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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Callmaker's Bench => Topic started by: firedup on March 12, 2014, 06:48:37 PM
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As some of you know, I live and work in coal country WV. There is a lot of controversy going on rite now with coal and issues but it has kept the nations lights on, cooked up a bunch of steel over the decades and provided good jobs for hard working folks (including me) for a very long time. A good friend and fellow turkey hunter recovered an old oak rail tie from a 1920's era coal mine. The timber had some of the old spikes in it and was stained black by nearly a century of being submerged and buried. There is no color added to the oak in this call set. It features a scratch box using padauk, beech and a curly maple sound board. There is a slate over glass pot and the strikers are cherry and ironwood with more black oak, paduak, beech and elk antler in the top. Also I thru a little black oak and curly maple business cared holder in the deal. This desk set was left rough for a reason. For those of you that might recognize it, the base is a black walnut header block. Headers are used in roof bolting and a variety of other uses in the mining industry and is usually wood like poplar. The write up is a draft and still needs to be put in final format but you get the idea I think. I was asked to create something using the rail tie for our local NWTF banquet auction which raises money 100% for our local kids. We have a summer fishing day, stock a local pond with catfish and feed them hotdogs/hamburgers and give them T shirts. All free of charge and open to ANY kid under 17. It is a hoot! It is a great cause and it was a real pleasure to do this to benefit our local youth and really get hands on with a piece of my local heritage. Thanks for the look! ;D
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That is outstanding!! One heck of a set! Nice oak!
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Now that is just, really cool! Some history, to be passed on. *up* *up* *up* *up*
Bill
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A creative mind as yours was the right person to ask for this task . You see things and marry up anything ya set your mind to- a true craftsman!!
Ya did a outstanding job taking the story, and wood to create something truely
representative to the area!!
A great set that the chapter is lucky to have made and donated
Great work my friend
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WOW *up*
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*cool* some cool looking wood,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *up* *up* nice story also
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That is a beautiful set there you done a great job and a lot of thinking when you built that one. The new owner will have a real piece of history with that one.
Jon
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Very nice
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Beautiful set and tribute to the heritage of mining in West Virginia LT. Those header blocks get that name honestly as they will make you do a header when your hard hat catches one. I've been there. *lol*
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That's one awesome set of calls
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That's great set calls with a story behind the wood *up*
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That's what building calls is all about! Great story and for a great cause!
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That, right there, is awesome! Great story to boot. Does the local chapter take absentee bids?
Fred
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That's one awesome set of calls
*up* *up* Great job.... RkLu
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Dang L.T. that is a GREAT SET *up* You must have held that keeper box out of that set to send to me. *lol*
Love seeing your work my friend.
Mr. E
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There beautiful!
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That a beaut, nice set!!
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Great set. *up*
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nice job on those
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LT, you are very creative and have a big heart, this is a super set all around, love the story and the history, some young lad is going to be very excited.
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Thanks to all. Banquet auction is tomorrow evening. I hope it brings in some good funds for the kids. So far, reviews from prospective bidders are VERY favorable! ;)