cocobolo w/ CA finish

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

Made this single reed call last night from a nice piece of cocobolo.  It has a CA finish that is like glass.  About 15 coats of medium viscosity CA.  I've been doing a few lately without metal bands and would appreciate your honest opinion of the look.  I use an o-ring insert, so the shoulder splitting shouldn't be a problem.

[BigB]

Finish looks great!  As for the band, I am partial to having a metal band on the barrel.  I think it dresses up the overall look of the call.  I know it's not needed with a shouldered oring insert, but for me, it just looks better with that design of barrel.


Brian

[jcz]

Awesome call KC!!
Im a band kinda guy also. I just like em on all my calls.

[FNA Custom Calls By David Mitchell.]

It may be wanting a new home! Nice work KC! How in the heck do you find the time?!

David

[Crawdad]

K.C, I love it, very beautiful call. I can't wait until I get to Kansas in jan so I can see you do a c,a finish. I'm still trying to learn. Robert

[Brian Watts Custom Calls]

very nice  .

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

How in the heck do you find the time?!

David I build them late at night after the wife and kids go to bed.  Guess I'm a night owl. 

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

Thanks for all the feedback on the band guys.  Just trying a little something different, not dead-set on it.  With some of my calls it has looked pretty good but I can't disagree with the need for a band on this one.  Definitely not changing the shape of my calls....I've had huge amounts of positive feedback from people that are using them and I think it differentiates them a little. 

Crawdad, you come to KC in January and if you haven't nailed down how to get the CA finish by then, you'll definitely leave knowing how.  Promise. 

[Two Creeks Calls]

I agree, on some of your calls, no band just works!!!

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

Kermit.

Not saying change the entire profile.  I to like what you have going.

But on the calls you are going no band with.  Try knocking the harsh corners off so it does not look like its wanting a band.


Or  my favorite idea would be to slightly knock off the harsh corner but then back cut on  the ends a little  But just so that it looks like it has a 1/8" or less wood band pressed over it.  Give the wood band some definition. 

 I sure hope you can understand my thoughts here.  There scrambled inside so putting them to print is a chore to say the least.

Totally understand what you're saying Madarchery.  Good point about the corners! 

(who the heck is Kermit???)

[Nelson Woodworks]

Ditto on the band, a piece of brass would really set that coco off.

[Tobin at Copeland Duck Calls]

Very nice work Aaron  , a black ano. band would look sharp also  .

Tobin

[stumpjumper]

Very nice call!!!  A brass or black band would look real nice!!!!

STUMP