The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls > Handcrafting Traditional Reelfoot Duck Calls
Reelfoot reeds/reed presses
Henry H:
After finding and blowing on my first antique reelfoot call, I have become very interested in making them. The tutorials posted here are fantastic - thanks! Are there sources for reeda, or do you all make your own? Assuming the latter, can you offer me aome guidance on materials and sources, and also how I might go about having a die/press made without spending a fortune?
J.Rode:
I do not have a reed press, therefore I cut and file my own. I use .005 stainless steel shim stock for my reed material. You can buy it in sheets and they are fairly inexpensive. The last stuff I bought from Lyon Industries. You can search SS shim stock and you will find the several people sell it. You can also use phosphors bronze shim stock as well. I have no advice on a press since I dont have one and not really in the market for one, but FDR might have some insight, I believe he has one.
Good luck,
Jason
dogcatcher:
For metal reeds I found some jeweler's tin snips at Otto Frei that were made in Germany. Started with the cheap ones, $15, went with the straight blades and then went to the high dollar $23 ones with the curved blades. They work better than anything else I have tried. http://www.ottofrei.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1
Marvin
Braz:
Marvin, I was never able to find the tin snips at th elink you provided.
Henry H:
Thanks, guys. Do you find repeatability of reeds difficult, or not much if an issue? Do you use a basic flat jig for your insert, have a reelfoot specific one, or do youuse a homemade jig or solution.
Braz, I think the snips he bought are these part numbers: 153.800 and 153.802
Marvin, why the preference for the rounded? Cleaner cuts, ease of use?
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