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04-30-2009 | 06:10 AM

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JW

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RE: How to make your own wingbone call

The pipe cleaner will help remove the marrow from the Radius bone. The small bottle brush removes the marrow from the Ulna bone. The Humorous bone you just remove any excess gristle or meat. No marrow to remove.

I then soak the bones a day in 3% Hydrogen peroxide. This whitens the bones. DO NOT USE BLEACH IT RUINS THEM!@!@.

Once done you have this!

NOTE: Keep all bones from the same wing together. I use a rubber band. Reason? They fit better!

Now a few tips on cutting the ends off – Knuckles
Small bone or the mouthpiece. The Radius bone
Again saw the knuckle off so it looks like this. You can sand away excess but can not add!

Okay now we start to fit our bones.

First thing I do is remove the lace-work of bone found inside the Humorous bone with a Dremel tool and a conical grinding bit. If you do not have this you will just need to cut this away until you can ream out with a knife. But it shortens your call!

Now I sand the trumpet end on a desk top 3” belt sander with 120 grit sand paper. The belt sander is connected to a vacuum as there will be dust!

Here you are looking at the large end of a Humorous bone. Raw - not soaked, cleaned and whitened which shows the bone lace work and Reamed.

Do both ends. the larger end is the worse. If you use a Dremel tool the Humorous bone will change tone when you have removed the lacework. Listen for it to sing to ya!

I use a Dremel tool with a Conical grinding bit #395

I start by grinding the bone lacework from the small end and then start on the big end.

Middle piece or the Ulna.

Do notice that depression like V mark on the bone. That end fits into the Humerous bone (trumpet end) smallest opening with a bit of sanding. I have found you want to sand that down . Then I sand the outside diameter so it fits easily into the Trumpet end. Do NOT Force. You will crack the bone.

Now fit your Radius Bone to the other end of the Ulna (middle piece of the call). Again Flattest end is your mouthpiece.

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