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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Deer Calls => Topic started by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 09, 2008, 10:23:48 PM

Title: Fawn Bleat
Post by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 09, 2008, 10:23:48 PM

I've been working on the Fawn Bleat tutorial the last couple of days.  This is the call that I turned for it.  I hope to have it finished tomorrow night,

(http://www.thogamecalls.com/MiscPics/fawn.jpg)

Stabilized Maple Burl and Blackwood


Al @ THO

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: dogcatcher on February 09, 2008, 10:44:21 PM

That is gorgeous, so good looking it is impossible to describe.

Marvin

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: Braz on February 10, 2008, 01:48:34 AM

Al, that is just absolutely beautiful. What kind of wood is it? Looking forward to the tutorial. All your tutorials are top notch and I'm sure this one is going to be just more of the same kind of great stuff as the others.

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: bp179 on February 10, 2008, 07:32:33 AM

that is one good looking call !!! Do you use the same finish for stabilized wood as normal wood?
          Bryan

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 10, 2008, 09:41:22 AM

Glad you like the call.  I am a fan of the tradtionaly styled calls, not a lot of frills just clean smooth lines.   

The wood is stabilized maple burl dyed brown.  Really narly wood.  When I started with it, it had more voids and pits in it than the surface of the moon.

The finish is a CA finsih.  I have been playing with the CA finsish for about a year now, and have tried several different ways of putting it on.  I have modifed the way most do it to my own needs and find it a fast and durable finish that does not require any more work than any other finish.  I will be working up a tutorial on it soon.  I can say however, that it probably will not work with calls that are "busy" or have a lot of detail turned into them in the way of accents and coves and other embeliishments, but then again, I have not tried it on calls like that since I rarely turn them anyway.

Yes, I use the same finish on my Stabilized woods as I do non stabilized woods. 

AL @ THO

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: kkbait on February 10, 2008, 01:50:18 PM

excellent looking call...

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: Hawks Feather on February 10, 2008, 03:06:43 PM

Al,

That is a good looking call.  I like the style and the woods are an excellent compliment to each other. I will be looking for the tutorial when you get it finished.

Jerry

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: Bucko on February 10, 2008, 03:17:18 PM

Very nice call,I do believe I have a sweet spot for burls  ;)

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: rwehuntn on February 12, 2008, 07:57:46 AM

Wow Al, that is a wild looking piece of maple. Looks great.

rwehuntn

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: Troy of Run -N- Gun Game Calls on February 12, 2008, 08:52:14 AM

Wow,Thank is to cool.Very nice work Al.

Title: Re: Fawn Bleat
Post by: John_NY on May 01, 2008, 11:20:51 PM

everybody said it all. It's a great looking call. I like the shape.

John