whole note before moving to the next hole. Going back to tweak the hole size after finishing is helpful. I oil my Ocarinas with Preserve, a nice exotic nut oil blend.
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Tools Used:
1/4" Gouge
1" Gouge
1-1/2" Gouge
1/4" Flat File
Exacto Knife
Epoxy
Hatchet
Saw
Preserve Oil
/ sammysmokies

[@2XVGAMING]

Im always surprised at how sharp these bushcract youtubers' axes are

[@Finsftw102]

Great video man. I plan on trying to make my own ocarina shortly.

[@neiltrace500]

This is really amazing. I hope to learn how to do this someday. Really impressive stuff, man.

[@sammysmokies]

Neil Trace thanks Neil, really appreciate it man.

[@JimmyMan2901]

Man, I wish I would have gotten to know you a lot better in Vermont. I love music! We need to jam next time!

[@sammysmokies]

Great times hanging out...hope you've been well!

[@Nemeton...]

Perfect instrument bealtiful songs.

[@beneditowagnergarciafaria7840]

Very good! Saudações do Brasil!

[@sammysmokies]

Gracias !!

[@7down278]

Wow very impressive, your tools are so sharp man !

[@sammysmokies]

Thanks dude I appreciate it

[@Melicoy]

thanks

[@dansherman1980]

Missed opportunity for Zelda references.

[@Varg390]

KEEP GOING

[@brianedwards7142]

Only you can prevent forest fires. 🐻

[@user-md2wd2rz9f]

Круто, а можно чертеж проекта выложить?

[@MidnightGeekSS]

Do you sell the ocarinas you make? I love the sound/tone on 27:00 and 27:20

[@sammysmokies]

Yes, contact the email in my channel about tab and shoot me an email and we can go from there. Thanks

[@sammyboy1236]

Dude this was awesome! How long did it take you to make and do you have perfect pitch or did you tune it once you got home? One more thing do you make ocarina professionally or do you just make them as a hobby?

[@sammysmokies]

Thank you. Only takes one day to make one, whatever size or shape. I tune by ear, usually starting at the first note, or by....do, re, me, fa, sol, la, tee, do. There are helpful tuning apps out there. Each hole drilled should be one whole note higher. It is a hobby, but I would be happy to make one for you. I encourage you to try and I am here if you need help.

[@sammyboy1236]

Smoky Earth Skills ya I’m going to try to make a soprano one tomorrow. Have you tried to ever use clay to make one or do you prefer wood?

[@sammysmokies]

@@sammyboy1236 Great. I have never tried to make one out of clay. I like wood because it is more durable and some species can be really beautiful after sanding and oil. Just let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!

[@sammyboy1236]

Smoky Earth Skills my only problem with wood ocarinas is that (from what I have heard) you can’t tune them as well because if you take off to much wood then you can’t fix it. But besides that wood is way better because of it’s clear tone. What are your thoughts on the wood vs clay?

[@sammysmokies]

@@sammyboy1236 The camber size does matter, so take note how big or small the two halves are before you put them together. Most of the time you should land right on a full note or half note. The key is make more than one. Wood all the way if you have the tools.

[@geneduran4509]

Wow I love those furs, where do I get one?

[@sammysmokies]

I'm down to a few and have some ideas for crafts. Stay tuned though, maybe I'll have some for sale in the future. Lots of black bear roadkill in the smokies. That black bear hide I brain tanned turned out real nice. Cheers

[@Melicoy]

you missed the part with the lighter.....???

[@opt4heavenhearts4thehomele27]

Can I buy these anywhere to take outdoor camping?

[@sammysmokies]

Yeah they’re the best for taking outdoors because they’re small and easy to pack up

[@TheCramunhao666]

bom.

[@boyminecraft63]

Hi, i Try to make a ocarina but i don't understand how the windway is make, i try different method but no one works. You maybe can help me

[@sammysmokies]

The windway depth needs to be around 1/16th". The sound hole needs to be as wide as the windway and on the edge of the chamber, it's necessary to have a little windway between chamber and sound hole. To produce sound, the sound hole angle should be less than 45 degrees. Also, any of the smallest pieces of wood splinters in the entire windway (and chamber some) will greatly interfere with sound. Hope this helps, ask me something specific if you still have trouble. My Website should be up soon with plenty of Ocarinas and more for sale. - Thanks

[@boyminecraft63]

@@sammysmokies Yes, thanks you, i will try, I send you back a message if i have a problems !

[@boyminecraft63]

@@sammysmokies I try, but that doesn't work again, i don't understand why whereas i did as you in your video

[@sammysmokies]

@@boyminecraft63 Let me know what specific problem you are confused with and I can help troubleshoot. Don't give up

[@boyminecraft63]

@@sammysmokies The problem is the windway, and i think more precisely the soundhole. Everytime when I breath in the ocarine, it's just a air noise

[@agoogleuser3787]

Keep practicing the ocarina. You will sound good eventually.