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12-01-2002, 08:04 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NewLowell ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 2,765
RE: Building Calls
(Router) and or a (Bit) that would hollow out the inside of the Box Call and or the Slates, this would save alot of sanding. A (Bandsaw) would make the shape of the Box and the the Slates.
(Electric Belt Sander) would work well too.
Boy I better quit before your Wife gets on here a Cusses me <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>...BT
(Electric Belt Sander) would work well too.
Boy I better quit before your Wife gets on here a Cusses me <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>...BT
12-01-2002, 10:14 PM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: chiefland Florida USA
Posts: 5,417
RE: Building Calls
BOSSTOM; you forgot Drill press(for drilling out the box)a shopmate saw horse to hold them tight.a couple sharp chisles. O well I had better stop also.
really,a small drill press with clamps,some forsner bits.small sande with belt and disk.you can build them with that.(some Good glue,and a finish you like)
I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.
really,a small drill press with clamps,some forsner bits.small sande with belt and disk.you can build them with that.(some Good glue,and a finish you like)
I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.
12-02-2002, 06:39 PM
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 51
RE: Building Calls
My tablesaw is the most important & first tool I use (cutting out box and lid, cutting rabbets for inlaying), drillpress is nice to have (initial hollowing out of box and drilling hole in box & paddle for screw), but my favorite power tool and the one that saves me more labor than all the others is a 6" X 24" belt sander that either lays horizontal or tilts to vertical. I use it to shape lids and sounding boards, sand off extra inlay material, finish base bottoms and their rounded edges, and miter off corners of box and lid.
12-17-2002, 07:21 AM
#8
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: scranton pa USA
Posts: 115
RE: Building Calls
I have been interested also to build my own box call but need a little help making the radius of the lid. I don't have a belt sander but I will get one if that is the best way to go. can someone walk me thru the process of making the radius? I have a table saw,miter saw and router and a saber saw but don't have a sanding tool. Also what type of bit would be good to use with the router? Thanks in advance for any advice.
12-17-2002, 02:27 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NewLowell ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 2,765
RE: Building Calls
Turk , I believe Paddles from the Box Calls can be any size , the different sizes will give a box a different sound. Once you find a size that you like then make a Pattern of it. Router bits , I would think a straight one would do alot of work for ya. Tapered from narrow at the bottom and a little wider at the top would be the one you need but I've yet to find one in the shape....BT
I like them with Long Sharp Spurs....
I like them with Long Sharp Spurs....
12-17-2002, 04:57 PM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: park falls wi
Posts: 615
RE: Building Calls
Here are a couple of sites with good info for building calls.
http://www.geocities.com/theboxcallpage/index.html
http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/turkeycalls/calls.html
http://www.geocities.com/theboxcallpage/index.html
http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/turkeycalls/calls.html
