Handmade Box Calls

[ericjames]

That is definitely "Old School" and one end of the spectrum. Nice job. I know that took lots of time to make.

Thanks, it takes me about 7-8 hours from start to finish. Thats not getting in a hurry at all.

[ericjames]

Handmade is the soundboards are chiseled are sanded down to the callmakers liking, all cut from a block of wood. Forstner bits are sometimes used to hollow out the inside vs. a chisel. Old school chisel and knife all the way like Mr. Whitt, but being younger I go with the Forstner bit route. I have all the respect in the world for the Carving knide and chisel, because I don't have that much patience.. If they are checkered on the sides, then typically you wouldn't checker the sides with the chasis hollowed out because you could crack the sound boards. So usually the checkering is a sign of work gone in before the call maker hollows out the chasis. That's how I do it anyways.. More than one way to skin a cat though.

Great looking calls!