Basic equipment for call making

[Meleagris gallopavo]

So I'm pondering if call making is something I want to get into down the road.  Thinking about the basic equipment needed for making pot calls and strikers.  Is the same lathe used for strikers and pots?  I imagine a band saw is needed.  Cutting tools.  A grinder and a belt sander.  I'm just shooting from the hip.


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[ol bob]

Lathe,Band saw, Drill press, something to sharpen your tools will get you by.

[BigSlam51]

Miter saw would be a good addition too

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[mmclain]

The lathe is the cheap part. 

[Vintage]

What lathe is everyone using?

[Tail Feathers]

I've just started on call making, I'm almost through with call #3 so I'm a real novice at it.  I use a Jet mini lathe, my drill press and my band saw the get the blanks trimmed down.  I use my grinder to keep the turning tools sharp, along with a sharpening jig.
There are methods to do it without a lathe but I haven't researched them.  I have turned some strikers but I kind of want to try to hand carve a couple.  I think if done right, they would be cool looking.

[mastevt]

When I first started years ago, I didn't have a lathe.  I designed a jig and used my router, which in time, I built my own router table and adapted the design to it.  Then upgraded that to an Incra Lift.   Used it for several years before I saved up enough and bought a Jet lathe.  Which I still use today