Oh snap, look what I got!

by **duckkillerclyde** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:21 pm

Westie25 wrote:Hmm don't know. See if you can find some turning blanks for sale.

http://www.cooscustomcalls.com/

These guys have lots of it.

by **jehler** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:22 pm

Westie, shoot me your address and I'll send you some walnut and a check. I don't know if walnut is any good for calls but I've got some from some family heirloom furniture
I ripped apart

by **Eric Haynes** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:48 pm

jehler wrote:I had a guy on DHC make me and jr calls from a chunk o bearing grade lignum vitea, kinda cool an they sound real good

Tlegere?

by **Eric Haynes** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:50 pm

jehler wrote:Westie, shoot me your address and I'll send you some walnut and a check. I don't know if walnut is any good for calls but I've got some from some family heirloom furniture
I ripped apart

I have 2 walnut goose calls, one is my favorite call.

by **jehler** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:06 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
jehler wrote:I had a guy on DHC make me and jr calls from a chunk o bearing grade lignum vitea, kinda cool an they sound real good

Tlegere?

not familiar with that name Eric, here is the stuff
http://www.lignum-vitae.com/

by **DeadEye_Dan** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:15 pm

I dont have any wood...check that....I don'thave any material to make a call out of...send me a price and your address and I'll send you some money.

by **Eric Haynes** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:00 pm

jehler wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
jehler wrote:I had a guy on DHC make me and jr calls from a chunk o bearing grade lignum vitea, kinda cool an they sound real good

Tlegere?

not familiar with that name Eric, here is the stuff
http://www.lignum-vitae.com/

Hehe, I know what lignum is. I was asking if Tlegere on DHC made you the call. He made an amazing duck call for me a few months ago. Honestly more detailed than any other wood call I've seen or owned.

by **jehler** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:31 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
jehler wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
jehler wrote:I had a guy on DHC make me and jr calls from a chunk o bearing grade lignum vitea, kinda cool an they sound real good

Tlegere?

not familiar with that name Eric, here is the stuff
http://www.lignum-vitae.com/

Hehe, I know what lignum is. I was asking if Tlegere on DHC made you the call. He made an amazing duck call for me a few months ago. Honestly more detailed than any other wood call I've seen or owned.

nope, Gary at custom committed calls.

by **don taylor** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:10 pm

Nice call. I have 2 calls with the Echo's in them, they're a very good insert.

I have a few ideas I wouldn't mind doing, if you'd entertain the idea of making a call or 2.

I have a old curly maple rifle stock that my dad made 40 years ago. There's a crack in the forearm now and has since I've already repaired it once, it's been deemed unusable. If I can bring myself to cut off a chunk, I'll send It to you to work with for me.

I have an homemade acrylic olive shaped insert and have been thinking about buying an cut (or even uncut) BSOD insert, I'd like to have a barrel made for them. Something along the long, slender lines of a Watkins shaped barrel and then something more along the lines of an Olt shaped for the cut down barrel. If I supply the materials, send pics and the inserts, would you turn barrels?

by **Westie25** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:12 pm

Absolutely!

by **MOhuntingGuy** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:53 pm

Those calls look great westie. I can't wait to get my hands on one.

by **Redbeard** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:30 am

Very nice. How do I sign up? Like Don I have an old stick off one of grandpa's shotguns I'd like to use

by **Westie25** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:41 am

Just gotta let me know what you want.

by **3legged_lab** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:29 pm

You gotta charge these guys extra for all the special requests westie.

by **Westie25** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:13 am

3legged_lab wrote:You gotta charge these guys extra for all the special requests westie.

I'm thinking triple! Nah, I'm just super happy for the opportunity to do some work for them.

by **Goldfish** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:15 pm

So what is the deal with the calls you are making? Single/double reed? Looks like wood with acrylic insert? Is it a store bought insert or are you making you own?

All I have for decent calls right now is an RNT macrohen, which has no volume what so ever to it. I did just win a call from C&S Custom Calls, but I haven't been told what nor have I received it yet. He is finishing up making a new call, not sure if it'll be that or something else of his that I win, but I am looking for a louder call to go with my macrohen.

Also, you can't beet the feel of a wooden duck call, and I'm pretty sure what I'll be getting from Stelz is either an acrylic or poly call.

P.S. You ever figure out a name for your lil bidniss you're starting up?

by **Westie25** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:13 pm

Nope. No name. And it's an echo insert. Can be single or double reed.

by **Olly** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:17 pm

Flatbill Calls TM

by **assateague** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:09 pm

by **Goldfish** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:46 am

The Westie Widowmaker

by **don taylor** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:09 pm

Gaboon ebony and indian ebony, Westie. Have you ever worked with them? If I buy a 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 14 inch piece, would anybody like the other half of it to have a call barrel turned? Very hard, very dense wood. Here's a link.

http://www.bellforestproducts.com/indian-ebony/

by **Olly** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:17 pm

don taylor wrote:Gaboon ebony and indian ebony, Westie. Have you ever worked with them? If I buy a 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 14 inch piece, would anybody like the other half of it to have a call barrel turned? Very hard, very dense wood. Here's a link.

http://www.bellforestproducts.com/indian-ebony/

I'll go half with you on a piece if westie is up to it. I'd like a 2nd westie call.

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by **Westie25** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:19 pm

I haven't ever. But shouldn't be too awfully bad.

by **Olly** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:22 pm

I think that dark wood would look sweet with a bone white insert.

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by **Westie25** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:25 pm

That would look good.

by **Olly** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:29 pm

To bad ivory is illegal haha

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by **Westie25** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:33 pm

White acrylic would be sharp.

by **Olly** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:36 pm

You should step that game up and start making your own inserts. You could then make them in any color you wanted.

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by **Westie25** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:38 pm

I'm in the process of learning how honestly. If I had a CNC lathe, it would be game over. And it will happen.

by **Olly** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:46 pm

I like it.

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