What is new in the pipemaking book
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1st Nov 2012
The section describing the making of composite drone reeds has been significantly updated
20th Aug 2011
A new section describing the tool I built to help set-up chanter and drone reeds
20th Jan 2011
Extended top hand drilling dimensions for the concert G chanter added to the drawings page
28th July 2010
Bore dimension added to blowpipe stock ferrule
Blowpipe drawing for a John Dunn style blowpipe added
Guest book for Smallpipe related questions added to the front page
3rd July 2010
Page of pictures of Kathryn's 16 key F chanter added
Notes on tapered key pivot pins added to the design page
2nd July 2010
detail of the pad seat cutting tool added to the chanter page
link to bag maker added
1st July 2010
wrapping thread supplier added to the suppliers page
28th June 2010
Thoughts on the pitch and playing pressure added to the design page
20th June 2010
Drawing for 5 drone stock added (use the G set G drone for the F set A drone)
15th June 2010
CAD assembly model of the 7 keyed chanter added to CAD_tools page
New drawing of the 7 keys with overall dimensions added to the drawings page
14th June 2010
Position of the F# key on the 7 keyed set corrected now 155.2mm was 169.5 (the position for the f natural hole!)
Century Gothic font now available to download (see drawings page)
3rd June 2010
Design information for 5 drone sets
2nd June 2010
Important info on the design of the "D" chanter
17 key chanter drawing with all the keys shown (a hand drawn drawing)
pictures for the double key making and jigs added to the Key page
30th May 2010
Drawings for the Concert Pitch "D" chanter
Chanter endcap added to the "sundry parts" drawing
Bellows outlet machining added to the bellows inlet drawing (new sheet 2)
Cane reed dimensions
28th May 2010
Drone tube drawing for concert pitch added
More thoughts on the design considerations added
Concert pitch "A" drone mounts etc added to standard parts drawing
Drawing for the drone top valve added (sheet 2 of drone parts drawing
concert small g drone sliding part dimension now 16 was 11 (top tube fitting)
Standard small d drone sliding part dimension now 19 was 18 (top tube length)
Standard small d drone sliding part dimension now 29 was 28 (top hole posn)
26th May 2010
5 Drone drone stock drawing added
Thoughts on the design considerations added
Concert pitch "A" drone drawings added
Drawing for the bellows leather template
25th May 2010
Chanter reed socket info added
Chanter final shaping picture and description added
Chanter key pivot hole info added
17 key concert "F" chanter drawing added (old drg replaced)
16 key concert "F" chanter drawing added
Concert G drone drawings - set of drawings for the wood turning
Extra help info for using the CAD tools
24th May 2010
17 key concert G chanter drawing added
photos of the keywork added to the keymaking page
Pictures of the double key lining with dimensions
Pictures of the gluing of the linings to the chanter
23th May 2010
Drone full assembly added to the CAD tools page
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22th May 2010
16 key concert G chanter drawing added
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21th May 2010
7 key concert G chanter drawing added
11 key concert G chanter drawing added
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17th May 2010
linked pictures added to the bag making page
all pages spell checked
16th May 2010
Introduction to the 2010 edition updated
E-book creation process started - free compiler located
Photos of my bellows added
I have split the introduction and the index into 2 pages
Pictures of a set of pipes added to the index page
more links added to links page
15th May 2010
Bellows plate drawings completed and uploaded
Bellows outlet tube drawing completed and uploaded
Bellows inner plate assembly model added to Edrawings
Bellows outlet tube model added to Edrawings
Bellows outer plate model added to Edrawings
more links added to links page
14th May 2010
Suppliers page updated
Drone reed making page well started - cane reeds only at present
Tool making page updated
more links added to links page
12th May 2010
Drawing for the pipe bag (this drawing is A2 size so I have added enough measurements to allow it to be redrawn full size).
I have added a links page currently with some excellent reedmaking links and some of my pipes being played
9th May 2010
Drawings for the stocks are finished and uploaded
The instructions for the chanter, bellows, blowpipe Stock machining are finished and uploaded
New drawings for the stock metalwork are complete and uploaded
Drawings for the chanter end cap and the bellows valve body are complete and uploaded
Drawing for the drone stock are completed and uploaded
The section on tuning the chanter has been updated and uploaded
The page for the CAD tool and models is now in a usable form and uploaded
The section on materials is more complete
1st May 2010
The updating of the drawings has started. The 7 keyed chanter machining drawing is complete.
The introduction to the updated version is in place although I may add more to it.
The drone drawings have been recreated and are available in PDF format
The drone metalwork drawings are complete but not checked
The supplier list has been updated but is far from complete
The description of the materials used has been started and, just needs the leather info to be added
The text of the drone making page has been updated but still needs more work
The CAD page has been created but is blank till I get more time
Some of the things that I know are missing but will be added as soon as I can
Complete the description for the making of the bellows
Better description of the single key slot lining
Better key models and drawings for the keys
Assembly drawing for the chanter and descriptions to accompany it
Assembly drawing for the drones and descriptions to accompany it
Better drawings of a water manometer
The section on composite drone reed making
Tying in the stocks to the bag
Bellows inlet drawing
Making the bellows and inlet valves
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