David Naill and Co - Making of a Blackwood Chanter - Part 1 

Great little series of videos on creating a piece of musical art. I always wondered, however, how safe turning pipes is for the craftsman and whether the risk of hand/ finger injury is an issue. Seems like most of these folks are pipers themselves.

This is when you can truly appreciate the hands of a fine woodworker whether it's building a piece of furniture or blackwood chanter. Thank you very much for the video David.

Can a chanter be made from plum wood? It's a hard wood, though only about half as hard as blackwood.