In a pinch...get creative

[Pappy]

I wanted to try a wire inlay...accomplished with only 2 holes in my finger :censored:

Secondly, I wanted to try a colored inlay but what to use what to use???????? I started reading and saw all the fancy stuff online, crushed stone turtle butt etc etc then saw coffee grounds, but heck they had to be dry. I was about to give up when i walked past my cabinet that holds about 200 pounds of powder for powder coating.

Ummmm......

So a mix of superglue and Shimmering Candy red powder were concoted and there she be. It does shimmer in the light LMAO!! Call isnt finished but I cant work on it again till I come back off this weekends assignment

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Calls/DSC3539/882238398_7UzCm-O.jpg

[Quad18star]

Not sure how good it would look ... but rather than wire .. how about weed whacker line? Nice flourecent orange and green . ;)

[Honda#4]

Did you ever try and just PC the wood Pap? I seen on a home improvement show where a couple had there kitchen cabinets powdercoated, it looked rather nice.

Just a thought.

[Pappy]

Naaa...I know they can coat wood now but its a slightly differnt set up then for metal...and these call bodies are thin and would warp badly:p

[Honda#4]

Yea I figured it would be different than metal, but nontheless your work is flawless.

[Tommy Warren]

what about paint?

[Pappy]

Naaa...its not about just adding color, its about making things from nothing LOL

I made this for my wife to give her father on fathers day. I added his states quarter to give it a personal touch since he his from MD

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Calls/DSC3534/881842598_RfkKc-O.jpg

Others I get creative with teh design but they still have to talk Turkey:p

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Calls/DSC3406/877388799_MCvGp-O.jpg

[Tommy Warren]

a local bar just put in new tables and they had a bunch of designs burnt into the wood...for instance the would heat up a horse shoe and then stick it to the wood leaving the imprint and than varnish over it...ever tried that?

[Pappy]

Im too shakey to do alot of wood burning with my kit:p And I try not to add distractions to the wood but ive seen some stunning work done.

I just finished this burnt Hedge set.

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Calls/DSC3533/881070495_mYiwL-O.jpg

[Tommy Warren]

:eek2: thats amazing!!!

[ZeroLogic]

What about lamination of wood?

[JR3]

not to sound like a complete city jersey guy but how do u even work one of those things i thought it was a fishing reel before i read that it was a turkey call?

Originally posted by JR3
not to sound like a complete city jersey guy but how do u even work one of those things i thought it was a fishing reel before i read that it was a turkey call?

I'm with this guy......

[ZeroLogic]

They work in the right hands. You need to know how to call a gobbler in. The imitate the sounds of an hen during mating season for the turkeys. Of course its an art by itself making game calls. Looks like Pappy has it down pretty good.:macho

[Pappy]

Zero summed it up.

Here is a sound file of me on one of them....now I fully admit I cant run them as well as others and I should have been sitting down like I do when i hunt but here she be....

And you can check out here as well www.twocreekscalls.com

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[MX MaNiAc 06]

Damn Pap, how many hobbies do you have?!

Looks awesome!