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What did you make today?
Maybe it was a sandwich, maybe something else.
Today I made a whistle. My son found instruction in a book he had on how to make a whistle from a tree branch. So we tried it out. A willow tree is apparently the best, but a tulip poplar will work, and that's what we have. We messed the first one up, but the second one works! We cut the branch sections before lunch. Soaked them in a bucket while we had lunch, and then spent about 20 minutes after lunch making them. |
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still says videotape
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Any chance we could get a sound file?
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Lemme see what I can do. It's kind of quiet. If you try to blow too hard, it doesn't work. I think if we play around with various dimensions and stuff, we could make a really sweet sounding one.
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Hopefully this will work. Don't know if Youtube has the video file fully processed yet.
If it's not embedded, this is the file name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV_ThJ6-vNI Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 06-20-2010 at 03:19 PM. Reason: Fix youtube form |
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still says videotape
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Excellent!
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very cool!
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Looking forward to open mic night.
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LOL! That is great! The sound alarmed my dog! Happy fathers day BTW...I can't find the proper thread...
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I'm in the (ongoing) process of making and installing base and case moldings. This weekend I'm working on the big bathroom, which is divided into an upper and lower area. I hope to finish the upper area today, but the house is not cooperating.
The moldings are hickory, to match the floors that we put in last summer, 3 inch case and 4 inch base. I'm also making a presentation for the Department of Homeland Security. |
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
Join Date: Jun 2006
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I made a meatloaf. Well, it's in the oven.
I tried putting some pickles in it this time, at a friend's suggestion. I'll have to see how it is.
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The whistle is amazing glatt.
Shawnee ![]() I might have to put you on ignore just so I don't accidentally read about the pickles in your meatloaf again. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Quote:
monster, pic of ceramic napkin thingy, please. ![]()
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not the best pic, but....
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Very nice. I like it.
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Don't let your meat loaf.
It wasn't too bad. I chopped them up really small so mostly it was just a slight pickle flavor. I won't do it again, though, and detract from my killer meatloaf.
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Just as long as somebody else isn't putting their pickle in your meatloaf!
![]() I made a ceramic napkin box. Well finished it anyway. I rolled and cut the pieces last week.
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