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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Duck Calls => Topic started by: Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks on September 10, 2013, 01:19:13 AM
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I got a couple blanks of that blue water ribbon acrylic and tried a whistle from it. I'm digging it. Building see-through whistles is a nightmare, but it came out pretty clean.
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh446/thekctermite/null_zpsecfe6d2e.jpg) (http://s547.photobucket.com/user/thekctermite/media/null_zpsecfe6d2e.jpg.html)
I've seen this stuff a number of times but nobody will say where they get it, even when asked. So I apologize (not really) ahead of time to anyone and everyone that may take offense to me divulging the source, but this is THO and nothing irks me more than crickets when people ask where to get a material. Not to mention, the service from this guy was awesome and he has a huge selection of really cool poured blanks.
http://www.beartoothwoods.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=99_77 (http://www.beartoothwoods.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=99_77)
All sarcasm aside, I do apologize for buying the last of his blue ribbon blanks. :devil2: I want to get my hands on some of the orange ribbon blanks, as they look really cool. Backordered.... :no:
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Nice work man! Looks great! I have always wondered what has taken so long for companies/folks to make these fancier blanks in sizes larger than pen size.
Vince
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Ah and yes the cat is finally outta the bag!!! :devil2: Good stuff Aaron fine lookin whistle I may add as usual...1 of these days I'm gonna get on your list :hysterical:
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Beautiful call bro. I found his site a few months ago but that stuff was always on back order. Looks like I should have paid more attention. You did an awesome job on that one
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Arron That is a great looking whistle :bigup:
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Very cool... Thanks for sharing!!
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Sweet caller Aaron! That thing is slick looking.
Mutt
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:clap: Nice work Aaron....cool lookin stuff
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:beer:
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Great looking whistle Aaron...beartooth woods is where I get that stuff from as well.
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That is so cool!!! Great work!
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Outstanding work Aaron. Oh yeah, nice whistle too. :hysterical:
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That whistle is crazy cool! Do you plan on hunting it, or is it for somebody else? It should turn some heads regardless. Happy to see somebody is giving the resource to those blanks... I've seen them but never really thought about who made them. ~Andre'
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WOW!!!
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Thanks Aaron, I was going crazy trying to find some of this type of acrylic also. I found it at a place here in Dallas at woodworld. It is stopper blanks and is 13.50 for a 7.5'' piece. I bought some grey and orange with a little red called lava. I also got some lime and dark green. They said they could get custom orders filled if I wanted a specific color combo at the same price. And your right. I have learned more than I will ever be able to repay on this forum and have never met any of you guys. Any question I have asked has been answered with out reservation and to hold back something like where to get acrylic would seem very selfish. I may not share customers names or like that but this is a no brainer. I saw the limited edition meat hanger echo calls on ebay awhile back and couldn't sleep till I found this at W.W. I may screw it up but now I know where to replace it.lol. I was hoping to get to the contest in Oct. but I have a litter of 11 lab pups I hope to take to a big trade days the same weekend. At 450 to 500 each I think I will be a salein' puppies. Maybe next time.
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I couldn't stop thinking about how sharp this call is while I was in the treestand tonight! Had to come back for another look!
Vince
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Thanks Vince. :wav1:
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That whistle is crazy cool! Do you plan on hunting it, or is it for somebody else?
Thanks Andre. I'm not going to hunt this one personally. It'll probably be a give-away on my Facebook page or something like that, or might end up getting sold to one of the guys on my waiting list if somebody wants something wild.
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Thanks Aaron, I was going crazy trying to find some of this type of acrylic also. I found it at a place here in Dallas at woodworld. It is stopper blanks and is 13.50 for a 7.5'' piece. I bought some grey and orange with a little red called lava. I also got some lime and dark green. They said they could get custom orders filled if I wanted a specific color combo at the same price. And your right. I have learned more than I will ever be able to repay on this forum and have never met any of you guys. Any question I have asked has been answered with out reservation and to hold back something like where to get acrylic would seem very selfish. I may not share customers names or like that but this is a no brainer. I saw the limited edition meat hanger echo calls on ebay awhile back and couldn't sleep till I found this at W.W. I may screw it up but now I know where to replace it.lol. I was hoping to get to the contest in Oct. but I have a litter of 11 lab pups I hope to take to a big trade days the same weekend. At 450 to 500 each I think I will be a salein' puppies. Maybe next time.
I got a little piece of the lava color too and it is great looking stuff. Sounds like your local source is priced pretty fairly.
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Aaron,
Are those blanks actual acrylic or a form of it> Ive turned a few forms or variations and ol Lord I sharded stuff all over my face. Thank God for glasses huh
STUMP
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Aaron,
Are those blanks actual acrylic or a form of it> Ive turned a few forms or variations and ol Lord I sharded stuff all over my face. Thank God for glasses huh
STUMP
I'm no plastics major but it turned pretty clean. I've turned some of the acetate (?) blanks that did the same thing but this stuff turned pretty similar to acrylic I'd say. Very, very comparable.
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So it it more than just a pen blank in a long bottle stopper size then? I've seen lots of pen blanks that look similar to this, and I have always wondered why no one made them big enough for calls.
Vince
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So it it more than just a pen blank in a long bottle stopper size then? I've seen lots of pen blanks that look similar to this, and I have always wondered why no one made them big enough for calls.
Vince
1-1/2" square, about 6" long.
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The few I ordered were exactly 5" long Vince but I did read you can get them to order aswell
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No, I don't mean size, I mean the material. I have seen a lot of pen blanks that look similar to this, but I have not seen them in the larger size. I am talking material talk.
Vince
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I'm not 100% sure but it could be Rhino Plastic? I turned a piece last night and it had a different smell to it than acrylic? Not sure what it is but it sure is pretty. Turns alot like acrylic as well. I did find it a bit easier to polish so that tells me it may not be acrylic but some form thereof?
Mutt
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Not sure Mutt. Very possible, as Beartooth sent me a little piece of Rhino plastic rod with my first order. Haven't turned it but it could be.
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I love this post!!!! Well done Aaron :2up:
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I want to see some more of this material Mac!
I think I would really enjoy making a grunter out of something like this! :)
Vince
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Vince I don't think I've ever seen an acrylic call come from your shop have I? Would be cool to see.
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I want to see some more of this material Mac!
I think I would really enjoy making a grunter out of something like this! :)
Vince
I'm gonna do a grunter outta smoke color I have and a duck call outta the Halloween color I have stay tuned!
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Vince I don't think I've ever seen an acrylic call come from your shop have I? Would be cool to see.
I have turned several duck call barrels in the past. I got Shell Creek to do that drilling for me, so it is smooth as a bebe's behind on the inside. I've still got about 25 blanks of all different colors I have yet to turn.
How does this stuff turn.....in a hardness scale of acrylic......vs say.......a Palmetto blank?
Vince
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I want to see some more of this material Mac!
I think I would really enjoy making a grunter out of something like this! :)
Vince
I'm gonna do a grunter outta smoke color I have and a duck call outta the Halloween color I have stay tuned!
Cool! Please remember to take pics for me of the blanks before you turn them too.
Vince
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I want to see some more of this material Mac!
I think I would really enjoy making a grunter out of something like this! :)
Vince
I'm gonna do a grunter outta smoke color I have and a duck call outta the Halloween color I have stay tuned!
Cool! Please remember to take pics for me of the blanks before you turn them too.
Vince
Seeings how this is a form of plastic I may even throw on one of them plastic tubes for ya Vince