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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Turkey Calls => Topic started by: Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks on February 07, 2012, 12:42:45 AM

Title: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks on February 07, 2012, 12:42:45 AM

Turned this one out tonight.  It is some spalted maple that I picked up a couple years ago, that was much too punky to turn.  I cut a bunch of it up into whistle blanks, but made two pot blanks and sent it all off to Woodlab to be stabilized.  It turned like a dream.  I sanded it to 1200 and buffed it.  It has a black aluminum surface and a glass soundboard. 
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh446/thekctermite/IMG_6771.jpg)

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Jeremy @ Havoc Calls on February 07, 2012, 01:03:09 AM

 :bigup: :gitrdone: :rockon:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: aprilheadhunter on February 07, 2012, 04:14:23 AM

How does it sound?  I have some spalted maple burl that is going to be too soft but I would love to make some pot calls out of it.

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Crawdad on February 07, 2012, 08:02:41 AM

Beautiful as always K.C. :bigup:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Andrew of HaddenHailers on February 07, 2012, 08:23:45 AM

Mike sure does a good job and that's a sweet looking call!

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Dave @ Hagermans Custom Calls on February 07, 2012, 10:10:37 AM

 :bigup: :bigup:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: woodwzrd on February 07, 2012, 10:27:52 AM

Awesome KC. That is a beautiful piece of maple and you definitely did it some justice

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks on February 07, 2012, 10:52:27 AM

Quote from: aprilheadhunter on February 07, 2012, 04:14:23 AM

How does it sound? 

It sounds good.  It has a really nasty YAWK YAWK YAWK like a box call.  I need to make a smaller/lighter striker, as it seems to like the really lightweight ones. 


Thanks for the compliments guys.

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Jason at JTCCalls, on February 07, 2012, 12:20:58 PM

Beautiful call man.  I can't wait to get it in the mail.   :innocent: :hysterical:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks on February 07, 2012, 02:32:49 PM

Quote from: JTCCalls on February 07, 2012, 12:20:58 PM

Beautiful call man.  I can't wait to get it in the mail.   :innocent: :hysterical:

Same goes for your check.   :funny:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: Honk1493 on February 08, 2012, 06:57:23 PM

Very nice Aaron!!! :2up:   Mark

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: kfandb on February 09, 2012, 01:58:56 PM

Awesome work, Aaron! If it sounds as good as it looks you'll have turkeys knocking each other over to be 1st in line!

Steve  :yes:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: stone road turkey calls on February 11, 2012, 01:20:29 PM

 :bigup:

Title: Re: Stabilized spalted maple pot
Post by: crookedneck on February 11, 2012, 02:32:28 PM

That is a beautiful piece of wood KC.  You did it justice!   :bigup: