Excerpt from Fine Woodworking #10—Spring 1978

While making a flageolet, a small flute that resembles a recorder, I ran into difficulties in laying out and drilling the holes and in holding the flageolet down while working on it. Although I used a V-block, the slightest jiggle caused mis­alignments that became painfully evident after all the holes were bored. By adding two clamps atop the block and using a fence for the drill-press table, I was able to drill the holes in successive flageolets precisely and predictably. Mounted in a workbench vise, my modified V-block held the flageolets se­curely while I worked the windways, channels, and slots.

To make this V-block, you need less than 2 ft. of construction-grade 2×4, 6 in. of 1×1, and four hanger bolts with wing nuts and washers. The two 45° bevels that make up the 90° V are planed on the jointer and then carefully aligned before gluing. The clamps and the coves at the end of the body are bandsawn; a spindle or drum sander does a nice job of clean­ing up the curves. Most of the dimensions are not critical.

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