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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Turkey Calls => Turkey Call Making Tutorials => Topic started by: Mac Dietrich on March 29, 2013, 09:21:00 AM

Title: Striker tutorial 2 piece part 2
Post by: Mac Dietrich on March 29, 2013, 09:21:00 AM

Next make your shape stoping close to the end of jaw depending on your shape I'm gonna do just a generic shape for tutorial. You can get as creative as you would like.
(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/4581EF31-05F9-48A9-9BD2-060FD649A686-6314-000003511934869A.jpg)

Next when your shape is where you want it take your striker head to your band saw or scroll saw and cut off end that is in the 4 jaw chuck.


(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/6FFD9E47-2A23-4F70-9B49-447E2F28C7B6-6314-0000035433B6489C.jpg)


(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/B3CC7196-5379-4D31-A38F-0E3FF2579601-6314-000003543D8F065C.jpg)

Next take and put about 6-7 drops of CA glue into striker dowel hole them place dowel in. Sometimes I use a all clamp to make sure it's all the way in there. You may have to spray a little CA activator to let it cure if the glue comes up. This doesn't happen often but it can.

(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/D5DCD729-F1E1-49AE-8239-67A2042DC3E3-6314-00000353D9456728.jpg)

(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/92D6AA76-DD17-4583-BF41-1CB3F95E8D4A-6314-00000353E4D45C89.jpg)

Next I take it back over to the lathe and sand it smooth I use a small piece of sand paper to protect the dowel from the 4 jaw chuck's small teeth. I will now be chucking up the dowel itself into the chuck.  If you have a 5/16" collet chuck set up it would work great and you wouldn't need the sand paper but I personally don't have that collet.

(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/CF2E6602-0F6A-40AA-A927-4AB2A415F19D-6314-00000359B2FDAAE5.jpg)

Next photo is dowel actually chucked up in jaws.

(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/1FCE8FB9-9862-42CC-97BC-0757CA19598C-6314-00000359C00677B2.jpg)

After sanding I use some acetone to clean it up... At this point if your were going to use a CA glue finish or any other friction type polish here is where you would do it while it was still chucked up.


(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/0C81CCEF-6BC0-45FB-ADAB-D13CBFFEEAA9-6314-00000359CBC6C68E.jpg)

Last pic is finished striker thanks for looking and hope this helps some folks!!


(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/macdietrich/EED94655-5A4F-4ADB-93DA-6E33B8CB044D-6314-00000359D883EB9F.jpg)

Title: Re: Striker tutorial 2 piece part 2
Post by: HuntnCarve on March 29, 2013, 10:32:44 PM

Thank you Mac, for putting this all together with the great photos.  I know it takes a good deal of time to do this.  All of us really appreciate the great tutorial. :bigup:

HuntnCarve
Dave

Title: Re: Striker tutorial 2 piece part 2
Post by: VECtor Calls on March 29, 2015, 08:34:25 PM

David found these two striker tutorials of Mac's to bump. Good stuff just in time for spring! 

Title: Re: Striker tutorial 2 piece part 2
Post by: B FERGUSON on October 01, 2015, 08:31:27 PM

Awesome !!!!!
I was Glad I got to see this in person , Mac makes some fine calls.

 :thanks:

Title: Re: Striker tutorial 2 piece part 2
Post by: Terry Boren on March 09, 2016, 09:48:35 PM

Thanks for the  help,