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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Turkey Calls => Topic started by: Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks on February 12, 2012, 02:15:59 PM
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At the turn-a-thon Parker gave me a nice piece of crotch walnut. I slabbed it in half on the bandsaw and managed to get two call-sized pieces out of it. It has really great figure, and this is a call I made from it. Glass surface over a slate soundboard, tru oil finish that I rubbed to a satin look with steel wool. Really good sound with a nutmeg spectraply striker.
Thanks again Parker!
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh446/thekctermite/IMG_6783.jpg)
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Thats a really nice looking call :bigup:
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Wow that is gorgeous! Love that walnut although it is the only wood that has ever made me break-out. How thick was the slab that you cut? ~Andre
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Andre it was about 2" thick. I have another piece, but it is for ME!!!
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It looks great! I have a few pieces of walnut crotch from when I was into building gunstocks. I always like the way the look when turned and finished.
Troy
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This is honestly one of the most difficult......Nah, THE most difficult piece of wood I've ever turned into a turkey pot. I drill my sound holes before turning the blank, and I was having a heck of a time with tearout while hollowing the inside and shaping the underside, regardless of what tool I used or how I presented it. I wound up "stabilizing the edges of the holes with thin CA and making my final cuts. It was a nightmare and it took four times longer than it should've. I had to start sanding at 180 grit to get rid of the tearout, whereas I normally start at 220. Until this call I didn't even own any 180! Very happy with the end result but it was a bit of a journey.
The second piece is going to get itself stabilized at Woodlab before it becomes a call!!!
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This is honestly one of the most difficult......Nah, THE most difficult piece of wood I've ever turned into a turkey pot. I drill my sound holes before turning the blank, and I was having a heck of a time with tearout while hollowing the inside and shaping the underside, regardless of what tool I used or how I presented it. I wound up "stabilizing the edges of the holes with thin CA and making my final cuts. It was a nightmare and it took four times longer than it should've. I had to start sanding at 180 grit to get rid of the tearout, whereas I normally start at 220. Until this call I didn't even own any 180! Very happy with the end result but it was a bit of a journey.
The second piece is going to get itself stabilized at Woodlab before it becomes a call!!!
Come to think of it, the walnut call that I made a pot call from (good thing I drilled from the outside-in) had a huge chunk pull out do to drilling the holes. It was very grainy. I soaked the inside with thin CA and that helped a bunch but it still wanted to just pop out... ~Andre
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That is a beautiful call, nicely done. John
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Beautiful wood & fantastic job you did with it K.C. :bigup:
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That's some of the purdiest Walnut I've seen in a long while!! Nice call!! :bigup:
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Sweet man! Sorry to hear it was giving you fits though. The stuff just doesn't do so well with being knocked around by turning tools.
Parker
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Oh yeah that's nice. :yes: Great looking call.
Jason
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Very nice!
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Parker has some of the best looking walnut I've seen around. Nice call KC!
Larry
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WOW! what a georgeous call!
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Beautiful call
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Great looking call!!
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Thanks for the kind words guys. My customer was pretty pleased with the call!
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:bigup: