Tom Swinney Making bellows for the Northumbrian Smallpipes

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Making Bagpipe Bellows for the Northumbrian Pipes • Tom Sweeney - interviewed by Andrew Davison - SEE BELOW FOR CHAPTER MARKINGS • 00:01:19 Choosing wood for bellows cheeks • 00:06:08 Planing bellows cheeks • 00:09:46 Cutting bellows cheeks • 00:16:54 Bellows inlay • 00:24:28 Use of templates for bellows shape • 00:29:19 Marking and cutting slots for the stitching • 00:38:57 Marking hole positions in preparation for drilling • 00:42:12 Drilling stitching holes • 00:47:30 Bending bellows cheeks • 00:50:44 Making the bellows metal hardware • 01:22:17 Remove bellows cheeks from steamer • 01:28:38 Take sharp edges off cheeks • 01:30:27 Putting air inlet outlet holes in bellows cheeks • 01:34:25 Cutting rebate for metal hinge plate • 01:35:24 Air Inlet • 01:39:12 Cutting shapes from bellows leather • 01:42:18 What type of leather to use • 01:43:05 Stitching the bellows • 01:59:30 Glueing in purfling polishing • 02:04:02 Treat Leather with beeswax neatsfoot mixture • 02:12:15 The Finished Bellows • 02:14:14 Final Thanks • • Produced for the Northumbrian Pipers’ Society (https://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/) • by Ian Stephenson • (www.simpsonstreetstudios.com) • Edited by Ian Stephenson Greg McCormick • https://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/

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