Wanted to try making a trumpet after the season last spring with hand tools without using a lathe.
Used a piece of hickory I set aside a couple years ago.
the only power tools were a chainsaw to drop the tree and cut into log length, and an electric hand drill for the internals. also an electric woodburning unit.
used an ax to split it down, a hatchet to rough shape, a farrier knife and a mora belt knife to carve, then several files for the final shaping.
used the knives as scrapers instead of sandpaper, then the handle of the farrier knife and a piece of bone to burnish it.
Made the lanyard from laces cut from a deerhide and braided in a 3 strand braid. Did a little bit of wood burning on the lanyard slide and the trumpet.
Followed Davis's measurements for the internals from his book, but modified them for a little bit higher pitched call than his would of been.
came out sounding good and draws air very easy, mouthpiece is a henbone.
sir-diealot was nice enough to post some pics for me, thank you Sir.
Here you go my friend, you did a wonderful job, wish I could hear a sound file of it. Something to be proud of for sure.
(https://i.imgur.com/31ZO46ml.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/IeTssrQl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/EOCP9YQl.jpg)
Thanks for posting the pics
Quote from: crow on April 13, 2021, 09:38:12 PM
Thanks for posting the pics
You're very welcome.
Very nice! Cool little project and it came out great. Know you got an ear for it, betting it sounds great.
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Awesome!!
This is KILLER!
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Wow!! Fantastic job!
Great job.....a heck of a lot time & patience went into that one.
WOW !! Is right, Awesome job for sure
Awesome!!!
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Very neat call
Great looking call. Congratulations.
Who's book were you referring to, "Davis?"
For the internal measurements.
Thanks
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** NICE **
Love that acorn lip stop.
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Thank you everyone for the kind words.
Greg, there were times I felt like using the old blacksmith saying of "use a bigger hammer, but I restrained myself.
The Davis book is "The American Wild Turkey" by Henry E. Davis, published 1949.
I have a copy of the reprint from 1984
Wow. Nice job!
That should stay in the family!!! Well done Sir.
Awesome job!
Great call and one to be proud of. Awesome work and hope it calls in a monster.
You went above and beyond. Looks fantastic.
Quote from: paboxcall on April 13, 2021, 10:17:41 PM
Very nice! Cool little project and it came out great. Know you got an ear for it, betting it sounds great.
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Thanks, but if your out there on a ridge and hear a seagull where there shouldn't be a seagull, come look me up
Quote from: crow on April 14, 2021, 10:00:26 PM
Quote from: paboxcall on April 13, 2021, 10:17:41 PM
Very nice! Cool little project and it came out great. Know you got an ear for it, betting it sounds great.
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Thanks, but if your out there on a ridge and hear a seagull where there shouldn't be a seagull, come look me up
Only thing I'll hear on that ridge is the bang when that gun goes off.
Quote from: guesswho on April 14, 2021, 12:55:22 PM
That should stay in the family!!! Well done Sir.
Thank you,
hopefully it will make it that long without me falling down on it or falling asleep against a tree and rolling over on it.
Quote from: crow on April 14, 2021, 12:17:49 PM
Thank you everyone for the kind words.
Greg, there were times I felt like using the old blacksmith saying of "use a bigger hammer, but I restrained myself.
The Davis book is "The American Wild Turkey" by Henry E. Davis, published 1949.
I have a copy of the reprint from 1984
Yes, you had the patience of a saint to pull that off...congrats, it really is nice :)
Del Crow, that is one awesome Trumpet brother, great work!
Quote from: Crawdad on April 15, 2021, 10:55:04 AM
Del Crow, that is one awesome Trumpet brother, great work!
Thank you but
I'm not Del, I just picked "crow" as a user name because it's short and I don't type fast :)
I'm so sorry, thought you might be Del, but great work anyway!
I was away hunting and missed this one. Super Cool Ken!!! Very, very nice work!!!
Patient and talented.
Quote from: EZ on April 19, 2021, 09:38:27 AM
I was away hunting and missed this one. Super Cool Ken!!! Very, very nice work!!!
Thank you, I appreciate it
Have another one out of apple wood coming along, but probably won't finish until summer now the season is in
Quote from: larry9988 on April 19, 2021, 08:52:50 PM
Patient and talented.
Some of the detail work I did back in the summer in the house with the AC cranking and listening to Mr. Zack on You-tube on the TV, That helped with the patience