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Offline Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks

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claro walnut crotch
« on: January 09, 2011, 11:42:45 PM »
This call was turned a year or two ago and it went oblong on me right after I turned it....Wood wasn't dry enough.  It is a nice piece of wood and for some reason I didn't throw it out.  I had an idea, made a jig and managed to re-turn it and get it back in shape.  I put four coats of tru-oil on it and buffed the shine off it with 0000 steel wool, then paste waxed it for a bit of a satin look.  I used a ceramic surface over a glass soundboard in it, as I already have a really spectacular claro walnut slate call.  This one is for me, as pieces of wood this nice are few and far between.  :devil2:


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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2011, 11:58:49 PM »
Glad you were able to save her, beautiful call!  :bigup:
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 06:31:59 AM »
Very nice calls! :bow:
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 08:25:30 AM »
Aaron, you rock dude!  Awesome looking calls!

By the way, I have your whistles done!

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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 08:46:29 AM »
Quote from: MUTT on January 10, 2011, 08:25:30 AM

By the way, I have your whistles done!

Mutt

Thanks Jeff.  Your call is turned but I've still got to get some finish on it and turn and finish the striker.  Should be done by the end of the week.  :yes:
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 10:34:03 AM »
Sweet!  Let me know and I'll fire you my addy via PM.....

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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2011, 08:58:06 PM »
Really nice
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2011, 09:57:57 PM »
Beautiful call K. C. I just can't see them getting better than that.
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2011, 10:48:54 PM »
I see why you couldnt throw that one in the burn pile. That is a very nice cut of wood.
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2011, 10:03:39 AM »
That is one Sweet looking call KC!!!
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2011, 03:32:52 PM »
Man that did turn out nice!
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2011, 05:43:19 PM »
beautiful piece of wood and work.
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2011, 10:01:53 PM »
Sweet lookn piece wood  :2up:
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2011, 04:59:04 PM »
Awesome looking calls as always. I noticed you seem to be using Tru Oil more. I just refinished a gun stock with it and it worked great and looked great and thought of using it to finish calls.

Are you applying it on the lathe and "burnishing" the finish to dry or are you finishing off the lathe?
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Re: claro walnut crotch
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2011, 05:01:01 PM »
Tru-oil is a polymerizing finish and therefore doesn't really lend itself to being applied under friction on the lathe.  I wouldn't suggest doing that.  I sand my calls to at least 600 and then apply it by hand with a piece of cotton t-shirt, rubbing in all directions to work it into the grain.  Let that dry at least 2 or 3 hours, then buff with 0000 steel wool and re-apply.  I'm usually using at least 3 coats. 
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