Here's one I have been tuning on awhile. I got the parts from two great callmakers. The box is Chestnut and the lid is Maple. I sanded and finished the lid and put it with the Do Dat box. I sanded wood from the sides until I got the sound I wanted. I have to say it simply is pure hen turkey. Thanks guys for giving me the parts for this project.
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Good job man nice box!
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That is a great lookin box, congrats!
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Good looking Do Dat Rickey.
nice box
Nice one ,,, iam sure its all turkey
That's a keep-sake call right there Rickey.
Chris
Gobble, Gobble... "BOOM"!
Now you need to start making the whole call. I have been waiting for the day that you do. Looks good!!!
Tom,
I wish I had gotten into call building when I was young. Heck, I might have made something that would sound decent by now. I was really never into woodworking. Hindsight I think I would have really enjoyed it.
I got the box from Chuck Anderson and the lid from LT Pack. Two mighty fine callmakers in my opinion.
It isn't too late Rickey. I am sure you can find the help you need to get started.
Looks good Ricky !
Making calls for my family was a necessity growing up , we didn't have any $$ and if we wanted calls to hunt with we had to make it , having someone good teach you will certainly help the learning curve quite a bit - never too old nor young to start building them in my opinion , so I suggest you keep up at it
I know you got some good calls and keep doing what your doing , replacing the parts with ones you made until the sound is right and you have mastered that component , doing this will isolate the component part when the sound is right -- lid , base, pot, striker ...etc.....that way your not altering or modifying the wrong part and going in reverse in the process , the box part is difficult but luckily they is quite a few helpful people out there that know how to build these and are more than willing to share the knowledge , books have been made on the subject
The hard part will be learning the tricks of the trade and slowly acquiring the expensive equipment , dont go cheap on the machinery , and be safe with the saws etc...
Looks good and keep up the good work ! -- Shannon
Nice Rickey I think you should Do Dat again il send you some pieces
Rickey just saw this and wanted to say that looks awesome!! That's got to be a great feeling!!
Sweet looking box call - love the grain in the lid. Very nice, bet that thing runs perfect.