UGLY BOY FLUTES

These are flutes made with unusual or special woods and which may have additional artwork either in the blocks, inlays, construction, etc. They all have finish, come with a basic protective polarfleece bag, as well as a basic information sheet and fingering charts. (Click on “FLUTES” above)

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JANUARY 11, 2026

SHADOW HAWK FLUTES

This line of my flutes makes the quality and clarity benchmark “Ugly Boy Sound” affordable to even tight budgets. All flutes are made with Poplar, and have been sanded to 800 grit with one coat of Buther Block oil applied. They do not come with a bag or information sheet, but the sound mechanisms are made identical to higher-end Ugly Boy Flutes. (Click on “FLUTES” above)

The time has come to take a break from the shop for a few weeks as I have neck surgery coming up in a few days. The surgeon will be fusing C4, C5, C6, and C7 vertebrae in hopes of releasing encapsulated nerves so that my left shoulder can work again. For the past 2.5 months I lost use of the shoulder 100%: best way to picture it is to glue your elbow to your rib and you can only mover the lower arm anywhere it wants, kind of like a T-Rex. :-) Otherwise my arm has not been able to move forward, outward, or upward. The good news is that I have had zero pain…the only time it’s been real fun is when I lost my balance twice to my left and had no arm to stop me from falling into the wall or whatever was in my path. I pitied those objects as I’m a big lug. No other harm done, except maybe that which I hit. ***NEW PAGE: “Gift Ideas”, which are non-flute items I’ve created…I love various forms of art and photography, and I have a 2026 calendar of my wildflife photography as well as 2 different sets of five notecards from Haywood County. One is of scenic views, and the other is of wildlife. The cards are 5” x 7”, providing a good amount of space for writing longer notes. These have been only recently produced, so have not yet hit the market, so to speak. Admittedly I’m still trying to nail down the price since the price of shipping is such a bugger anymore, but I’ll post that as soon as I can find affordable mailers and have the shipping priced out. The calendar features only five critters from Haywood County, the rest from other places. The cover is one of my favorite animals of all, the Barred Owl, this one sitting quite often right by home, All pictures enlarge nicely when you click on them, so you can see more of the details. The cards have additional information on the back of each, FYI. # # # I’m doing my best to stay on top of the MOUNTAINOUS emails full of too much spam, but if you don’t hear from me in a timely manner please gently nudge me again. The amount of emails is stupid, and building constantly…I clear out up to 200 junk emails every day, and heaven forbid a skip a day or two. Eegads… Knowing me, I’ll be sneaking in to the shop even if to try and clean it up and organize things better as I convalesce. Lord knows there is almost no limit to what needs to be done down there, and I have some stunning wood I can’t wait to get cutting. On top of more Spalted Tamarind, I have some figured Cheche and a new wood that I’d never heard of, Muirapixuna. It’s very much like chocolate brown Ebony, but a totally different species, from Brazil. Stay tuned! Browse and enjoy! Email with any questions. Bob Child weatherflute@yahoo.com