So you ask, why on earth would you turn your first turkey call from Arizona desert ironwood that costs a darn fortune?
Because I'm an impatient moron and turning one from cherry or maple just didn't sound like fun. Fortunately it worked out and I didn't end up wasting a nice piece of wood.
Al was kind enough to include a handful of crow kits in the box of goodies he sent to the KC turn-fest and I managed to snag a couple of them. I followed the Latta method in the tutorial for turning the morse taper off the guts and putting in o-rings. Seems to have worked ok, but as is usually the case it is too late at night to be outside blowing game calls. I buffed the ugly off the guts with the Beal buffer, which worked slick. The finish on the wood is lots and lots of CA. The shape pretty much came to me....I was wanting something fairly traditional, and I placed the lanyard groove so it matches the look of my goose calls.
Critiques and/or suggestions would definitely be appreciated.
Aaron
