"Flaming" wood

[Jeff @ Mutt Calls]

Looking for some helpful tips/hints for flaming wood for calls.  I have been successful with "burning-in" lines and such.  I think that flamed hedge is awesome looking and want to try it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I'm new to the site.  Must say there is a ton of valuable info here.  Glad to be aboard. ;D

MUTT

[dogcatcher]

Welcome to the forum.

I don't do the flaming, but BigB does and there is a thread awhile back where he showed how to do it.  You might try the search function and find it that way.

Marvin

[Braz]

Welcome aboard MUTT, glad to have you here. As you said, it's a great place with lots of info and lots of great folks, all willing to help a guy out. Just look around, and if you don't find the info you are looking for just ask.

[Jeff @ Mutt Calls]

Thanks fella's.  Looks like I got a little homework to do to go back a find that thread.  I'll see what I can find.

[flockstopper]

I just use a standard plumbing propand torch.  I just go till the wood is dark where I want it, then sand it smooth.

[Curmudgeon]

I use a small mini butane tourch and it works well, but i can't reproduce the very narrow dark lines some calls have. I think they may be using friction to make those?
It's on my list of things to figure out one of these days...

Oh Yea, WELCOME!

[Al_at_THO Game Calls]

Here's the thread by BigB.  Hope it helps

http://thogamecalls.com/forums/index.php?topic=936.msg8436#msg8436


Al @ THO

[Jeff @ Mutt Calls]

Thanks for the warm welcome and thanks for the info.  Hopefully I can repay a favor or two later on down the line.  I'll give these tips a try... hope I can remember the number for 911  ;D

[HaMeR]

hope I can remember the number for 911   ;D

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[Waccamaw Calls]

Jeffery I have a small oxy/act torch, but I burn most of mine with a propane grill lighter. Just hold it where you want the burn.
Bill

[Heirloom]

I have an old piece of leather stroppig that does a great job for the friction burning. I don't even remember where I got it. It just happens to be the right size and thickness.

[GN-1]

I use denim for the friction burn lines. An old pair of jeans will last a while. And I am doing my part to save the planet one burn line at a time ;D Shawn

[Timber Ghost]

Hey Mutt, Glad you could join us buddy  ;D. I am new to the flaming part also.I think I have done only two calls so far  :-[ but was happy with the results.Your gonna laugh when I tell ya how I done it but it worked  :o. I took the finished call,barrel and insert put together and inserted a 5/8" dow in the barrel.I then  turned on my turkey cooker ;D and rotated the call over the flame.an't get it to close or you will have to throw it in the fire  . But it works good for me doing it this way.Here is a pic of my first one


Here is my second one



Good luck with it and be careful!

Timber

PS: sorry about the picture quality. :-[

[Jeff @ Mutt Calls]

T-Ghost, not just saying this to be polite but that is probably the best looking hedge call I've seen. VERY NICE ;).  I have a turkey fryer, I have a butane torch, and a whole plethera of things that create a flame/fire.  I think I need to invest in a few fire extinguishers!!!  Hopefully I'll get one posted up for the forums opinion. Again, thanks for the valuable and useful info.

[Braz]

Hey Timber, those is some fine looking burning right here. I don't care how you did it, it sure came out looking good. But I do believe a torch is a might easier on the propane bill than the turker cooker.  ;D