Black Walnut and Holly Set

[Tommy Ellis]

Well here is my first post in this section so I thought this set might be the one to start with. Just finished these up for a collector here in Tennessee. He started out wanting a pot call and striker which he sent the glued blanks for along with a box call. When I cut the blank for the striker I saw I had enough for a tube call so I turned that. I added a holly peg to the striker then got it and the pot turned.

For some reason I could not figure out what I wanted to do for the box call but finally did this one. Once it was done i had some of the blank left so it became a scratch box and striker. So what started out as a build with three pieces became this.

[James Strickland]

Wow!  That's a nice set!  Black walnut is one of my favorite woods and I've been wanted to turn some Holly for a while.  That wood combo looks great!

[Brad Robinson]

Beautiful set! Great job with the laminating!I love walnut also. I have yet to get my hands on some holly.

[K. RUGE]

A W E S O M E. LOOKING SET. 

[Tommy Ellis]

Thanks guys. Steve loved these when he got them and sent me an extra box of maple and white oak burl to say thanks. Holly is a great wood to work and I have a nice sized piece left

Thinking about an African blackwood and holly grunt tube and maybe add brass or copper accents.