Who Else Makes Pot Calls?

[MrWiggely]

I know Alex makes some nice pot calls, I was just wondering who else makes them and what do you have for us to see?

Wigs

[okiedog]

I too am anxious to see who has what out there. What do these custom calls go for?

[MrWiggely]

You can pay anthing from $20 -$100 for good custom calls, the higher priced calls are usually custom long box calls. But with the higher price you generally get a very nice, super high quality call.

[WVstrutter]

I'd like to see some customs also http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[bowhunter56]

I just put this one on ebay yesterday, sapele wood, slate over glass with bubinga peg and inlay on the peg. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/bowhunter/IMGP0315.jpg This one is cherry glass over glass, with a turkey feathers and osage peg with rose wood inlay, I charge $30 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/bowhunter/IMGP0275.jpg

[okiedog]

Very nice bowhunter56. I sure would like to see how one of those are made. What all tools do you use?

[bowhunter56]

mini jet lathe, belt sander, drill press, table saw, band saw, lots of sand paper,

[Strut10]

Beautiful work, 56!! Bet those sound great. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[MrWiggely]

Very nice !

[alex30808]

Brother 56...Beautiful!!! Got to say the Cherry and feathers is my favorite....but both look great.

[outdoorgirl]

I have two of Andy's custom calls one glass and the other is slate and they sound awesome. I am very pleased the way they turned out. i can't wait to try them this coming turkey season. Thanks Andy for two beautiful calls http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif All i need to do is practice practice practice http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[beardbustr]

Those are some really nice calls !!!!!!!

[drkillemquick]

nice calls, the feathers are a nice touch!!!

[Rut-Nut]

THose are some nice calls! I have a lot of admiration for you guys- I'm a white collar guy who can;t do much with his hands except punch this keyboard! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif It's always neat to see what some can do with a peice of wood and a few tools! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[bowhunter56]

Here you go rut-nut, this is how i start mine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/bowhunter/IMGP0240.jpg

[Strut10]

I've made a few. They aren't near as artful as Alex's or 56's. But they sound O.K.

http://www.realtree.com/img/508/medium/3National_call_2004.JPG
http://www.realtree.com/img/508/medium/1National_call_2004.JPG
http://www.realtree.com/img/508/medium/1YellowCreek2004.JPG

[bowhunter56]

Hey strut10, nothing wrong with your calls, it's the sound that brings them in, not the looks,,as long as they sound good, then you did a good job....andy

[Strut10]

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Hey strut10, nothing wrong with your calls, it's the sound that brings them in, not the looks,,as long as they sound good, then you did a good job....andy

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Oh......someday I'll invest in a lathe and do the job right. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif At the moment, my methods are pretty archaic.

[alex30808]

nothin wrong with them calls at all!!! From the looks of them...I thought you had turned them on a lathe...

[Strut10]

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From the looks of them...I thought you had turned them on a lathe...

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Ahhh............nope. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Rut-Nut]

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Here you go rut-nut, this is how i start mine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/bowhunter/IMGP0240.jpg

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Thanks,

I always had a hard time picturing exactly how you would turn the pot on the lathe!

Strut 10- doesn;t matter how you made them- you did it yourself by hand. Heck of a lot better than I could do! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[8ptbuckpa]

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] This one is cherry glass over glass, with a turkey feathers and osage peg with rose wood inlay, I charge $30 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/bowhunter/IMGP0275.jpg

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If not the exact same one , my grandfather has one very similar and it sounds and looks great!

[BIG_COUNTRY]

I GET MINE FROM www.MAGNOLIAGAMECALLS.COM (http://www.MAGNOLIAGAMECALLS.COM)

[Dakota]

Alex's calls are great! I can't wait to try it out this spring on some gobblers. Thank's again, Alex!

Dakota http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[LETMGROW]

To me it doesn't matter what a call looks like as much as how it performs. The real ART is the ability to tune the call after it is made.

[BIG_COUNTRY]

http://www.mdwfp.com/ImageUploads/BIG%20COUNTRY/100_7106.JPG

HERE IS ONE I HAD MADE FROM MAGNOLIACALLS.COM

[MrWiggely]

That is very nice!

[Strut10]

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To me it doesn't matter what a call looks like as much as how it performs.

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Kinda my philosophy, since my calls are pretty plain lookin'. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif But, I sure can appreciate the craftsmanship of a call that's well done 360 degrees.

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The real ART is the ability to tune the call after it is made.

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That's more of a boxcall thing. Not a whole lot you can do to a slate or glass once she's glued down other than hand-match strikers.