Wingbone call offer
 

I will be willing to make calls for you guys.:D JW did this for us a year or 2 ago. He made some for me and my wife. He inspired me greatlyand I decided to make the same offer as long as JW wasnt going to make the same offer. I dont want to step on anyones toes.
If any of you are interested. If you want a wingbone call made from your turkey. All you need to do is send me both wings and $5.00 to cover shipping. Make sure you cut them off where the wing connects to the body. I will send you a finished call back. All I will keep are the feathers if they are still attached. And the other set of bones for myself. I make them and donate them to different organizations and give to friends. Just something I like to make. If interested email me at [email protected]or pm me.

Send to
Adam Spittler
151 Hickory Road
Pine Grove, PA 17963

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Not bad grasshopper!

JW

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Let me get one and i might be interested

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I had a great teacher.;)

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So... you can just throw turkey wings in a box and send them through the U.S. Mail, or is there some special way to mail them. I will defiently take you up on that I will incorperate that call imto my fan mount somehow.
That looks real nice!!;)

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Yea, I would like to know how to mail them, too


I would have taken you up on this offer if I knew about it last week when I got my bird....but hopefully I will be getting another;). So I will see about it then


Very generous offer by the way

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It's posts like these that help retain my faith in human kind, a fellow sportsman just looking to do something nice for other sportsmen and women. I'll be trying to bag my first turkey in 3 weeks, and if i'm successful i think this would be a great way to commemorate the occasion. Let us know about mailing/shipping details and i'll keep this in mind!

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i have a ton of cleaned and boraxed wing bones. been saving them for about 3 years. if they are suitable(being a few years old) let me know and i'll be contacting you!

thanks,
moose

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I want one also, but, I would like to have mine made out of a Hen's wing it is smaller.

TF

How much If I just send you money?

TF

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Ship them anyway you would like. I would suggest wrapping them in a plastic bag first. You can also boil them yourselves and just send me the 3 bones. Doesn't matter to me.:)

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While I have many many Wingbones calls to do this year and only have use of one arm for a bit - it has put me way behind.
Bull keep going - have at er! And how about we use this thread to teach others?

I have been re-editing my old "How to Make your Own Wingbone" post. Was adding all the tricks I learned in the past 5 yrs of doing this. So if you have questions bring them on.

Shipping wings
It is best to freeze in Newspaper before shipping.
Why Newspaper?
Well Bull will get wings in he won't be able to get to and they will start to stink if he don't freeze them. In newspaper this will help. If the wings are already stinky then do put in plastic and freeze. As Bull stated it helps to boil first yourself – just helps speed up the process.

No one has ever had a problem shipping me wings even from Canada!

Yes Hen wing bones are smaller and it is a higher pitched call - but a call can be tuned! I can even make a Ole Tom bone get a higher pitch! Might need to teach that! Bull your ideas?

This oughta be fun!

Like Bull I have just given them away and owe a few folks here and they will come. I have never ever sold one and won't. But will trade and barter.


JW

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What about a wing that is over a year old???

Can you still make one from that???

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Sure can!:D

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Your right JW this will be lots of fun!:D

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Should make this a Sticky at the top.
Bill

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Are you going to make a Post of how to make a Call?

I made one once out of a Fall Hen. Just use the Little Bone, at that time I didn't kow the trick of making the 3 Piece style. I Boiled it in water like you said. My biggest problem was getting out that Greasy Bone Marrow(yuck) when I would suck on it....LoL I don't think I had any Pipe Cleaners. Is that what you both use?

My questions would be how to Glue the Joints togeather and what kind of Glue do you use? Also is their a better way of Cleaning out the Middle of those Bones? Oh, and how do you get a higher Pitch out of a Tom's Wing Bone? How Long does it take for a Wing Bone to dry? Can you Dry them in a Microwave? Thanks for sharing!

TF

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bullmoose, thanks for giving back to the site! i remember when jw first offered and everyone was pleased (ive had a few names on the site because i couldnt remember my password and changed email addresses!). i love to see hunters giving back to hunters. if i get a gob you got it man

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I took JW up on his offer for my KY bird two years ago now, and I still look at it daily. They look amazing to me. Generous offer, and I'll be in touch if I happen to luck out and tag a bird this spring. Season opens tomorrow.:)

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[Quote]Are you going to make a Post of how to make a Call?
Yes – I had to change Internet Providers and my picture hosting sight is new – I need to totally re-do that post. So I aksed HNI to unpin it.

I made one once out of a Fall Hen. Just use the Little Bone, at that time I didn't kow the trick of making the 3 Piece style. I Boiled it in water like you said. My biggest problem was getting out that Greasy Bone Marrow(yuck) when I would suck on it....LoL I don't think I had any Pipe Cleaners. Is that what you both use? Also is their a better way of Cleaning out the Middle of those Bones

Yes is what I use and for the middle bone (Ulna) I found a coffee pot stem cleaner brush at a hardware store. Now once I boil and try to take off as much meat – have cut knuckle ends off I soak to start with in hot water and Sodium Carbonate (Van-Dykes is a source). One could use borax. I then will go to the sink and with a grease-cutting dish soap clean out marrow the best I can. If it is still greasy I keep trying. I then soak in a 3% Hydrogen peroxide straight out of the bottle a day or two. This also helps cut grease and whitens the bone – DO NOT USE BLEACH! Bleach will cause the bone to flake - powder



My questions would be how to Glue the Joints together and what kind of Glue do you use?

I use Devon 5 minute two tube mix clear epoxy. To fit bones I use both a Dremel tool with a conical grinding bit and use a table top belt sander to shave the outside of the bones so the fit into each other. Now some don’t like epoxy glue as they say the chemical reaction generates to much heat and cracks the bones. My call are dry fitted snuggly – NOT FORCE FITTED. If you need to force one bone into the other trim more off.
Another way of securing one bone to another is thread wrap.

Oh, and how do you get a higher Pitch out of a Tom's Wing Bone?

I actually glue the mouthpiece shut and redrill the opening till I get the pitch I like. This will change tone a bit – but again the smaller the mouthpiece diameter – the higher the pitch. The shorter you keep the over all call in length also affects tone.


How Long does it take for a Wing Bone to dry?
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A few days I let them air dry after my process
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Can you Dry them in a Microwave?

No and I would not do this

JW

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Yea I would like to see JWs post on how to make them...I want to try it myself....I would also like to send one in too

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Cool! Nicw work! If I get a bird, then I may just have to send a wing in:)

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Can you customize these calls ?

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sure can.... Just let me know what you want.

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Thanks for the "How to Post" I can tell you guys got this down to a Sience;)I made Small Box Calls for years, and you just learn what will work and what will not. If you see a Dodge Diesel slidding down the road, it will be me picking up a dead hen hit by a car.:D

TF

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One more question is the rapped string, Glued at one end? Are does the string go into the other peice? Or just up against it? It's a good looking call!

TF

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Thread wrapping is just like wrapping a eye on a fishing pole
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Now take a loop of thead - lay it on top area you are going to wrap. Start wrapping and take about 6 to 8 turns and stop. The loose end you put in that loop and pull the loop that you wrapped over through and trim. Now continue wrapping. Before you finish use your loop again - wrap 6 to 8 more over it trim - pull through and you are done.

- this picture sez it all

complete story - use this link
http://www.rodbuildingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1858&hl=Wrapping+Guides


The loose string end here......^..... is put through that loop and the loop is pulled to the left as in this picture. Once trhough it is trimmed with a razor blade.

JW

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Thanks JW! I was using glue. I will give this a shot.:)

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Thanks to all that sent some. I will have them done shortly. Anyone still want some let me know.

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For those that sent some. You should get them by next week. I had alot of free time this weekend and got quite a few done. I just wanted to give you the heads up.

thanks

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Hey Moose;

The girlfriend shot a nice bird last week and I was hoping to get a pair of calls (one for her one for I) made up if possible. I already have promised the feathers to a friend of mine who shoots traditional and makes his own fletchings. I have the bones themselves, mostly cleaned up, but I don't know which bones you need? Since I don't have the feathers or anything, I'd be happy to compensate you the value of whatever you normally keep as a commission in feathers/bones. Hopefully I didn't deep six the bones you needed to make the whole call... I tried to think through it... probably messed it up.

You can PM me if you like, or just let me know what we can work out. Thanks!

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My season opens this sat, if I tag out, I'll be in contact:)

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Good luck ! :)

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Im waitin to send mine in case I get another before season is out.:)

Heck of a offer though man, very generous.

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Kudos to you for being so kind to offer this. Very nice looking call too.

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just refreshing...;)

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I got my call back that bullmoose38 made for me and it is very nice. That is one great offer from him. Again thank you so much for that hand made call and the great job you did on it.

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bigmoose! the calls arrived today. how AWESOME! thank you for your generosity and kindness. your craftsmanship is excellent!

i've got more turkey parts for you allready, my 2 oldest sons got birds in the youth hunt and i preserved the wings and hide from the back. lot of feathers for you. the tails and the beards, though, are getting put on the wall !

when our regular season opens i should have some more materials for you..

thank you SO MUCH for the calls, they are great!

moose

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its really nice of you guys to do this for others :)

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i got my call in today and it looks and sounds great,thanks a million