Caring for wooden duck calls
07-10-2020 | 01:34 PM
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Fork Horn
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Most old calls were treated like the wood fishing plug makers treated the lures. You had about 60% boiled linseed oil with 40% mineral spirits and submerged it for a bit to soak it up. Some guy use different oils and some soak them a few days. Then left to dry and the linseed oil stayed in it. You could re-oil it if you if you thought it needed it, BUT you would need to remove the reed and put it back. If you don't know much about tuning a call, I would leave well enough alone!!
It is probably just fine as it is if you let it dry good after using it and take care of it.
It is probably just fine as it is if you let it dry good after using it and take care of it.
I thank you for the advice. I dont know much about tuning calls, so I'll leave it alone.
I cant exactly practice my duck calling right now, I had nasal surgery 2 days ago. Still recovering.
