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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Callmaker's Bench => Topic started by: bowrebel on February 16, 2011, 05:39:31 PM
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I spent my weekend in the shop making a few new calls and a new striker.
First up, a new striker for my scratch/slate call. I had a lot of suggestions about combining the 2 strikers into 1, so this is what I came up with. I will probably make it a little smaller, but it works good with the call. Its made of walnut and spalted sycamore for the top and zebrawood for the shaft. Chalk up one of the flat surfaces on the top and run the scratch box.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1546.jpg)
Next, here is my solution to all those pieces left over after I make a halfmoon box, a halfmoon scratch box that measures 4 1/2 inches log and 1 3/4 inches deep. Nice compact call
Zebrawood and African mahogany
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1544.jpg)
Next, my first crystal call. Purpleheart, crystal over slate:
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1550.jpg)
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1551.jpg)
Next, a long box. This is my first attempt at a hewn out call. Cedar body with walnut lid.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1548.jpg)
Next, my first Cost style scratch box, cherry and walnut with a purpleheart striker.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1545.jpg)
And last but not least, my first Cost style box call. Red elm body with a walnut lid. This is also my first attemt at checkering.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt356/bowrebel/IMG_1543.jpg)
Thanks for looking
James
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That's some good right there!!! Glad you fianlly gave those hewned calls a try! *cheers*
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Dang James. keep it up.
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You sure nuff been buisy keep up the experimenting they are looking good.
Jon
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Dang James, that is some fine R&D right there! Love all those. Your first cost style looks awesome!
Mike
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James, Fine job on your first hewn callers. The checking looks good for your first!
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I'm seeing some stuff I like.
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Fine looking callers for sure!! Roc *up* *up*
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Nice! Thats a pretty good lick you hit there. ;D
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Man you were swinging for the fences.... think you hit a homer!!! RkLu
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Im in love with that purpleheart crystal over slate...Good lookin calls bowrebel!
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Thanks fellas!!! *up* *up* If only my wife could say such nice things about them. *cry*
James
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All are good looking calls James. *up*
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James, the purpleheart pot is real sweet *cool*
Question, how did the long and short boxes sound? I ask because it appears you have some unusual grain orientation. Curious, were they hard to tune?
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Great Job James... RkLu
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Fargo, the short box sounds good. Starts off with a good pitch and ends with a sweet rasp to it. The long box, very high pitched on the left side, but makes a nice yelp. I believe I got the sides a little too thin on the right. Sounds like a wounded duck. *lol* Need a little more practice on both, but overall I am very pleased with the results.
James
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James, I think you are running with the grain on the long box and thus the reason for the high pitch. The decent sound from the short might come from the fact that you have a pretty good horizontal grain structure. Please take this the right way :)...try next time and flip the wood on the short so you have the growth rings horizontal and swinging upward instead of downward, I think you will get better results and find it easier to tune. Doing so will give you a quarter sawn approach--ideal for a box call. You could do the same on the long box.
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Fargo, I will try that. Thanks for the input. Still have a lot to learn, (especially the checkering) but I will get there. *up* *up* *cheers*
James
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James, nice work! I like the clever way you make use of "scrap" materials, good job bud!! *up*
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Nice Work,James!! *up* *up*
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Great looing callers.