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Hope to be making some calls soon. Just gotta get Westie off his ass

Says the guy who's not been present the last few calls made....

I wasn't informed it was going on. Bad communication on your part

I knew you were going to the river. I know things.

I gotcha. We need to start making some chips soon

What's the third from the top? I bet that's going to be sharp looking.

assateague wrote:What's the third from the top? I bet that's going to be sharp looking.

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What the grain looks like. It will be sharp.

Interested in how the blackwood will sound. I know it's pretty dense. Any of you make goose calls?

I see the cherry up there, I've never had any luck with it in calls as it is pretty soft, let me know how it works!

Never made a goose call. Don't really know how to blow one, so I wouldn't know if it sounded good.

Westie25 wrote:Never made a goose call. Don't really know how to blow one, so I wouldn't know if it sounded good.

I copied a Market Hunter once just to try it, sounded good for the first day or 2 then started to crack. Forgot to mention I was using green maple from my firewood pile lol. It's really the only time I've tried making a goose call.

Ah, you need better wood. I see you asked for a wood working forum, do you make calls? Or whatever else?

Westie25 wrote:Ah, you need better wood. I see you asked for a wood working forum, do you make calls? Or whatever else?

Yeah I knew the wood I used was no good. It was just to see how hard it was to actually make one. I have made a couple but just haven't really gotten into it I guess you could say. I usually make furniture and whatnot, but I love the foreign woods.

I've been considering making a call rack. I actually looked into buying one but they're high. And I haven't made one because I have no idea how to make furniture.

Westie25 wrote:I've been considering making a call rack. I actually looked into buying one but they're high. And I haven't made one because I have no idea how to make furniture.

I've made a few, havent anything great for wood lately.

Assateague has some spalted cypress I wish I could get my hands on.

If I decide to make a few I'll let you know. You would be suprised what my wife used the last one for...

Count your blessings- that cypress is splitting and checking like a bastard. It's damn near useless. I suspect this drought has a lot to do with it. It's been over 100 degrees in my shop for the last 14 days in a row, only getting down to 80 in there at night. And dry, dry, dry.

assateague wrote:Count your blessings- that cypress is splitting and checking like a bastard. It's damn near useless. I suspect this drought has a lot to do with it. It's been over 100 degrees in my shop for the last 14 days in a row, only getting down to 80 in there at night. And dry, dry, dry.

You didn't sticker and cap it?

It was already dried, and I don't really have enough to worry about stickers. The only thing I can think of is the weather. It's been flat out bad here. I had some scales cut for knife handles, which were cut from a cherry bole that was dried for 5 years before cutting (talk about some smoking when I finally starting cutting the scales), and have since been laying around the shop for about another 3-4 years. They are all now split as well. Unusual to say the least.

assateague wrote:It was already dried, and I don't really have enough to worry about stickers. The only thing I can think of is the weather. It's been flat out bad here. I had some scales cut for knife handles, which were cut from a cherry bole that was dried for 5 years before cutting (talk about some smoking when I finally starting cutting the scales), and have since been laying around the shop for about another 3-4 years. They are all now split as well. Unusual to say the least.

Huh, sounds like you got some sort of super kiln going on!

I'll be getting around to sending you some banks this week westie, how big do they need to be?

Eric Haynes wrote:Interested in how the blackwood will sound. I know it's pretty dense. Any of you make goose calls?

I see the cherry up there, I've never had any luck with it in calls as it is pretty soft, let me know how it works!

Im not sure if the cherry will turn out good or not. Might try to make a goose call out of it and see how that works

jehler wrote:I'll be getting around to sending you some banks this week westie, how big do they need to be?

1.5" x 1.5" x 4" is what we usually start with. But you can send whatever you got. Or whatever works best for you.