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Offline Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks

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Need opinions on this one
« on: July 07, 2011, 01:14:34 AM »
I had just enough Arizona desert ironwood left to turn a barrel.  So I plugged a cocobolo insert from another call I made a while back in it and I can't decide if I love it or hate it.  What do you guys think of these two woods together?

On the barrel I cut down a really thick goose call band for a more substantial look than the thinner-walled brass bands I usually use.  Pinned it with four copper pins.  CA finish. 

Honest opinions please!  My wife says it is ugly as sin, but she always hates my calls when I use more than one wood. 


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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2011, 05:59:14 AM »
I can't decide either. Altho it's not a love/hate thing for me. It's a mild case of "Man that ADI would look really nice running the whole length of the call." Other than that I do think it loks nice. I doubt I helped but that's just my  :2: .   :yes: :yes:
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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2011, 06:53:30 AM »
Im a fan!! I think its great!
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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2011, 09:06:02 AM »
The picture is kind of dark so it hard to tell. I’m not sure I like the contrast between the two woods. They are so close in color that it almost just looks a little off. I think if you were to cap the coco insert with some ABW it would be slick. Or use an all ABW, ABW capped with coco, black acrylic, or ivory acrylic insert.

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2011, 09:25:33 AM »
I'm with Browning84...the woods look to be too close not enough contrast.  Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't say no thank you if you were to offer it to me, but to me it does look like a little off.  I really like the band and the shape of the call.  It has a sexy look to it.

As I go back and read over my post looking for misspellings or sentences that don't make sense (which are fairly common), I can see the pic of the call.  Somehow it is growing on me.  I will stick with my first opinion, but there is something about it that is drawing me back in.

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2011, 10:09:21 AM »
Great finish as usual.  You asked so here is my two cents, it doesnt look bad at all, but I am not a big fan of two different woods together that have real noticable grain patterns.  I wonder what it would look like with a stopper that has more of a solid color, like walnut or africian blackwood, or some sort of solid color wood that matches one of the colors in the barrel? I couldnt find the picture, but I thought you made a call that had a similar wood barrel and had a bright orange insert, that was a sharp lookin call, wonder how a complete contrast like that would look.  Please dont take this the wrong way, its a good looker and you do awesome work.

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2011, 10:14:07 AM »
 :bigup:  I'm a fan of the 2 different woods.  Nice work...flawless.
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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2011, 11:12:23 AM »
Looks like a winner to me.. :bigup:

 I struggle with the same thing from time to time, I have a nice Dymalux Insert and it matches no other wood I have in the shop..
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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2011, 12:27:12 PM »
Well, although my :2: are worth less than most, I'm loving it! I think they go very well. That finish always gets my attention, so ya'll might be seeing things I don't :stuart: Love the shapes as well, they flow well and although different woods, it ties them together quite nicely! Winner for me :bigup:

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2011, 12:45:25 PM »
Thanks for the honest opinions guys, they're definitely appreciated.  Looking at it again this morning I still can't decide.   :stickman1:

Jason you might be on to something with the bright orange.  I have that orange call, so I might have to dress this one up with an orange insert and see how bad/good it looks.  I tried blackwood in it and hated it...It just didn't work for me. 

(and Andre, your opinion is worth as much as anyone on this site....You have a very artistic eye my friend, and that comes in handy when someone's asking "how does this look")

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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2011, 01:01:35 PM »
I don't care for it.  The call is beautiful, but I don't like the 2 woods together. 
Maybe an amber acrylic insert?

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 01:15:26 PM »
Looks outstanding Aaron!

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2011, 07:58:11 PM »
how much you want for it?

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 08:36:35 PM »
 :bigup: looks great to me

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Re: Need opinions on this one
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2011, 10:22:13 PM »
I just came back for another view and showed it to my wife who heads up the QA department she says "she likey"
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