" COFFEE TABLE ART " Benefit for Kinsley" Auction

[Shadetree Callers]

I got a call from David Ferguson last week about a call he wanted to donate to help raise money for the Armstrong family . This is a Fencepost caller made from an old Eminence, Missouri red cedar fencepost . David's beautiful calls have been descibed as " Coffee Table Art" , so I thought that was a fitting title for this superb turkey caller. One day this past Spring , David and Steve Lumma spent some time chasing turkeys in the hills around David's home. When the mornings unsuccessful hunt was over, they decided to work on a turkey call in their down-time. They built this one together and David let Steve tune it to the way his ears liked it . David decorated the right side of the call with a barn scene so real that I can imagine myself walking up the lane . When they were done , David told Steve to take the caller home and keep it. Well last week Steve called David to come by to pick the call back up . It turned out that Steve decided to decorate the left side with some very artistic dogwoods and burned a life-like gobbler on the lid . This caller is absolutely beautiful ! It is a home run for both of the callmakers involved . Not only is it a work of art but it sounds incredible too . This one is full of turkey and would be well suited in the woods chasing gobblers . It has a nice higher pitch and starts off with a kee and rolls into a nice raspy finish . The inscription on the bottom reads that it was made on a poor day for hunting, but a great day for killing Osama Bin Laden  May 1 2011 . The bidding on this call will start with David' personal bid of $125 . But I am stepping in to raise the bid to $ 150 . Bidding will run one week and end at 6 pm november 1st.

[fargobox]

Oh my...this is stunning, simply stunning!!!  Not sure I'll be able to 'steal' this call in bidding, but I hope this isn't the last time these two talented fellows collaborate on a call--WOW!!!   I mean WOW!

[B-Ready]

David and Steve that call is stunning in every way... .... Great job Guy's

[ronmexico]

I'm not much into box calls, but david's certainly are sharp.

[Ferguson]

I'd like to add that Lumma made me a great trumpet and brought it when he came to hunt. When we made this call together I figured he'd keep it for himself. When he gave it back to me a couple weeks ago, we agree'd to donate this call together for the good of little Kinsley and her family. Steve is a great artist and a true stand up family man.

David

[stevelumma]

Just wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to help out this family. my heart goes out to them , and I hope this call helps them get through their tough times. 
    Making this call with David was a great experience, and couldn't imagine a better man to share a hunt and a build with. David is a great student of the box call , and I expect his calls will be the finest to ever come out of Shannon county before it's all said and done.
    Thanks again to all involved !!!      Steve

[Shadowturkeycaller]

WOW 

Awesome work guys! thats is a thing of beauty!!!!   







Gregg Guthridge

[jmck]

What a colaboration of two VERY talented makers !!!
Both of you did that wodd proud---the artwork is stunning and cudo's to the donation to help this family at this time!!!

[Old Geezer]

I will raise the bid to $200.  A call with great provenance by two fine makers.

Ralph

[GR8CALLS]

Beautiful work, guys! I bid $350.00.

Bill

[Shadetree Callers]

The bidding has ended on this beautiful call . Thanks for bidding everyone !

[augiedog55]

What  stunning call. Its is more than table art.

[Jake St. John]

Beautiful work guys.  Stunning!!!!! 

[turkey stew]

What  stunning call. Its is more than table art.

[B-Ready]

Congrats Bill on getting another awesome caller!!