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Turkey Call Paradise => Other calls => Topic started by: Houlihan on August 01, 2012, 11:00:15 PM

Title: Copy of Beckhart
Post by: Houlihan on August 01, 2012, 11:00:15 PM

JT Beckhart made duck calls in the late 1800s and early 1900s using only hand tools.  Recently one of his calls sold for about $100,000 at auction.  I tried my hand at making one similar to it.  Differences are I copied him, used power tools, it's not 100 years old, and his was a masterpiece.  Gives a guy a renewed appreciation for the old call makers who did it all by hand and are still the best.  I'll never know how he kept his lines so straight.  Here is a link to pics of Beckhart's original: http://www.customcalls.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1342548259
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/mhoulihan/WP_001492.jpg)
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/mhoulihan/WP_001485.jpg)
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/mhoulihan/WP_001489.jpg)
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/mhoulihan/WP_001490.jpg)
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/mhoulihan/WP_001486.jpg)

Title: Re: Copy of Beckhart
Post by: rocfish13 on August 02, 2012, 05:44:33 AM

You did a fine job!!!    Gary    *up* *up*

Title: Re: Copy of Beckhart
Post by: AlabamaDave on August 02, 2012, 07:59:04 AM

WOW! Good job!...That thing looks great!