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Offline Wayne Howard

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #30 on: June 27, 2014, 09:24:51 AM »
David, Thanks for your reply, can you help me with my other questions? First time trying to make a pot call

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #31 on: June 27, 2014, 09:32:50 AM »
Wayne the pediatal will hold your sound board. It can be any surface you'd like glass, wood, aluminum etc. you need a distance between the sound board and the actual playing surface. Typicaly 1/8-1/16" just have to play with it to see what works best for you. If ya got any more questions feel free to ask

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #32 on: June 27, 2014, 09:49:40 AM »
Just like mac said, feel free to ask as many questions as you want, these guys WILL help you!!  :beer:
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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #33 on: March 17, 2017, 07:04:19 PM »
I am having trouble with the glass surface cracking down the middle. I have a gap in between the wood and the glass. Not sure why it's doing it, not in high temps. Anyone have any advice? Thanks

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #34 on: April 14, 2017, 07:29:07 PM »
Do the striking surface and soundboard touch each other? If not, what is the distance between them?

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #35 on: April 14, 2017, 07:54:10 PM »
The sound board and striker surfaces do not touch. Start with one glass thickness separation. Increase as needed to get the sound you like.
« Last Edit: April 14, 2017, 07:55:46 PM by FDR »
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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #36 on: April 14, 2017, 08:35:30 PM »
It is very important that the soundboard not touch anything but the glue joint (GOOP much preferred) of the pedestal.
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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #37 on: January 25, 2018, 12:11:02 PM »
All of your pictures are gone. Photobucket does that. Can you post the pictures back please?

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #38 on: January 25, 2018, 10:10:55 PM »
This is the fix for the Photobucket fiasco.   

http://thogamecallsforums.com/index.php/topic,24312.0.html

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2019, 08:59:57 PM »
New here, looking to jump in with both feet!

Curious, can anyone tell me what the red handled tool is in the first post?

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2019, 11:18:38 AM »
One of these maybe.
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/sorby-micro-hollowing-set?via=573621f469702d06760016cd%2C57641e3c69702d6593002bd2%2C57641e5169702d2f2f0001ba

Not sure of the tip used in the photo. The handle will accommodate a variety of tips.  Maybe Mac will tell us which tip.


I use a 1/16 and/or 1/8 inch parting tool to hollow out the pot. Works just fine and I already have the parting tools.

Fred
« Last Edit: March 25, 2019, 11:25:35 AM by FDR »
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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #41 on: March 25, 2019, 12:59:36 PM »
One of these maybe.
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/sorby-micro-hollowing-set?via=573621f469702d06760016cd%2C57641e3c69702d6593002bd2%2C57641e5169702d2f2f0001ba

Not sure of the tip used in the photo. The handle will accommodate a variety of tips.  Maybe Mac will tell us which tip.


I use a 1/16 and/or 1/8 inch parting tool to hollow out the pot. Works just fine and I already have the parting tools.

Fred

No hiccups using the parting tool? Is that also what you use to create the step for the surface? Everything I have other than my parting tool seems too large to get inside the pot with any sort of accuracy.

Thanks!
« Last Edit: March 25, 2019, 04:08:07 PM by RobertReed »

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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #42 on: March 25, 2019, 08:18:27 PM »
Yes I use my parting tool to create the ledge where the striker surface sits.
I use a glass sound board under the striker surface. The 2 surfaces do not touch! I would start with a glass thickness (about 0.100") of separation between the 2 surfaces and then adjust the separation for the sound you are looking for.


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Re: How I make a turkey pot call
« Reply #43 on: March 25, 2019, 11:12:02 PM »
It's a mini Sorby Hollowing tool.  It accepts different cutters and is used for hollowing out things like vases and other forms.

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