I thought I would try and make a call out of a turtle shell I found while turkey huntin. Of course I wanted to hunt with it but also look decent. It is hand painted O D green with black outline. It has a cedar sound board with slate on top. It took me some time to get a sound I thought was worth taking in the woods. I was worried when I glued it the sound would be off. To some ears it may be off. To me, I think it will call a turkey in.
Nice job!
Bill
I saw the title and wondered what a turkey shell was. Haha. But seriously, I really like that you made the effort to turn something you found while turkey hunting into a turkey call. That is the folk art that lies within. I think it looks great. I've always? wanted to make one too. The fact that you used a soundboard makes a big difference and sets it apart. The old school ones were bare bones unless they had that " vibrating tongue" design. Great job bud!
Thats sweet, i had roger parks make me one a few years back and I love it. An old guy at my church to this day hunts with his and over the years hes killed more then his fair share with it...well done on yours
My first homemade calls were snuff cans and turtle shell fix just like this one. The only thing i added was string after drilling a small hole in the shell to carry it around my neck with a cut piece of cedar with a corn cob on the end...
Thanks for the kind words guys.
Very nice!
Quote from: KentuckyHeadhunter on June 15, 2017, 05:55:38 PM
I saw the title and wondered what a turkey shell was. Haha. But seriously, I really like that you made the effort to turn something you found while turkey hunting into a turkey call. That is the folk art that lies within. I think it looks great. I've always? wanted to make one too. The fact that you used a soundboard makes a big difference and sets it apart. The old school ones were bare bones unless they had that " vibrating tongue" design. Great job bud!
LOL, I fixed the title.
One i won acouple of years ago at a NWTF banquet years ago made by Ralph Chandler from Danville Va.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/b40a10be7ca906804943b705f757edad.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/25d6261210d687eb81baef06f8af0931.jpg)
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Quote from: Forked lighting on June 22, 2017, 10:07:04 PM
One i won acouple of years ago at a NWTF banquet years ago made by Ralph Chandler from Danville Va.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/b40a10be7ca906804943b705f757edad.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/25d6261210d687eb81baef06f8af0931.jpg)
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Is the call painted black?
No it made from painted turtle like see in farm ponds not from a tarapin
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