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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Traditional Reelfoot Duck Calls => Topic started by: Chisler Wood on August 02, 2013, 11:54:33 PM

Title: Couple checkered
Post by: Chisler Wood on August 02, 2013, 11:54:33 PM

Here are couple checkered one black walnut the other claro burl. This is the first skip line French checkering I've done also.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/chislerwood/null_zps791d66b9.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/chislerwood/null_zps1400733b.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/chislerwood/null_zps07d241b1.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/chislerwood/null_zps1bf77508.jpg)

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Pure Hunting Custom Game Calls on August 03, 2013, 12:03:34 AM

Mighty fine, mighty fine indeed.  I wish I could checker.

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Mac Dietrich on August 03, 2013, 12:09:10 AM

Very very nicely done!

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: xcallmaker on August 03, 2013, 08:38:42 AM

beautiful job, how many line per inch tools are you using?
Kelly Gadus

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Henry H on August 03, 2013, 09:12:20 AM

Spectacular!!!!!! :bow:

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: FDR on August 03, 2013, 10:25:58 AM

Those are very nice Joe. I have tried checkering on a gunstock. The level of skill required to get it right is unbelievable.  I really like the patterns on the first one. Don't believe I have ever seen skip line on a duck call. I like it also.

Fred

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Chisler Wood on August 03, 2013, 11:09:18 AM

Kelly it's both 16 and 18 on the first call. The skip line is 18. 

I think we might know some of the same people. My family has a Native American jewelry shop here in West Yellowstone Montana. We have some good friends/customers named Charlie and Deborah Tate, sister Vera that have mentioned a call maker they know by your last name "gaston custom game calls?"  Is that you?

Fred.  Nothing is new. There was a Veternarian call maker named Euse that did skip line on reelfoots. He's in Flemings second book.  Just something different.   They get easier the more you do. I don't even think about it anymore. Just say hey that might look good checkered and get after it.
Joe

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: xcallmaker on August 03, 2013, 03:41:59 PM

Quote from: Chisler Wood on August 03, 2013, 11:09:18 AM

Kelly it's both 16 and 18 on the first call. The skip line is 18. 

I think we might know some of the same people. My family has a Native American jewelry shop here in West Yellowstone Montana. We have some good friends/customers named Charlie and Deborah Tate, sister Vera that have mentioned a call maker they know by your last name "gaston custom game calls?"  Is that you?

Fred.  Nothing is new. There was a Veternarian call maker named Euse that did skip line on reelfoots. He's in Flemings second book.  Just something different.   They get easier the more you do. I don't even think about it anymore. Just say hey that might look good checkered and get after it.
Joe

Thanks for the reply on the Lines Per inch question. No my last name is Gadus your thinking of Gaston from I believe Arkansas, I am out of Ohio.
Kelly Gadus

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Chisler Wood on August 03, 2013, 03:44:01 PM

That's right.  My mistake.

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: FDR on August 03, 2013, 08:17:10 PM

David Gaston is actually an Alabama call maker:

David Gaston
1604 Rural Road
Thomasville, AL 36784
David@gastoncustomcalls.com

My son has one of his Arkansas style calls. Very nice sound for an Arkansas call that is :whistling:

Fred

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Robert A. on August 05, 2013, 07:52:18 PM

Beautiful Calls!!!!!!

Title: Re: Couple checkered
Post by: Mark at dbroswoods and Honker Breaker Game Calls on August 08, 2013, 08:56:15 PM

Awesome calls the checkering is just amazing !!!   :bow: :bow: 

I just luv these Reelfoot calls.   Mark