Make Your Own Whistle

My cousin shared this with me a while ago. This is way too cool. It's how to make your own Willow Bark Slip Whistle. When I have children and they are old enough not to stab themselves (does that age exist?), I will do this with them. Until then, I'll just have to get a hold of Shiva and do this with her.

Website synopsis:
The Willow Bark Slip Whistle is a nice easy little project requiring only a small knife and a piece of freshly cut willow. The piece of willow should be about thumb width in diameter and about a hand span (150mm) in length (this will be plenty for the whistle and also give you a good length ‘working handle’ to carve with safely). For this example I’m using a piece of Grey Sallow as it is locally abundant in the area, but any willow will work just as well. It works best in the spring or early summer when the sap is rising in the trees.

Check it out at the link below:

http://www.tardigrade.biz/?page_id=739

picture from here