Ladies & gentleman !!! Let me introduce .................

[Yoder409]

.........the NEXT name in call makers that you're going to be hearing a LOT more about !!!!!

A box showed up at the post office today.  A box kinda in the shape of the kind that holds a box call.  But kinda long.  Like maybe it held a long box call.  It wasn't a surprise.  I've been talking to a gentleman for a while..........he told me he'd been monkeying around building paddle calls.  I said, "Oh, yeah ??"  Long-ish story short.........he sent me a couple pics of some calls he had done.  I was instantly impressed.  Said if they sounded HALF as good as they looked, I wanted one.  I asked him that when he was ready to make one to sell to someone, I'd like to have Call #1 out of his shop..........a checkered cedar paddle over butternut.  He agreed.  Then he suggested another combo that was HIS favorite.  I said "OK.  Make me one of those and I'll have Call #1 AND Call #2".  (More details on the second one later).

Anyhoo.........opened the box up like a kid on Christmas morning.  What I unwrapped was an EXTREMELY well executed piece of woodworking.







Fit and finish are EXCELLENT !!!  But, really..........the proof is in the ear.  The call came with a paper towel under the paddle to keep it off the rails in shipping.  Naturally, that will take most of the chalk (a piece came supplied) off the call.  Without re-chalking, I fired the call up just because I can't help myself like that.  This call is VERY well tuned !!!  Without even trying, I was pulling 8 different hens and two different gobblers out of it.  Eventually, I did run the chalk over it and it came into its own and runs almost effortlessly.  I've only played with it for 15-20 minutes.  So at this point, the call knows more about it than I do.  But umma tell you what, boys.....!!!!!   There's a pile of dead longbeards in this thing just WAITING to be killed !!!

The bottom of the call lists the wood combination.



And is stamped with about as cool a stamp as any other call maker uses..........along with the date.



And the call maker's name and signature.

Did I happen to mention that this gentleman is also a member of the OG Forums

[Chris O]

You tease lol !!!  Nice looking call

[Mathews.1]

I'm thinking Chris Brumfiel. He's been making some nice calls.

[Yoder409]

You tease lol !!!  Nice looking call

I won't make yinz wait TOO long...........  LOL !!!

[Yoder409]

I'm thinking Chris Brumfiel. He's been making some nice calls.

Nope.

Brand new name.

[Spring Creek Calls]

That looks to be a long box, I'd say a fine young man from WA, Toby K

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[Yoder409]

That looks to be a long box, I'd say a fine young man from WA, Toby K

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WINNER !!!!

Our very own Packmule !!!    Toby Kock from the great state of Washington.

This man is talented, boys !!!!

I'll post a pic of the entire call bottom this evening when I get to my laptop.

[sbbow]

Sure looks good ! Waiting to hear the name


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[Beards and Hooks]

 That is a great looking box   

[Yoder409]

Sure looks good ! Waiting to hear the name


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Look at the post right above yours.

Mike nailed it !!!

[jmart241]

Very nice looking call

[Swim-Bait]

Agreed! Very nice 

[paboxcall]

If you're discriminating ear is that impressed, then I'm impressed! We have a new player, excellent news. Congrats on the call Yoder.

[Greg Massey]

Nice looking longbox ..

[Sir-diealot]

Nice looking call.