PHILIPPE BOLTON

HANDMADE RECORDERS & FLAGEOLETS


MAKING A RECORDER: SPOON DRILLS

Spoon drills are traditionally used by wood turners for drilling deep holes on the lathe. They are therfore commonly used for boring woodwind instruments. Here is a set of different lengths and diameters.

spoon drills in a recorder workshop



These 18th century spoon drills come from the page in Diderot & Dalembert's Encyclopédie (18th century) dedicated to tools for making woodwind instruments.


an 18th century spoon drill
an 18th century spoon drill