Tom Swinney - Making bellows for the Northumbrian Smallpipes

Making Bagpipe Bellows for the Northumbrian Pipes
Tom Sweeney - interviewed by Andrew Davison - SEE BELOW FOR CHAPTER MARKINGS
00:01:19 Choosing wood for bellows cheeks
00:06:08 Planing bellows cheeks
00:09:46 Cutting bellows cheeks
00:16:54 Bellows inlay
00:24:28 Use of templates for bellows shape
00:29:19 Marking and cutting slots for the stitching
00:38:57 Marking hole positions in preparation for drilling
00:42:12 Drilling stitching holes
00:47:30 Bending bellows cheeks
00:50:44 Making the bellows metal hardware
01:22:17 Remove bellows cheeks from steamer
01:28:38 Take sharp edges off cheeks
01:30:27 Putting air inlet & outlet holes in bellows cheeks
01:34:25 Cutting rebate for metal hinge plate
01:35:24 Air Inlet
01:39:12 Cutting shapes from bellows leather
01:42:18 What type of leather to use
01:43:05 Stitching the bellows
01:59:30 Glueing in purfling & polishing
02:04:02 Treat Leather with beeswax & neatsfoot mixture
02:12:15 The Finished Bellows
02:14:14 Final Thanks
Produced for the Northumbrian Pipers’ Society (www.northumbri...)
by Ian Stephenson
(www.simpsonstreetstudios.com)
Edited by Ian Stephenson & Greg McCormick
www.northumbri...

[@Thefox2000unit]

Outstanding video! 👍🏻

[@np8754]

What a fantastic video, top marks! I would have loved to see the technique on how to solder the brass work.

[@sittingatthedockofthebay4808]

From one Swinney to another.....Great video Tom.
Thank you.

[@77mazurka]

Well made video, full of good information and beautiful bellows from Tom Swinney. Works of art and craftsmanship. Thanks

[@davegoodwin9580]

Well done lads. Good, informative posting.