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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

Title: Procrastination Howler..
Post by: HuntnCarve on April 28, 2016, 10:02:15 AM
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  Completing the horn, I turned a new delrin toneboard to replace the walnut one I had originally made for the howler.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)
Title: Re: Procrastination Howler..
Post by: Lon @ First Flight Game Calls on April 28, 2016, 07:23:48 PM
Liking that one a lot! Nice work.

Lon
Title: Re: Procrastination Howler..
Post by: B Hoover on April 29, 2016, 01:50:35 AM
I understand putting projects off.  Nice details in that carving!
Title: Re: Procrastination Howler..
Post by: AndyWhitson on May 06, 2016, 11:25:44 PM
Very nice!!