How Do You Carve A Train Whistle?
Children and adults are fascinated by trains. The sounds, sights and structure of train sets are as captivating now as they were years ago. Being able to produce the train whistle sound is a great addition to a child’s enjoyment of his train set. Carving your own train whistle is a fun woodworking project and a great way to give train lovers of any age a great train set tool. Read on to learn how to carve a train whistle. Purchase 1-inch poplar stock for the whistle housing. Poplar is a better option than pine because it’s a harder wood. Cut your poplar stock 4 1/2 inches long. Use a 1/2-inch drill bit to drill into your cut poplar 4 inches deep. This hollows out the whistle all the way down, leaving 1/2 inch at the end to drill a hole for a string or strap. Measure 5/8-inch from the end of the whistle. Cut a notch halfway through the bored center of the whistle. Make a second cut at a 45 degree angle from the tip of the notch to the top of the whistle. Sand all these edges smooth with
