EXPO 86. In 1986 Province of British Columbia Canada hosted the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication. I was based in Nakusp BC (600 km away). There was a fellow who somehow got a commission to make and sell these whistles at the fair. He and a hired fellow spent a year making thousands of these whistles. He sold them all and made a pot of money. He earned it. Thanks for the video as I really didn't know how he did it. Going to my shop to make a couple.
This is fantastic, thank you for sharing this, Stephen. My grandfather, who's now passed, made one of these for me when I was a kid, and I wanted to craft a similar one for my nephews. Can't wait to make some sawdust!
This is a great project! I may use it with a group of 8 to 10 year old kids from my church. Besides not letting them any where near the bandsaw, do you see any other safety concerns that I’m missing. Thanks for the great work you do and share.
Should be a pretty safe project. You could do all the cuts with a handsaw. It's ideal to do the holes on a drill press, but you can probably do those with a hand drill. Thanks for commenting and hope this project works out well for your group of kids.
I think they're called a center finder square. They work on smaller blocks or smaller dowels to help find the center. However, it's not required since there are other ways to find the center.
I use that centering vise for my pen turning hobby. You can find it at most pen suppliers. But try Penn State Industries online. They should have one. They come in pretty handy.
I bought a wooden train whistle at a grocery store for about 5 dollars. To make it by hand takes an amount of work worth more than 5 dollars, as I saw in this video. So my question for anyone reading is: Is there a way to make a wooden train whistle with machines that do it automatically or with less human intervention?
I would venture to say that the 5 dollar whistle is probably produced with some automation, but also done in such large batches (and perhaps with cheaper labor) that the per-unit cost is very low. Keep in mind that this audience is more the weekend hobbyist. If there is such a machine, it would probably be expensive. But if you are wanting to make them and sell them, then I guess it would pay off with time. Most weekend woodworkers want the satisfaction though of making it with their hands. They can also put their own creative spin on it.
@fouroakscrafts7240 I definitely understand. There is a pleasure in knowing how things are made or can be made too...even if I do not end up doing it myself. Thanks for the awesome video.
EXPO 86. In 1986 Province of British Columbia Canada hosted the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication. I was based in Nakusp BC (600 km away). There was a fellow who somehow got a commission to make and sell these whistles at the fair. He and a hired fellow spent a year making thousands of these whistles. He sold them all and made a pot of money. He earned it. Thanks for the video as I really didn't know how he did it. Going to my shop to make a couple.
Thanks for the comment! Glad the video was helpful.
Awesome trick on the image. I saw a train whistle yesterday and wondered how it's made. Cool video.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
The printing technique is so cool! Thanks for sharing 🚂🚂🚂
Thanks for the comment! It is a fun technique
Beautiful! Great work sir
Thanks so much for the comment!
@@fouroakscrafts7240 well earned sir 😎
Bravo………. Going to make one for my youngest grandson for his birthday end of February…… Thank you for sharing all these details…👍
Good luck with it - it is a fun project! Thanks for watching.
This is fantastic, thank you for sharing this, Stephen. My grandfather, who's now passed, made one of these for me when I was a kid, and I wanted to craft a similar one for my nephews. Can't wait to make some sawdust!
Thanks for sharing about your grandfather and thanks for watching!
This is a great project! I may use it with a group of 8 to 10 year old kids from my church. Besides not letting them any where near the bandsaw, do you see any other safety concerns that I’m missing. Thanks for the great work you do and share.
Should be a pretty safe project. You could do all the cuts with a handsaw. It's ideal to do the holes on a drill press, but you can probably do those with a hand drill. Thanks for commenting and hope this project works out well for your group of kids.
Oh man that was so cool! I love it! Thanks for sharing brother!
Thanks for watching and happy Fired up Friday to you!!
Neat project 👍
Thanks for watching - it was very fun to make.
What a cool project, as long as my kids aren't blowing that thing in the house, haha.
Thanks for watching! Yes, I have to be careful myself not to blow it too often around my wife.
Very interesting
Thanks for the comment! It was so fun and easy to make.
What's the name of that measuring tool you have out at 0:43? It looks great at doing it's one specific job of marking 45 degree angles.
I think they're called a center finder square. They work on smaller blocks or smaller dowels to help find the center. However, it's not required since there are other ways to find the center.
If i could ask a question of you, where did you get that nifty vise? I haven't been able to find anything like that anywhere i have looked.
I use that centering vise for my pen turning hobby. You can find it at most pen suppliers. But try Penn State Industries online. They should have one. They come in pretty handy.
I bought a wooden train whistle at a grocery store for about 5 dollars. To make it by hand takes an amount of work worth more than 5 dollars, as I saw in this video. So my question for anyone reading is: Is there a way to make a wooden train whistle with machines that do it automatically or with less human intervention?
I would venture to say that the 5 dollar whistle is probably produced with some automation, but also done in such large batches (and perhaps with cheaper labor) that the per-unit cost is very low. Keep in mind that this audience is more the weekend hobbyist. If there is such a machine, it would probably be expensive. But if you are wanting to make them and sell them, then I guess it would pay off with time. Most weekend woodworkers want the satisfaction though of making it with their hands. They can also put their own creative spin on it.
@fouroakscrafts7240 I definitely understand. There is a pleasure in knowing how things are made or can be made too...even if I do not end up doing it myself.
Thanks for the awesome video.