i am either going to make a wingbone yelper or i am going to make a striker out of the wingbones i have them in peroxide right now i heard JW talkin about he had 2 yelpers that double as a striker i was woundering if anyone has pictures and info on how to make them [8D]

If you've got gobbler bones, make a striker. If you've got jake or hen bones, make the yelper. The construction is the same. It'll work as a striker regardless of whether or not you yelp with it. There is a website I've seen posted (customturkeycalls.something) which will provide instructions. My best yelper is my best striker.

i had seen where JW had 2 of these they are a 2 peice deisign that would yelp and be a striker[8D]

Mine are a 3-bone construction, and are great strikers as well. It appears that whichever design you go with, 2 or 3 bone, they'll work as strikers.

hey Wing you wouldnt kno of any liquids that would loosen marrow in the bones would ya??[8D]

ok ok I got it glueing right now its gonna be a 3 peice but i got one question how the heck do u get it to work[8D]

Wrap your thumb and forefinger tightly around the "trumpet" end. Form an air chamber with your hand, (As if you were gripping a golf ball). Make sure you have a small gap in the air chamber by slightly lifting one finger. Put the tip of the call against your lips and lightly "sip" or "kiss" into the end of it. You are actually sucking air through the call. Adjust the size of the gap in the air chamber until you get it to "yelp". Some guys use two hands to form the air chamber.

AHHA it works id like to say thank ya Wingbone for ur help and i hope i bag a big one with my yelper this year

I caught this too late.

My marrow loosing solution is Sodium Carbonate about 2oz. per gallon. I buy this from VnaDykes taxidermy and it is a gristle/meat/marrow removing /loosing agent.

Yes my wing bones work as a striker and Wingbone gave you great tips. But my strikers/calls are two bone and I use the radius bone from the wing as the mouthpiece/ striker and then use the Drum stick bone after I have munched on it! or the tibia.

This makes a very nice straight call. It is important not to shorten the wingbone moouthpiece too much or it will squeal like a pig. I have found that if you vary the length you can change the pitch to a young hen or too an old raspy hen. I like this better than a wingbone as a striker. The length of the radius bone should be more than 1 and 1/2 inches. You do not need to glue this to try it. Hold the two pieces in your hand and vary the length by sliding the radius bone up in the tibia bone. On any slate or glass you soon will learn what length is right for you.

For old Tom wings - Wingbone - is right.......however if you take a little dab of epoxy and glue the mouthpice shut and then drill it out with a diamond conical bit from Dremel you can change the tone and tune the call - any call!

I do this to all the older wingbones sent to me to make for others. I find it is much easier to use by me and others. Just a dab now.

I use Devcon clear two part epoxy and mix my own. I apply this with a wood spatula and fill in all cracks and crevices. I am not worried about excess and do make sure there is excess. The excess can either be ground off with a dremel tool or can be wire wheeled off very easiy.

JW!

6pt... Glad to help out. Good luck. There's something really gratifying about calling in a gobbler with a call you made yourself.

JW... I've used your method of reducing the hole in the mouthpiece, except I use 5 min. epoxy and while it's setting up, will make a small opening with a toothpick. My calls are fairly high pitched to begin with. I don't find that it changes the pitch in my calls. But, it really does make it much easier to make some really sweet yelps.