Carving a Wooden Whistle 

Thank you for enabling an 83 year old man to take a walk down Memory Lane & for refreshing my memory on how to make wooden whistles like I did in my childhood & adolescence! From your accent I detected that you & your wife must live on the other side of the Atlantic. I look forward to watching more of your videos; & on the basis of this presentation, I am seriously considering becoming a subscriber. Almost 50 years ago I learned many rustic handcrafts when my family lived in the Southeastern Appalachian mountains in the USA. We now live in the Deep South. In my earlier years I was privileged to visit England, Ireland, & Scotland from which some of my ancestors migrated to America; others possibly came from Sweden or Switzerland. I am very blessed to discover your channel. May God bless you & yours!

So pleased to see you making this whistle. My dad used to make them for us as kids ( from Hazel) I remembered the twisting and tapping but not the rest. I’ll make one tmrw on my walk. Thank you so much

Ben, that was beautiful. Physics, Musicology, Culture and bushcraft, all in one. Bravo.

I've never seen this done with a sycamore, only willow. I've actually heard this style called a "Willow Whistle". Thanks for posting, it's been about 35-40 years since I've seen one made.

When you tested the whistle the songbirds responded!

My granddad made one for me when i was a boy. I just looked this up because im going to attempt it for my kids on our next camping trip. Thank you

He had my attention at "we don't want to split the end of our whistle"

Childhood memories came alive thanks to you, thank you

Well done sir.

I feel the same way man, only the bark tapping and twisting I remembered. You’re bringing back some of my best memories 👌🏻

Nice one 👍 and I was the 1000th person to give this a thumbs up

After determining your location, I immediately made my decision tio subscribe. It was 1970 or 1971 that I participated in a preaching mission to Great Britain. I was fortunate to be assigned to an incredibly quaint village by the name of Crishall. The family with whom I stayed were delightful and very hospitable. The gentleman of the house was a farmer, church musician, & also tended an orchard. Most likely, the time of my visit preceded your birth. As a new subscriber, I look forward to learning much from you & your wife: experimenting with new skills and/or refreshing former skills. Thank you again, and may God bless you & yours!

wow thanks never knew wet your whistle come from that thank you for sharing

Thanks! This video was great, straight to the point and a good explanation of how to maintain its sound!

Miss these types of video with the nomad hopfully more to come soon all the best 😊

That’s awesome bro! I’m going to give this a go

Awesome 😎. Now I have a good craft project this weekend with the grandkids. Thanks Ben

That’s awesome 😎

Sick I’ll share that with my dad

That is incredible!!!

Very cool project and great idea

So Fantastic!

Thank you so much It works for the first time

Magnificent. Great thing to make. Great video 😁😁🦘👍

BRAVO SIR, BRAVO!

So cool!! :)

Awesome. Thanks Ben. I was looking for a quick "make" for a scout camp I'm visiting end of May

That is a nice knife and you showcased it well Ben. One day - sight - I'll raise the funds to buy one! Wish there was a government grant I could apply for to buy one of these beauties! :) Thanks for showing a very sharp well made tool and your craftsmanship. Best Gray

Очень интересный нож! Пожалуй сделаю себе что то подобное. Обожаю работу сканди спусков по дереву - что нибудь выстругивать из дерева. Универсальней ножа не бывает.)

How lovely! My nephew likes carving branches. May get him to try thus 😊 Can you make one using most types of wood? Apple? Cherry? Etc.

Very cool

great! thanks

nice

thanks so much for this wonderful video! Is it possible to do this at other times of the year (like now!) or only around May? Thanks!

Ben, what kind of folding knife was you using to carve the whistle?

Is it possible to do this any time of the year?

which knive are you using?

Can you do this with Pine. I don’t know my trees very well but I do know I have a lot of pine trees around

i was excited, but it didn't work. the bark never came off and it just eventually chipped and peeled. I did everything right.

Nice knife what is it

I always thought wetting the whistle meant something else 🤣🤔😉

Not familiar with this style whistle. Very helpful.

I’ve just tryed this and failed couldn’t get it to separate I think I was using maybe wrong tree

What knife is that?

What kind of that

что за нож?

Please stop hurting trees...

YOU MAKE EXCELLENT VIDEOS, YOUR KNIVES ARE FANTASTIC AND ESPECIALLY, THIS FOLDING KNIFE THAT THE SHEPHERDS USED TO HAVE IT. ANOTHER FOLDING KNIFE LIKE THIS THAT I HAVE SEEN IS FROM THE SVORD, FROM NEW ZEALAND. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT YOUR KNIVES ARE NOT IN GREECE AND THEY ARE A BIT EXPENSIVE.