I can't think of anyone on this planet i'd rather meet than you. I love your work, I watch your videos a LOT, from returning to the oldest to this new presentation ... I do admire your skill. AND you "carry"!!!! As do I !!! God bless you, your family, and your cat, which I guess is part of the family.

I watched tons of videos about making flutes, I was only able to make a flute after watching your videos. Thank you very much for what you do, I can make flutes because of you !

That was great. Don't pay attention to haters we are privileged to live on YOUR LAND

Hey Charlie, I started watching your videos 7 years ago I even Bought your book. Thanks to you I could build flutes. Really good Now you have a friend in Long Island New York buddy, thank you.😊

I sometimes make flutes from the stalk of a plant called a "desert spoon," that blooms in the same fashion by growing the stalk out of the middle of the yucca-like plant. I leave as much of the natural texture on the outside of the stalk as possible, sometimes flattening the area for the playing holes. I split the stalks with a band saw, carve out the inside, then glue the halves back together. It is nice to be able to make flutes out of something that grows here in our area (Nevada, near Death Valley).

Hi Charlie and family, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the incredible KZfaq videos you've created over the years. Your content has been both entertaining and informative, and it's made a positive impact on my life. As we welcome the new year, I wish you continued success and prosperity in all your endeavors. Looking forward to more amazing content from you in 2024!

Love the upgrade in video quality! Ty for the video Charlie

Thank you for sharring your ancestral wisdom with us!

I like to oil and rety my Blue Bear flutes while I watch your videos. It improves my playing too. I learn so much❤Thank you

Wonderful job! I learn a lot from your videos. Thank You!! I've made a few PVC flutes and whistles thanks to all the info you are willing to share with us. It's a fun way to pass some time. As I told you on other social media, I designed and printed an eagle whistle and printed it on a 3D printer based on your designs. Don't ever let the naysayers bring you down. Tools are there for us to use and enhance our abilities, not detract from them. I can imagine someone ages ago saying that something is not handmade because the craftsman used a rock as a tool. LOL!!

Hi, Charlie: Enrique Cancino here admiring your work once again. You have proven to me, at least, that a beautiful Native American flute can be made successfully from just about any material, as long as you use some judgement in the choice of material to begin with. Happy New Year to you and yours and we'll stay in touch!

Hey Charlie and family. Not just a happy new year but an extremely happy, prosperous and fulfilling New Year. You have given me many hours of teaching and all I have to give you and yours is my thanks. Thank You. This is a video that shows another angle of flute making, a great step up / forward. Tom

You’re right Charley, the tool for peace is the flute…..it’s all in the breath

✨🙏✨ Thank you for ALL you have shared over the years! You have helped me understand the intricacies of the flute, how they are made traditionally & currently. I understand when sharing so much of your life’s work via the internet you will occasionally come across ill-minded people. Ignore their ignorance, you are a gift to us ALL & the instruments you produce have impacted the world in powerful & beautiful ways! Thank you my friend, keep up the incredible mission Spirit has bestowed upon you.

Still handmade your tool perfects the numbers and measurements thanks for all of the tips and smiles you create, God bless.

Thanks Charlie, you are a real craftsmen. I wish a happy new year to you and your family.

I love your Barrel Stove.

Not to clog your comment line up, but i tried to make a flute in similar fashion as yours, except I cut it in half and carved it out with a carving tool, then glued it back together. After not getting ANY note, only air out of it, I put it aside for a couple of years trying to figure out what went wrong. A couple of weeks ago I started working on it again, and made great progress, working on the sound/air track, block, ramp shape etc.... it's not in tune yet, but my Redwood flute does play. My lowest note is most clear, and soothing ... Thanks again for teaching us. God bless you.

Wow , thank you so much for sharing your craft.... you are a master of this process...I have two of your flutes and enjoy immensely .. may you and your family have a blessed New Year!!!

I think your a great human with a good heart, thank you for helping me to understand things I haven't known about. Thanks for shearing your time and knowledge have a wonderful day

Absolutely Beautiful Flute

Finally got to finish the video, been doing 20 things at once today. Lol That Agave definitely produces a sweeter tone. I'll have to try and get my hands on some. Id have to say that this one is probably one of the most beautiful sounding one's I've heard you play. I'd love to hear a music video like your others with this flute. Beautiful job my friend, and Happy New Year!!!!

I have made some bamboo flutes since I discovered you channel. The first one I made had a great sound of of a punctured tire going flat. I have since made some that are decent sounding. Not as great as yours but not giving up.

That was a really terrific video. I enjoyed that something silly. Thank-you! Getting to know Charlie, seeing him talking about and applying his craft, I feel that much more of an attachment to my Googol flute. I've got to start saving up to get my next Blue Bear flute !

Wonderful video! 😊 so much beautiful energy and power in your craft ❤

❤Bravo Brother❤

Have a great New Year

Beautiful! Thanks!

I enjoy em all, the only thing now I started using crazy glue , How do I stop ? Ha ha! Thanks again ,Happy New Year ! Best wishes to you and your family!

Hey Charlie, another great video. Appreciate you sharing your craft and giving us an eye into the inner workings of the latest and greatest tools in the shop, very cool. Happy New year to you and your Family hope it is a great one with lots of new rewards and happiness. Btw, you used a saying in last video about grandma Whitehead and I wondering if that is just a saying or is that a family name cause if so we might be related , which would be cool.

Awesome video, as usual. Is this a new camera, great quality.

This was a very interesting video! Thank you so much! All my best wishes and hope’s for the coming New Year! : ) Have you ever made flutes from sunflower stalks or even okra or eggplant stalks? If you have grown sunflowers, especially those that produce larger heads to harvest the seeds, you know those stalks get tall and are a larger diameter. I think I have a flute made from a sunflower stalk. Many of my flutes I have not played in a long time, much less looked at them. (Yes, my bad!) Once the stalk is cut and allowed to dry it leaves a pretty sturdy piece of material that also has a soft center. Okra, especially those varieties that grow taller, can almost become tree-like in appearance and sturdiness. They also have a soft center. Well nurtured eggplants can grown reasonably tall and also produce a nice stalk, but I do not recall what their center is like. But I would also assume it has a soft center. If you are fortunate to find a reasonably straight Mexican Elder tree limb of a workable diameter, it has an even larger soft center that can be hollowed. These might be interesting to explore. : ) Now if you do choose to explore these, they all have a unique character that might not survive your round sanding machine. These might be a totally by hand build. I hope you do give these a try. With your unique skills, talents and knowledge of the old ways, I think the elders would be pleased with your creations. : )

Hokey smokes, that's a heck of a sander. Lol. Haven't seen that one before, very cool. Love that lathe. What about marking the bit or measuring and boring it just so much from each end but not all the way through, and leaving a part undrilled to serve as the natural plug instead of having to glue one in?

Hello, I've recently been introduced to the phemomenon of duct whistles (in this case specific to the Pawnee nation). I was wondering though if there's anything you or anyone in the chat can tell me about them? Thank you all

It would be great to buy an agave flute from you. Do you have any in stock Charley?

i have very LARGE hands... can i play one of your flutes..?