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Offline Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks

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coco/acrylic goose
« on: April 10, 2011, 03:06:05 PM »
Made this one last night.  Mexican cocobolo and orange acrylic, one of Ron's bands and a CA finish.  Used a Shell Creek gutsert, but polished it up to give it some "bling".  I usually like the darker Mexican cocobolo, which this is, but I think the orange-ish Nicaraguan stuff would've been a better color match.  

This one is quite a bit shorter than the goose calls I've been making.  I made a prototype in this length from some scrap acrylic a while back and it ran great, so this is the first one that I've made and finished with a shorter barrel and even stubbier insert.  Going to try several different reed/gut combo's in it just for grins.  But I know it'll run with some SR1's with slight modifications.

Don't know if I love the color combo or hate it, but for some reason I really like using orange acrylic.   :wacko:



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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2011, 03:36:41 PM »
I like that little dude! How do you like that aluminum in there? i have been formulating a plot to use some metal in a new call....
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2011, 04:05:11 PM »
I like using gutserts in my goose calls and the aluminum ones are first class.  I've also used Wade's PVC gutserts, which are good too.  I made a couple of my own from PVC electrical conduit and it worked fine. 
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2011, 07:10:53 PM »
Thats a sweet looking call right there. I think the color combo is great. I am also a big fan of the orange acrylic. Great job
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2011, 08:19:22 PM »
The colors blend well  :bigup:
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2011, 08:29:56 PM »
Looks like a screamer!  The color combo says speck call though. :2up:
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2011, 09:39:36 PM »
Different, but cool looking.  Dipped in glass again I see.... :rockon:

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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2011, 09:44:30 PM »
Beautiful call KC!!! Dipped in molten glass for sure!!! Awesome work!!
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2011, 10:03:57 PM »
Quote from: J.Rode on April 10, 2011, 09:39:36 PM
Different, but cool looking.  Dipped in glass again I see.... :rockon:

Jason

not trying to jack the thread, how do you dip your calls in molten glass? Wouldn't the glass also add a few thousands of an inch to the inside diameter making your guts impossible to get back in? I really like the perfectly polished look...

Also, since it is dipped in glass, can that stuff chip or crack?
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2011, 11:21:16 PM »
Quote from: SnwbrdrRm on April 10, 2011, 10:03:57 PM

not trying to jack the thread, how do you dip your calls in molten glass? Wouldn't the glass also add a few thousands of an inch to the inside diameter making your guts impossible to get back in? I really like the perfectly polished look...

Also, since it is dipped in glass, can that stuff chip or crack?

Nah, it isn't dipped in glass.  The guys are saying that to compliment my CA finish's smoothness.  Just plain old CA finishing!
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2011, 05:40:32 AM »
Quote from: theKCtermite on April 10, 2011, 11:21:16 PM
Quote from: SnwbrdrRm on April 10, 2011, 10:03:57 PM

not trying to jack the thread, how do you dip your calls in molten glass? Wouldn't the glass also add a few thousands of an inch to the inside diameter making your guts impossible to get back in? I really like the perfectly polished look...

Also, since it is dipped in glass, can that stuff chip or crack?

Nah, it isn't dipped in glass.  The guys are saying that to compliment my CA finish's smoothness.  Just plain old CA finishing!


I gotcha lol...figured somethign was wrong with the concept lol...good ole' elbow grease and some super fine grit sandpaper lol
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2011, 07:09:59 AM »
Awh, don't let em fool ya Snowbird, I know Aaron & Jason & i'm sure they have got some sort of concoction (secret at that) cooked up to put those finishes on there. :whistling: :whistling:
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Re: coco/acrylic goose
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2011, 05:04:02 PM »
Yeah, they do CA up front in the garage, but they both have blast furnaces in the back yard  :rofl:
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