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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Duck Calls => Topic started by: CPR_Custom_Calls on June 17, 2019, 04:54:26 PM
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Hey all, New to turning and am looking to get into turning my own duck and goose calls. What size turning tools should I look at getting?
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I was just looking yesterday at my turning tools and thinking how few tools I actually need to make a duck call. I use a 1 inch roughing gouge to turn a square blank to round, a Crown brand Skewchigouge, a 1/8 inch cut off tool and a 1 inch skew chisel. That is all I need to "turn" a barrel and insert.
Don't get hung up on buying tools. Get the few you need, learn to use them and learn how to keep them sharp.
Fred
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Thank you! That really helps to eliminate some of the upfront cost on tools. Any brand that is quality but wont break the bank?
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Like anything else you get what you pay for in quality but I have found that Penn State Industries has good relative inexpensive turning tools. I got my Skewchigouge and 1/16 Sorby thin parting tool from Packard Wood Working. If you have a local Woodcraft store they carry a good selection of quality tools.
Fred
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I use a 1/2” round nose scraper, and a 1/2” skew for 90% of my turning. I have a couple parting tools that I also use as well. Like Fred said, you don’t need a lot to turn duck calls.
Brian