The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls > Handcrafting Custom Crow Calls
crow call jig?
Brian Watts Custom Calls:
does any one know were i can buy a jig to make wooden crow call guts? i have search alot today cannot find nothing. hope some one can help..thanks brian
HuntnCarve:
I never used a jig for crow calls. Did them more by eye and trial and error. I basically take two strips of wood about 3" long, x 1" x 1/2" thick and stick them together with double sided tape. This gives me a 1" x 1" rectangular piece. I chuck it about halfway into a Oneway chuck and turn the exposed portion round to a tapered 5/8" diameter. -I'll also turn some "O" ring grooves in this section [Latta style].
Next I'll drill a 1/4"diameter hole about 2-3/4" into the center of the turned portion. At this point I'll swap the piece end for end, and rechuck it. I'll finish turning the mouth portion to shape.
Now remove from the piece from the chuck and mark about a 1/16" line on each side of the center (pieces will still be joined with the double side tape) tape line. Now draw a "V" about 3/4" long, using the 1/16" lines as the wings, and extending it down to a point in the center of the call. -This will be the area that gets sanded away. Now separate the taped pieces. On a stationary belt sander, I will carefully sand this marked area away on both halves. They should intersect and slightly overlap the end of the stopped 1/4" hole. At this point I'll insert a 10 mil reed and give it a test for sound. If you don't get the sound desired, sand the taper alittle more to open up the air hole. -Look in from the mouth end of the call and observe how much reed is exposed and adjust accordingly.
That'll give you a start. After you make a few it will become second nature. Hope this helps.
Dave
Lower Creek Game Calls:
I think that needs to be added to the tutorial section!!!
--- Quote from: HuntnCarve on July 27, 2010, 10:02:52 AM ---I never used a jig for crow calls. Did them more by eye and trial and error. I basically take two strips of wood about 3" long, x 1" x 1/2" thick and stick them together with double sided tape. This gives me a 1" x 1" rectangular piece. I chuck it about halfway into a Oneway chuck and turn the exposed portion round to a tapered 5/8" diameter. -I'll also turn some "O" ring grooves in this section [Latta style].
Next I'll drill a 1/4"diameter hole about 2-3/4" into the center of the turned portion. At this point I'll swap the piece end for end, and rechuck it. I'll finish turning the mouth portion to shape.
Now remove from the piece from the chuck and mark about a 1/16" line on each side of the center (pieces will still be joined with the double side tape) tape line. Now draw a "V" about 3/4" long, using the 1/16" lines as the wings, and extending it down to a point in the center of the call. -This will be the area that gets sanded away. Now separate the taped pieces. On a stationary belt sander, I will carefully sand this marked area away on both halves. They should intersect and slightly overlap the end of the stopped 1/4" hole. At this point I'll insert a 10 mil reed and give it a test for sound. If you don't get the sound desired, sand the taper alittle more to open up the air hole. -Look in from the mouth end of the call and observe how much reed is exposed and adjust accordingly.
That'll give you a start. After you make a few it will become second nature. Hope this helps.
Dave
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dogcatcher:
I do mine like Dave does, except after I use the tape to stick the 2 pieces together I turn them between centers to 5/8" diameter, then I use my collet chuck to drill out the tone channel, and turn my O ring grooves. Then remove and finish the mouth end by hand.
Marvin
Brian Watts Custom Calls:
thank you for your time with pics to show me how to do this.. :bigup: :bigup:
--- Quote from: HuntnCarve on July 27, 2010, 10:02:52 AM ---I never used a jig for crow calls. Did them more by eye and trial and error. I basically take two strips of wood about 3" long, x 1" x 1/2" thick and stick them together with double sided tape. This gives me a 1" x 1" rectangular piece. I chuck it about halfway into a Oneway chuck and turn the exposed portion round to a tapered 5/8" diameter. -I'll also turn some "O" ring grooves in this section [Latta style].
Next I'll drill a 1/4"diameter hole about 2-3/4" into the center of the turned portion. At this point I'll swap the piece end for end, and rechuck it. I'll finish turning the mouth portion to shape.
Now remove from the piece from the chuck and mark about a 1/16" line on each side of the center (pieces will still be joined with the double side tape) tape line. Now draw a "V" about 3/4" long, using the 1/16" lines as the wings, and extending it down to a point in the center of the call. -This will be the area that gets sanded away. Now separate the taped pieces. On a stationary belt sander, I will carefully sand this marked area away on both halves. They should intersect and slightly overlap the end of the stopped 1/4" hole. At this point I'll insert a 10 mil reed and give it a test for sound. If you don't get the sound desired, sand the taper alittle more to open up the air hole. -Look in from the mouth end of the call and observe how much reed is exposed and adjust accordingly.
That'll give you a start. After you make a few it will become second nature. Hope this helps.
Dave
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