Makin Winbone calls

turkeysrule · 02-04-2003, 05:51 AM

Want to start making my own...but wondering how hard it really is to do. I think they look awesome, but know nothing about scrimshaw so would want to paint to add a touch of class to them. Do I start by boiling a whole bunch of bones at once and storing them, or do I want to do just a few at a time, or does it matter.

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TScottW99 · 02-04-2003, 06:21 AM

I've never made one, but know of a site with tons of info on making wingbone calls....

http://www.jesseshuntingpage.com/wingbone-call.html

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PowDuck · 02-04-2003, 06:27 AM

Wingbone Call

Here's a good website for info on making and using wingbone calls.
It's really not that hard to make them. I simply froze the bones until I was ready to do something with them. The boiling part is described in the howto section of the above site.

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Here's another site that has 2 different articles on making wingbone calls.

Here's my 1st attempt at a wingbone call.

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PowDuck · 02-04-2003, 06:32 AM

Oh yeah! As for the scrimshaw thing; I bought a bottle of India ink and made a quill pen out of one of the turkey's feathers to write on the call.

Tried scrimshawing on a bone scrap before actually trying it on the call. Good thing I did, too. That venture didn't turn out too well at all. I now have a newfound appreciation for scrimshawyers (is that a word?).
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ARO · 02-04-2003, 08:11 AM

tr, i have made a couple, they are fairly easy to make. recommend making one first, so you can play around and get the hang of it. once you have made one and are satisfied with it, then i would collect a bunch of wing bones, and make several at once. any turkey huntin book, usually tells you how to make them.

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spectr17 · 02-05-2003, 10:25 PM

Great job on the 1st yelper PowDuck. I'm still working on my scrimshaw too.

I've compiled some pics of wingbone yelpers from many of the great yelper call makers if anyone wants to take a peek.

http://www.jesseshuntingpage.com/wingbone-pics.html

Here is a pic of a yelper Irving Whitt from S.C. just sent me. Maple burl with gemsbok horn yelper.

~spectr17

PowDuck · 02-06-2003, 07:19 AM

Thanks, Jesse.
That's a purdy call you got there. I'd be too afraid to carry it with me in the woods. Afraid I'd loose it.
Don't guess I've noticed you here before but apparently you have been. Welcome here, too.
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KoBear · 02-06-2003, 12:11 PM

i made my first wingbone last year. i was only 15 and it took me like a day. it is really easy. mine isnt as pretty as Spectr17's, but mine sounds great. i used mine for the rest of the season and am going to use it this year. i also used it for fox hunting. worked good. i got a turkey hunting book that they carry at Walmart a couple years back. it is a hardcover book and shows and X-ray of what bones to use, as well as step-by-step directions with pictures. not a hard task at all. good luck

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spectr17 · 02-08-2003, 02:43 PM

That pic I posted is from Irving Whitt, I'm not that good with my wingbones.

Congrats on your 1st wingbone KoBear. If you have any pics of your work you want to addd to the wingbone webpage please let me know.

~spectr17

turkeysrule · 02-09-2003, 06:46 AM

Thanks for the help guys. Powduk...nice looking call!!

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