slate call question
 

I've got a primos power crystal and i won't to know how much you need to sand the surface? Do you need to sand the entire surface and how often do you need to sand it? thanks

RE: slate call question
 

Just sand a small area that you need to call on maybe the size of a 1/2 dollar dont sand the entire surface due to fact it will take away alot of the sound the crystal will produce...

MrGobbler

www.mrturkey-gamecalls.com

RE: slate call question
 

I agree with MrGobbler. The one thing i will add is you want to sand the heck out of that spot. Put some deep sanding to the crystal.

RE: slate call question
 

Hmmmmm, nobody ever told me that. I sanded the whole thing... Sounds good to me, and it must have sounded good to the birds I've called in on it the last few years :)

RE: slate call question
 

Yeah, I pretty much sand the whole surface too. I use just about every part of the surface to get different sounds. I'm not going to stop doing iteither.[:-]

RE: slate call question
 

You can sand part of it or you can sand it all, the best advice you got was to sand deep.

RE: slate call question
 

MrGobbler...is this advice you gave only with a crystal calling surface? Do you do the same with other surfaces such as slate, aluminum, etc...?? I have always sanded in one direction over the whole call. I start with pad down on the nine 'oclock position and go all the way towards the 3 'oclock position and then pick up the pad and repeat.

RE: slate call question
 

i sand mine today in an counter clock wise oval, and its sounds great ;)

RE: slate call question
 

I sand the top third to top half and deep!!!

RE: slate call question
 

I pretty much condition my calls the way r33h described. One direction only, then I strike across the direction I sanded. I've been using the Primos Slick Stick the last couple of seasons, its pretty convenient.

RE: slate call question
 

I agree with StrutStop that little Slick Stick does wounders i'll take course sandpaper first then reduce down to a finer grit paper then after that i'll just dress it up in the field with my Slick Stick


MrGobbler

RE: slate call question
 

r33h i'll usually only sand the top 1/3 of my calls also but heres a good factor how ever you sand your call the striker you use will create different sounds i'll use a walnut striker then turn to a carbon striker for a more louder effect so keep that in mind i carry about 6 strikers with me if one dont work i'll jump to a different one and see what happens also i found that a 1 piece striker will be more crisp then a 2 piece production striker which comes with most calls

MrGobbler

RE: slate call question
 

I am a new member so take that into consideration with my response. I make calls with 2 types of surfaces, slick and bead blasted. The bead blasted requires no conditioning for an extensive period of time. When I make calls with a slick surface I condition only a small area towards the about 1/2" from the edge and the area is only about 1 inch. I condition it in one direction and run the striker diagonally against the grain.