Make a train whistle - PEM BB traditional.straw.trainwhistle

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the Straw badge in Traditional Skills.

If you need to get someones attention at distance and you don't have a cell phone, you might want a whistle.  Let's make one!

 
 

Here's one way to do it:


Minimum requirements:
  - Make a train whistle from wood
  - Protected with a natural oil or wax finish
  - 4 tone
  - This bb can only use materials that existed 200 years ago

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - The material you're starting with
  - Midway through making the whistle
  - If you have multiple pieces stuck together, explain how you stuck them together
  - Finished whistle
  - Short video of playing the whistle to show that it makes the right sounds