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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => General Call Making Discussions => Topic started by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 11, 2008, 09:31:32 AM

Title: New Tutorial Up - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 11, 2008, 09:31:32 AM

It's now in the Tutorial Section of the main site for anyone interested.

Al @ THO

Title: Re: New Tutorial Upo - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Homochitto Hollow on February 11, 2008, 10:25:18 AM

Like you said Al....we all learn something here.....the tutorial was excellent.  I have always cut a groove on my tenon, but it never crossed my wandering mind to cut a groove inside the band..........great tip.  I need a new digital caliper...where did you get yours?

Title: Re: New Tutorial Upo - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Braz on February 11, 2008, 11:32:57 AM

Al, again, another excellent tutorial. Instead of running a grove around the inside of my bands, I do a cross hatch.

HH, I have bought several of the digital calipers at Harbor Freight. They are inexpensive and seem to work just fine.

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=digital+caliper&Submit=Go

Title: Re: New Tutorial Upo - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 11, 2008, 01:32:05 PM

I got mine at Woodcraft, and it looks exactly like the one at Harbor freight.   I don't know what I would do without it sometimes.

Great tool for the money

Al @ THO

Title: Re: New Tutorial Up - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Homochitto Hollow on February 11, 2008, 02:54:51 PM

Braz explain your cross hatch method...........thanks for the caliper info....i have a Harbour Freight pretty close by.

Title: Re: New Tutorial Up - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Braz on February 11, 2008, 03:45:52 PM

Since I want to be sure that the glue in the grove of both the body and ring have a place where they overlap, that is why I use the cross hatch method. Here is a picture of it.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d169/alpenliter/Crosshatch.jpg)

Title: Re: New Tutorial Up - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Homochitto Hollow on February 11, 2008, 03:52:57 PM

Very Interesting.....thanks for the picture...I do better with pictures....

Title: Re: New Tutorial Up - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: Al_at_THO Game Calls on February 11, 2008, 04:02:22 PM

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I do better with pictures....

Me too.   Some of my favorite sites on the web are picture intensive   :o   :o

Al @ THO

Title: Re: New Tutorial Up - Attaching Bands to Calls - one mans method
Post by: VECtor Calls on February 11, 2008, 06:34:58 PM

Quote from: Al_at_THO on February 11, 2008, 04:02:22 PM

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I do better with pictures....

Me too.   Some of my favorite sites on the web are picture intensive   :o   :o

Al @ THO

HAHAHA!   :D

Cool stuff guys.  Thanks for sharing.  I have not put a band on a call up to this point.

Parker