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Offline Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks

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Crotch walnut
« on: February 12, 2012, 02:15:59 PM »
At the turn-a-thon Parker gave me a nice piece of crotch walnut.  I slabbed it in half on the bandsaw and managed to get two call-sized pieces out of it.  It has really great figure, and this is a call I made from it.  Glass surface over a slate soundboard, tru oil finish that I rubbed to a satin look with steel wool.  Really good sound with a nutmeg spectraply striker. 

Thanks again Parker!

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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2012, 02:21:39 PM »
Thats a really nice looking call :bigup:
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2012, 02:50:49 PM »
Wow that is gorgeous! Love that walnut although it is the only wood that has ever made me break-out. How thick was the slab that you cut? ~Andre
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 03:09:20 PM »
Andre it was about 2" thick.  I have another piece, but it is for ME!!!
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 03:22:10 PM »
It looks great! I have a few pieces of walnut crotch from when I was into building gunstocks. I always like the way the look when turned and finished.

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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 03:28:36 PM »
This is honestly one of the most difficult......Nah, THE most difficult piece of wood I've ever turned into a turkey pot.  I drill my sound holes before turning the blank, and I was having a heck of a time with tearout while hollowing the inside and shaping the underside, regardless of what tool I used or how I presented it.  I wound up "stabilizing the edges of the holes with thin CA and making my final cuts.  It was a nightmare and it took four times longer than it should've.  I had to start sanding at 180 grit to get rid of the tearout, whereas I normally start at 220.  Until this call I didn't even own any 180!  Very happy with the end result but it was a bit of a journey.

The second piece is going to get itself stabilized at Woodlab before it becomes a call!!!
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2012, 03:34:35 PM »
Quote from: theKCtermite on February 12, 2012, 03:28:36 PM
This is honestly one of the most difficult......Nah, THE most difficult piece of wood I've ever turned into a turkey pot.  I drill my sound holes before turning the blank, and I was having a heck of a time with tearout while hollowing the inside and shaping the underside, regardless of what tool I used or how I presented it.  I wound up "stabilizing the edges of the holes with thin CA and making my final cuts.  It was a nightmare and it took four times longer than it should've.  I had to start sanding at 180 grit to get rid of the tearout, whereas I normally start at 220.  Until this call I didn't even own any 180!  Very happy with the end result but it was a bit of a journey.

The second piece is going to get itself stabilized at Woodlab before it becomes a call!!!
Come to think of it, the walnut call that I made a pot call from (good thing I drilled from the outside-in) had a huge chunk pull out do to drilling the holes. It was very grainy. I soaked the inside with thin CA and that helped a bunch but it still wanted to just pop out... ~Andre
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2012, 05:02:49 PM »
That is a beautiful call, nicely done.   John
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2012, 05:56:05 PM »
Beautiful wood & fantastic job you did with it K.C.  :bigup:
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2012, 06:20:37 PM »
That's some of the purdiest Walnut I've seen in a long while!! Nice call!!   :bigup:
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2012, 06:31:02 PM »
Sweet man!  Sorry to hear it was giving you fits though.  The stuff just doesn't do so well with being knocked around by turning tools.

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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2012, 06:58:20 PM »
Oh yeah that's nice. :yes:   Great looking call.

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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2012, 06:59:32 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2012, 07:39:58 PM »
Parker has some of the best looking walnut I've seen around. Nice call KC!

Larry
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Re: Crotch walnut
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2012, 08:17:54 PM »
WOW! what a georgeous call!
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