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#297325 - 08/22/05 07:27 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Rich Cronk]
mobowhtr Seasoned Member Registered: 06/18/05 Posts: 267 Loc: Missouri	Great post guys, very informitve, much enjoyed and appreciated! _________________________ Tolerance is the virtue of a man with no convictions A man with with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject.
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#297326 - 08/22/05 09:03 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: mobowhtr]
micah Seasoned Member Registered: 05/28/05 Posts: 198 Loc: Arkansas	Just curious.....I may have missed it, but what exactly is it that you use to cut/shape the block as it's turning? Any action pics would be greatly appreciated as well! Micah _________________________ "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln “Women never look so well as when one comes in wet and dirty from hunting.” --Surtees Mr Sponges Sporting Tour (1853)
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#297327 - 08/22/05 09:46 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: micah]
Joe Bradshaw Die Hard Member with a vengeance Registered: 10/08/04 Posts: 4837 Loc: Ozark, Arkansas	My way of turning calls....part 1... I first take a suitable slab of wood....in this picture some Birdseye Maple. I then measure the thickness... Then I square up the ends/sides to rip into turning squares.. And cut to length for whatever call I am about to turn... _________________________ If I build them...they will come. FOXPRO Field Staff - Mossy Oak Field Staff
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#297328 - 08/22/05 09:53 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
micah Seasoned Member Registered: 05/28/05 Posts: 198 Loc: Arkansas	Joe, What do you measure the block out to? About 1.5 inch square? Micah _________________________ "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln “Women never look so well as when one comes in wet and dirty from hunting.” --Surtees Mr Sponges Sporting Tour (1853)
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#297329 - 08/22/05 09:54 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
Joe Bradshaw Die Hard Member with a vengeance Registered: 10/08/04 Posts: 4837 Loc: Ozark, Arkansas	Then after cutting to length....making sure everything is square...I mark center and drill end to end completeky through with a 7/32 bit.. After which I set it between centers and tighten it up... I then use a roughing gouge to turn the corners off.... After getting a smooth dowel shape...I begin to shape the wood....I start on the mouth end.... _________________________ If I build them...they will come. FOXPRO Field Staff - Mossy Oak Field Staff
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#297330 - 08/22/05 10:00 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
Joe Bradshaw Die Hard Member with a vengeance Registered: 10/08/04 Posts: 4837 Loc: Ozark, Arkansas	I then use different gouges/shaping tools to get the shape I desire... and I start to finish the call....first by sanding through several grits of emery cloth...or cloth backed sand paper.. And after finishing I have a turned call body....it is still not hollowed out, nor is it ready for a reed...but... I will continue next time with fitting/tuning reeds etc. if there is enough interest.... Hope this helps. Joe _________________________ If I build them...they will come. FOXPRO Field Staff - Mossy Oak Field Staff
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#297331 - 08/22/05 10:05 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
Joe Bradshaw Die Hard Member with a vengeance Registered: 10/08/04 Posts: 4837 Loc: Ozark, Arkansas	Yes Micah....1 1/2 inches is good.......but I buy a lot of my wood in 6/4 or 7/4 so sometimes it is a little off the 1 1/2 in mark....so I measure and rip the width to match the thickness.... Joe _________________________ If I build them...they will come. FOXPRO Field Staff - Mossy Oak Field Staff
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#297332 - 08/23/05 09:35 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
micah Seasoned Member Registered: 05/28/05 Posts: 198 Loc: Arkansas	Quote: I will continue next time with fitting/tuning reeds etc. if there is enough interest.... Defianantly enough intrest from me anyway. I can't say whether or not I will ever try doing it for myself, but it is very interesting to see how some of you guys go about turning these. I look forward to any instructions on fitting and tuning reeds as well as hollowing the calls out. Thanks for the action pics! Micah _________________________ "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln “Women never look so well as when one comes in wet and dirty from hunting.” --Surtees Mr Sponges Sporting Tour (1853)
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#297333 - 08/27/05 09:48 AM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
Lights Die Hard Member Registered: 01/14/04 Posts: 669 Loc: Hasting, Mn	Great info ArkyYoter please keep it coming. My head is like a spunge and I am soaking it all up. Lights _________________________ It's gotten to the point where the news media is no longer a source of information, rather, it is now simply another resource for those asserting control over the citizenry.
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#297334 - 08/29/05 11:30 AM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Lights]
riverswild Seasoned Member Registered: 03/30/05 Posts: 292 Loc: OlyWa	Let er rip with Part 2! _________________________ The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!
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#297335 - 09/03/05 08:21 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: riverswild]
johnstacy New Member Registered: 08/27/05 Posts: 1	I'm new to the board but i'm extremly interested in makin calls so please finish
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#297336 - 09/05/05 01:54 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: johnstacy]
apphotocom Predator Master Registered: 12/15/03 Posts: 89 Loc: Pratt Kansas	I would be very interested to see part two. This is something I would like to start doing for fun.
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#297337 - 11/05/05 07:44 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Joe Bradshaw]
trapper1262 New Member Registered: 11/14/01 Posts: 4 Loc: Middle Grove,IL. USA	Hey guys I'm new here and was wondering what kind of lathe works best? Can a cheap one from Habor Frieght work or do I need something alot better than that?Any help would be greatly appreciated. _________________________ David Anderson Midwest Wildlife control member-IL.Trappers Assoc. N.R.A. Life Member N.T.A.
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#297338 - 11/06/05 01:32 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: trapper1262]
Lights Die Hard Member Registered: 01/14/04 Posts: 669 Loc: Hasting, Mn	Trapper1262, Welcome aboard. I just picked up a Wilton mini lathe at Menards for $80.00 on sale and it works just fine. Tony Tebbe and a couple others have Wilton's also. They are a good lathe for under 100 bucks. If I ever need more lathe it will be either a Delta or a Jet. Alot of guy's have and like the Jet. See ya around, _________________________ It's gotten to the point where the news media is no longer a source of information, rather, it is now simply another resource for those asserting control over the citizenry.
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#297339 - 11/22/05 10:52 PM Re: How to get started making calls [Re: Lights]
WildBoar New Member Registered: 11/20/05 Posts: 7 Loc: N.Texas	I'm new here and was wondering where do you buy your supplies like Mylar reed material or metal reeds and brass rings from. Is there a call making supplies catalog.
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