Thanks to TurnTex I spent a good part of a day watching all the videos on Alumilites web site as well as there fishing lure making web site and so far I love the looks of their product. One idea that came into my head is to cast a complete barrel using their slush method. My idea is that once you make a hollow barrel you can then imbed the barrel with different stuff to make it a custom for one individual. In example molding a duck band into the call perfectly centered, molding a lucky charm (not the cereal) for the superstitious types, or your favorite dogs hair in a call, or Alumilites microballons to make a floating call.
The reason I want to cast a finished barrel and not turn it is simply due to the almighty dollar. I am not poor but I am not rich. I know you can case blanks and turn them but there is a good amount of waste. If someone were to case a finished barrel there would be less waste and more product you have to make more calls.
If you are lost on the type of casting go to Alumilites web site and look through their how tos. I could try to explain it but I will mess it up.
http://www.alumilite.com/HowTos.cfm This link has a video that kind of shows the slush method used on a fishing lure. The video is called Make a lure with Larry Dahlberg
http://www.makelure.com/HowTos.cfmSo after all of that am I crazy?