What to do when it won't tune

[Kevin Brooker]

This call wouldn't tune so I added another coat of finish and still found a use for it after all. Any more duds will get a hook and gifted to my hunting friends.

[Silverspur]

Good idea to make use of it for Christmas

[Houlihan]

Good idea. I could add a few box calls and slates to your tree.

[callman]

That is good. I had some pot calls that did not make the cut, beer coasters now.

[jmck]

it would take a strong tree at my house to hold the duds !!!! hahahaha
Great idea--

[Kevin Brooker]

Thanks for the laughs and suggestions on what to do with the rest of the duds. Feeding the fire is an effective re-purposing but feels slightly defeatist. My wire hook works but looks awful. The next free addition will be made with a shortened lanyard. The hole will go through the body to give it the corner hang dangle.

[Mmcdonald]

  . Great idea!!!

[AlabamaDave]

HA!...Great idea....I got buckets of duds! LOL

[BluMtnGobbler]

Great idea,My tree might fall over! 

[TRKYHTR]

I have resided to the fact that some wood just isn't made to be a turkey caller.

Joe

[jes]

Martha has a 5 gallon bucket right behind my Chair in work room. I seem to keep it full for her. Make great fire starter kits;
 

[GR8CALLS]

Sand that sound board off and try another one!

Bill

[Kevin Brooker]

I machine these on a mill so the sound board and chamber(?) are all one piece. Only the opening for the sound chamber is glued on. I tune them by playing and thinning the sound board. The jig on the mill allows taking off about two thou. at a pass. I've been experimenting with keeping the edge thickness the same and thinning out the sound board leaving a rim as the surface to run along the striker peg.  The duds have more value as a gift ornament then as a working call.

[GR8CALLS]

 OK, I build mine a tad different. The body is one piece but the sound board is separate, allowing me to change it out if I don't get the sound I want.

Bill