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I am a flute maker and have an experimental flute I have to make a repair on.I can still use it,but just need to make the repair.
The flute is eastern red cedar and is basically an "almost" completely hollow tube 1 1/16" in diameter with a 3/4" bore or hole through the inside the length of the flute. On the top of this flute is a section I need to replace cause it has a bad place in it..So I routed a groove 2 1/2" long with a 1/2" straight bit . I want to make an insert of a contrasting wood to glue in this groove. I can rip a piece 1/2" wide but dont know how to make the rounded ends with a near perfect radius.....
On the inside of the flute there is a piece of 3/4" dowel rod 3/8" long right in the middle of this groove...The insert will be glued in and sit on top of the dowel and then sanded flush.This dowel is part of the function of the flute....
***My question is how to make the rounded ends of this 1/2" insert with a near perfect radius. It will be glued in ! Thanks in advance !!!
The flute is eastern red cedar and is basically an "almost" completely hollow tube 1 1/16" in diameter with a 3/4" bore or hole through the inside the length of the flute. On the top of this flute is a section I need to replace cause it has a bad place in it..So I routed a groove 2 1/2" long with a 1/2" straight bit . I want to make an insert of a contrasting wood to glue in this groove. I can rip a piece 1/2" wide but dont know how to make the rounded ends with a near perfect radius.....
On the inside of the flute there is a piece of 3/4" dowel rod 3/8" long right in the middle of this groove...The insert will be glued in and sit on top of the dowel and then sanded flush.This dowel is part of the function of the flute....
***My question is how to make the rounded ends of this 1/2" insert with a near perfect radius. It will be glued in ! Thanks in advance !!!