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Title: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 05:08:49 PM: Just made the purchase last night. Got it from the same callmaker that I recently purchased a slate call and a couple tube calls. This is one he had built for himself from a piece of Desert Ironwood Burl he got last year. It's initial trial run was a week ago in the Florida swamps on Osceolas. It will be shipped with another call this coming Monday or Tuesday as it's hitting the swamp again this weekend.
First time out.......in the makers own words....

"It sounds really good and will be the death to a lot of Gobblers. Just clucking with it brought in three different Turkeys this past weekend!"

I really appreciated the fact that he was willing to let it go as it was in his words ..." That is a very special piece of wood!"

Anyway, thought you might enjoy seeing something really different in a friction call.....oh and it's crystal over glass in a combination that the callmaker feels he has really perfected. God I feel sorry for those gobblers this spring! :hunter:

And Yelp....before you ask....no you cannot lay your poo hands on it....lol
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: boneaddict on April 01, 2009, 05:13:00 PM: What kind is it, I mean I am not familiar with the shape.....Slate?
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 05:14:28 PM: Here's the other one that is coming with it......my son's. Also crystal over glass in Waterfall Bubinga....another pretty exotic wood.
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 05:15:29 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on April 01, 2009, 05:13:00 PM
What kind is it, I mean I am not familiar with the shape.....Slate?

Not slate...it's crystal over a glass sounding board.
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: bearmanric on April 01, 2009, 05:15:51 PM: very nice. you did well love desert ironwood and in a burl rare. :o steve Harrison contacted me today. going to make a Howler in a trade for one of his tube call's. i was lucky enough to make tim a crow call out of his orange wood. very cool wood. you have some great call's. Rick
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: boneaddict on April 01, 2009, 05:19:28 PM: I'm not familiar with it at all but it looks awesome. LOVE GOOD WOOD!
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: stickhunter on April 01, 2009, 05:25:48 PM: nice work
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 05:36:28 PM: Quote from: bearmanric on April 01, 2009, 05:15:51 PM
very nice. you did well love desert ironwood and in a burl rare. :o steve Harrison contacted me today. going to make a Howler in a trade for one of his tube call's. i was lucky enough to make tim a crow call out of his orange wood. very cool wood. you have some great call's. Rick

Sounds like a good trade. Make sure you post some photos when you get it. Was that crow call for Tim actually made out of wood from an orange tree? Any pictures? Sounds pretty....
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: AlpineMuley on April 01, 2009, 05:37:38 PM: very nice. Have you ever made a box call?
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 05:41:36 PM: Oops....almost forgot the call that ending up being the reason for me getting the two I posted above. Was going to get a copper call before on the previous order but decided to wait. Then decided I wanted to try one this season so ordered it and ended up getting the other two. Good sound economic approach...huh?

Copper over slate.....made with Madagascar Ebony. Really, really pretty.
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 05:44:52 PM: Quote from: AlpineMuley on April 01, 2009, 05:37:38 PM
very nice. Have you ever made a box call?

No I have not....in fact, I don't make calls, I just buy them....lol. Wish I had the urge as it looks pretty rewarding. The trick is not how they look, but how they sound. There a tons of nice looking, even beautiful calls out there that sound like crap.
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: yelp on April 01, 2009, 06:01:18 PM: Man those look to good to bring to camp...You better keep track of them...on might be coming home in my vest.. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: carvermoe on April 01, 2009, 08:04:58 PM: beautiful :) :) :)
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 01, 2009, 09:11:23 PM: Awesome wood. Thanks for sharing these. :drool: :drool: Let us know how they work for the Rios and Merriam's!!
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: yelp on April 01, 2009, 09:50:08 PM: They are all beautys... :o :o Which one to use??? How will you decide??? Just don't say does this make me look fat?...LOL...Awesome calls man..
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 01, 2009, 09:53:22 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on April 01, 2009, 05:13:00 PM
What kind is it, I mean I am not familiar with the shape.....Slate?

Bone...sorry, to answer your question more completely.....it's a pot call showing pictures of the bottom with sounding holes and sides. Did not have a picture of the top, which in this case is crystal over a glass sounding board. However,it could be any surface such as a piece of slate over slate, glass over slate, etc. Hope that clears it up..... :)
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: bearmanric on April 02, 2009, 11:22:32 AM: here is what the orange wood look's like. only piece i have. Rick

Orange wood and osage orange on right for comparison.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv68%2Fbearmanric%2Fcalls005-24.jpg&hash=678d88765ca36f0dc7f51b651ef1e1d8129892cc)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv68%2Fbearmanric%2Fcalls006-21.jpg&hash=ff99a2aace4ed109860d62ac36db824aeee52fe1)

Here is a call but i'm sure it is osage and was traded with a pot callmaker.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv68%2Fbearmanric%2Fcustomcalls109.jpg&hash=1d367fe2c520affcddf6333de959568443a55f6f)

locator call's going to sell or trade for turkey call's
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Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: Wacenturion on April 02, 2009, 11:32:56 AM: Rick...thanks for posting. How does it look finished....real light looking like in the photo...and how did the crow call turn out that you made for Tim? Is that piece big enough for a crow call?
Title: Re: Definitely the Prettist Turkey Call I Now Have
Post by: bearmanric on April 02, 2009, 11:38:57 AM: yes it ie 3 1/4. sand's out smooth like osage. very light in color. you can see the tree ring's not sure if they will show up like the osage. been around 4 year's or longer. i see a little color in the blank. Tim was very happy.Rick