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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Predator Calls => Topic started by: HuntnCarve on April 28, 2016, 10:02:15 AM
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This howler started as an idea back in 2012. I selected a horn, then roughed in the carving of a coyote stalking a hen pheasant. That's as far as I went. I then layed the horn on my bench where it sat for 4 years. Many the time I picked it up, only to put it back down. Just did not have the desire to work on it?
This week I finally picked it up again determined to see it through. I started carving on the coyote first. That completed, I moved on to the hen pheasant. Things just began to fall into place. Completing the horn, I turned a new delrin toneboard to replace the walnut one I had originally made for the howler. So finally after 4 long years I can call this howler done.
I cannot explain why I put it off? Call it lack of desire? "Procrastination?" Who knows? Anyway, "Thanks for looking".
HuntnCarve
Dave
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Carved%20howler%201AA_zps7ixwcwme.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/HuntnCarve/media/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Carved%20howler%201AA_zps7ixwcwme.jpg.html)
[Above: Start of carving this week.]
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Carved%20howler%203C_zpsowkq1pwx.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/HuntnCarve/media/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Carved%20howler%203C_zpsowkq1pwx.jpg.html)
[Above: Start of Painting.]
[Below: Finished Howler.]
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Finished%20Howler%20Close%20up%202D_zpscgehp1kc.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/HuntnCarve/media/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Finished%20Howler%20Close%20up%202D_zpscgehp1kc.jpg.html)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Finished%20Howler%201E_zpsxens8ih7.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/HuntnCarve/media/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Finished%20Howler%201E_zpsxens8ih7.jpg.html)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Finished%20Howler%20Close%20up%202A_zpsbtjb1muv.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/HuntnCarve/media/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Finished%20Howler%20Close%20up%202A_zpsbtjb1muv.jpg.html)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Back%20of%20Finished%20Howler_zps4jic5enz.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/HuntnCarve/media/Procrastination%20Howler%202016/Back%20of%20Finished%20Howler_zps4jic5enz.jpg.html)
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Liking that one a lot! Nice work.
Lon
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I understand putting projects off. Nice details in that carving!
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Very nice!!