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Turkey calls finished #6223192 04/21/18 03:44 PM 04/21/18 03:44 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana H Huntall76 OP trapper
Huntall76 OP trapper H Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana	Very happy with the finished results. Very loud if you want it to be and user friendly. I had a lot of interest in people wanting to buy one but only had 1 extra so I got the ok from Paul ,and the T-MAN call will be in the next auction he holds, thanks

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223195 04/21/18 03:55 PM 04/21/18 03:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 986 Iowa B Bristleback trapper
Bristleback trapper B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 986 Iowa	They look great, well done, congrats.

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223206 04/21/18 04:30 PM 04/21/18 04:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,364 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,364 MT	Beautiful! Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223208 04/21/18 04:33 PM 04/21/18 04:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD	They look sweet they sound good too I hope! Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223211 04/21/18 04:34 PM 04/21/18 04:34 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 590 Holmes Co. Ohio K Killbuck trapper
Killbuck trapper K Joined: May 2013 Posts: 590 Holmes Co. Ohio	How do you cut the slate and how thick please?

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223214 04/21/18 04:39 PM 04/21/18 04:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 62,989 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 62,989 Minnesota	Works of art! Beautiful! NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Law Dog] #6223222 04/21/18 04:51 PM 04/21/18 04:51 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana H Huntall76 OP trapper
Huntall76 OP trapper H Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana	Originally Posted By: Law Dog They look sweet they sound good too I hope! They do sound good. Always a crap shoot with a new design,you never know until it's all glued up. I do have a few paperweights from over the years that didn't sound good.

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223226 04/21/18 04:54 PM 04/21/18 04:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD	Originally Posted By: Huntall76 Originally Posted By: Law Dog They look sweet they sound good too I hope! They do sound good. Always a crap shoot with a new design,you never know until it's all glued up. I do have a few paperweights from over the years that didn't sound good. Just need to find the sweet spot is all sometimes! Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Killbuck] #6223230 04/21/18 04:58 PM 04/21/18 04:58 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana H Huntall76 OP trapper
Huntall76 OP trapper H Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana	Originally Posted By: Killbuck How do you cut the slate and how thick please? .09 thickness (but that varies from piece to piece) I do not cut my own slate, sound boards,or strikers. I get them from Brookside Game Calls. The only thing I make from scratch (solid piece of wood) is the pot itself.

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223804 04/22/18 12:05 PM 04/22/18 12:05 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana H Huntall76 OP trapper
Huntall76 OP trapper H Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana	Just need to find the sweet spot is all sometimes! [/quote] Sad to say when I first started doing these I didn't have the internet so made more than a few duds. Wrong glue,no sound boards,to thick on walls and bottom and to thin on walls and bottom and my personal favorite------ lacquer for the finish. Nothing like lacquer and bug spray to make a sticky situation,what a mess.

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Huntall76] #6223843 04/22/18 12:54 PM 04/22/18 12:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD	Last week at the cabin my buddy and I were looking over box calls and I commented on how most times other peoples calls sound bad when you first try them and we got into the person knowing where the sweet spot is at. Some people pick up a call and think it's ready to go when a little tuning might make a big difference for the sounds. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Turkey calls finished [Re: Law Dog] #6223858 04/22/18 01:23 PM 04/22/18 01:23 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana H Huntall76 OP trapper
Huntall76 OP trapper H Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 948 Indiana	Originally Posted By: Law Dog Last week at the cabin my buddy and I were looking over box calls and I commented on how most times other peoples calls sound bad when you first try them and we got into the person knowing where the sweet spot is at. Some people pick up a call and think it's ready to go when a little tuning might make a big difference for the sounds. Your right about that. I made some for friends of mine about 7 years ago and one of them was trying to use it for about 20 minutes and it sounded like crap. He looked at me and said nice looking call but it doesn't work. So I took it and started making all the clucks,yelps and purrs and he said how did you get that and I said practice but your biggest problem is you need to stop holding it like a pencil. I said no wonder you only use a box call. Needless to say after about 5 minutes doing it right he was very happy. (And no I'm not saying pot calls are better than box calls) box calls just seem easier for someone to pick up and start making a decent sounds with. You can't go wrong with a quality box call.

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