A lady at work gave me an older call that is missing the insert, and asked me to make an insert to match it for her husband. I am excited about the opportunity, but the only thing stressing me out is that it has a 3/4" hole and I have never made an insert that big. All of my jigs for cutting cork notches are 5/8". Once I get a good clean cork notch, I can freehand the rest of the tone board. Also, I am pretty sure the wood is Cherry, but it has gotten darker over the years. Is there a way to make Cherry a little darker (not black, just more of a caramel color)? She gave me the call in a Chick Major-Don Cahill Dixie Mallard box, but said she didn't know if the call actually went with the box. It is still an old call and I want to make sure it is perfect, so any advice on this project is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Jared