Decided to try and make a few calls for myself and friends and built a jig as well. I was going to weld up something but then I saw a 20 dollar drill press at lowes and figured I would start from that. First call I made was a 3 reed call and after a V cut, I have to say I think it's going to call me a gobbler this season. Experimenting with different reeds with my limited supplies but I'm hooked. Was going to upgrade the clamps but actually the binder clips work pretty well! I use a ruler clamped to the non moving side of the jig to measure displacement. Now I need to find a better way to cut the tape. Anyone made a die out of a hole saw or similar to use against a piece of hardwood to stamp the shape out?
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Simple but effective . No $500 press needed.
That's purrty cool. I've been toying with the idea of making some calls myself.