claro walnut and Tobin's osage

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

Made this one today.  It has a claro walnut barrel and the band and insert are made from some of that awesome dark colored "prismatic" looking osage that I got from Tobin.   Just love that stuff!  The finish is a whole lot of CA.  I still need to put some velvit oil on the toneboard and the inside of the tone channel.  I think the next one will have a brass band.  Stay tuned for that....

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

And no, those aren't sanding marks on the insert.  The osage has some wierd cross-grain thing going on.

[Two Creeks Calls]

I like it! Did you undercut the wooden band? I can see the shadow...looks good!

[jcz]

Sweet! That osage sure is nice. I just finished a turkey call and a couple strikers out of Tobin's osage and they sure do have some cool swirls and colors in the grain.

Bet that duck call glows in the sunlight. 

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

I like it! Did you undercut the wooden band? I can see the shadow...looks good!

Nope, what you're seeing is walnut, not a gap.  I drilled out the square osage blank with a 1-1/8" forstner, then slipped it on a 1-1/8" tenon on the walnut blank that I drilled out with the 5/8" bit.  Then I re-mount the barrel in the drill press with the band down, and drill out the band.  I use a parting tool to create a lanyard groove, which results in a clean transition between the two woods.

[Tobin at Copeland Duck Calls]

Aaron,

Very nice work.   Glad to see that pychedelic hedge worked out for ya  .

Thanks,
Tobin

[sharpshooter]

That thing is just beautiful. Great combo of woods.

[BLKDOGS]

great looking call love the two woods like that

[Robert A.]

Great looking Call KC!! That Osage Tobin has sure makes some pretty calls!!

[tgraytn]

Nice looking call!  I like that combination!