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Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on February 24, 2013, 10:27 PM:

I finally made myself a call;

It's made from the mesquite wood Bob Addy sent me, beautifully figured, though it had some cracks in it that I had to stabilize with CA (super-glue).

The bell is so thin that I can't, in good conscious, let it go (*since I don't think it could be engraved without blowing through it).

Thanks for looking,

Krusty

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 25, 2013, 08:50 AM:

....don't keep it in yer back pocket. Or squeeze it too hard. Or, change out the battery compartment. One thing I will say; mesquite is possibly the best choice for a predator call.

Good hunting. LB

Posted by Lone Howl (Member # 29) on February 25, 2013, 09:32 AM:

Nice K : )

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 25, 2013, 11:25 AM:

`Since I don't think it could be engraved w/o blowing thru it`

Thinking out loud, here; Would it be possible to cleanly blow thru it and then fill the logo with clear casting resin???

It would be cool if it worked. The downside would be that it would probably ruin the call if it didn't work.

Posted by Chris S (Member # 3888) on February 25, 2013, 03:26 PM:

Sweet Petunia, that's a good looking squawker and I'm sure it sounds great too.

Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on February 25, 2013, 05:36 PM:

Leonard,

Yeah I had to tell myself to quit squeezing it, playing with how much the body flexed. Sitting on it would definitely kill it.

So what is it about mesquite that makes you like it best?

Lonehowl,

Thanks.

Hey I have a small piece I would like to have made from delrin.

Kokopelli,

I was considering just having it engraved, and if need be filling it in with inlay, but I already finished the call.

But, I am interested in finding out if a finished call could be protected, from the vaporized material put off by the laser, by using a layer of blue masking tape.

No better call, than one I intend to keep anyway, to sacrifice to the cause... so I'll do it.

Thanks for the encouragement. [Smile]

Smithers,

I'm not thrilled with the reed set I made for this... but I can always change it. [Wink]

Having not hunted much over the last few years, I can't seem to find a distress sound I like, on stand, so I'm struggling a bit.

I bought an E.L.K. howler last year, and I like it, but I need to buy some thicker nitrile gloves to make new reeds for it *than the cheap ones I bought at Harbor Freight for finishing calls.

The few coyotes there are, in this part of Virginia, are every bit as silent as the ones back home though, so I am also struggling with whether or not howling is beneficial to a stand. I spent the better part of a month attempting to locate, by howling, and never got a single reply.

Foxes don't seem to care, if I howl of not, though, so I definitely don't see it as detrimental... but I wonder (*and I still tend to over-think my predator hunting ...way too often). [Big Grin]

Krusty

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 25, 2013, 05:43 PM:

K, mesquite is the quintessential western wood, only grows in the southwest. For many years, Weatherby used mesquite for their stocks on the Mark V. I think it is the most appropriate for a predator call, me being a traditionalist whenever possible.

Good hunting. Lima Brav 0

Posted by Lone Howl (Member # 29) on February 25, 2013, 06:03 PM:

Loves the mesquite for calls.
Let me know what you have in mind K.
Mark

Posted by the bearhunter (Member # 3552) on February 25, 2013, 06:54 PM:

that just looks cool (without the gloss).
send that one to Mr Coyote. will make for good internet fodder for years too come [Wink]

Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on February 25, 2013, 08:03 PM:

Leonard,

That's as good an answer as I could ask for. Thanks.

Marc,

I'll e-mail a pdf with a drawing of what I need... it's a "shroud" for the end of my airgun barrel, to cover up the ugliness that was hidden under the hooded blade front sight.

I put a scope, on low rings, on it and the hooded sight caused the scope to blur (or flare if the sun shined on it) so I had to remove it.

Let me know what you need for it.

Bear,

All the calls I intend to keep get a coat of clear sealer/stain and then a coat or two of polyurethane, per usual, but once that's dry I rub them down with fine steel wool.
I hate super-glossy calls.

Tim and I have created more than enough internet fodder, to last a while... and Tim is obviously more than willing to continue to carry that torch. [Roll Eyes]

To get their hands on this call, like one other call in the past, one would have to make me an offer I can't refuse.

Tim cannot make me such an offer, ever again.

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." [Wink]

Krusty

Posted by Chris S (Member # 3888) on February 25, 2013, 08:11 PM:

Krusty, I traded out the old constriction band I had on my Krier for a fresh new one and it changed the sound too much. With the old loose band, I could get a real nice wheezing, frantic sound that appealed to me. The tighter band cleaned the sound up too much, for my taste. The sound with the tight band was crisp and clean, instead of raw and dirty, like with the tired old one. It sounded like a half dozen other open reed calls I own. So, I changed it back to loosey-goosey. It's the little things.
The coyotes are looking for raw and dirty, not crisp and refreshing. [Smile]

[ February 25, 2013, 08:12 PM: Message edited by: Chris S ]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 25, 2013, 11:36 PM:

SOMETIMES

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 26, 2013, 05:27 AM:

I have to ditto up on what Smithers posted.

Quite a few seasons ago the `Yote-Buster` was my favorite'est call in the whole wide world. The coyotes in S.E. Ore. seemed to like it, too. Then one day I noticed (Gasp) the end of the reed was cracked & chipped and not even close to factory spec. Long story less long, I got some new reeds and that call never sounded quite `right` again. By the next season I had a different favorite'est call in the whole wide world.

Posted by Chris S (Member # 3888) on February 26, 2013, 08:13 AM:

Double ditto to what Kokopelli posted.

SOMETIMES! I forgot I was in the land of qualifiers. If they want it clean and pure as the driven snow I can give them that too i.e. Crit'R Calls.

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