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Topic: DIY Open reed call...
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Yotehntr
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posted November 08, 2011 12:56 AM
Thinking of guys that don't have a lathe or any specialized tools... and don't have the $ to buy a call here's a do it yourself instructional for making your own open reed call.
Step 1..cut a blank that is long enough for your barrel and your toneboard...decide how long the toneboard will be and mark your lines for length and width...
Drill out the bore of the barrel and drill out the air channel I think I used about 1/4" for the air channel and 3/4 for the bore.
I used a roll of masking tape for my ramp... just landed it a little above center at the barrel and a little below the entrance of the air channel. Really just did this by eye.. no set dimensions.
I used a scroll saw to cut out the ramp then cut along all the toneboard lines to remove the obvious extra wood... a coping saw would do just as well.
I went a little to high and ended up with some excess to cut and file away.. no big deal just more time.
[ November 08, 2011, 01:01 AM: Message edited by: Yotehntr ]
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Yotehntr
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posted November 08, 2011 12:58 AM
sanding the ramp and filing out the air channel
I carved and filed a while to round off the corners, the sanded them some what smooth.
Did the "shoe shine boy" thin on the back of the ramp to round it off...
Worked better than I expected..
Grabbed a milk jug to use for a reed, cut it to fit over the air channel.. wider will make the pitch lower, narrower will make it higher pitched.
Here's the finished product.. it's no beauty... ok it's butt ugly, but I have no doubt it'll call a coyote in... give it a listen... just CLICK HERE I'd love to see/hear what you do!
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Leonard
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posted November 08, 2011 09:22 AM
Very good! Actually, there is a small amount of functional beauty in that ugliness. If I was to be in close proximity to a gaggle of predator hunters with that thing hanging around my neck, I bet I would get a few double takes and a few comments. I'd call it my 2X4 call.
gh....lb
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Yotehntr
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posted November 08, 2011 11:23 AM
LOL it does look like a piece of a 2x4 in the pics! It's actually a piece of cherry... I didn't have any drano to put on it... diluted lye will prematurely age cherry and bring its true colors out. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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TundraWookie
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posted November 09, 2011 11:31 AM
That's a great tutorial for a po' man's caller. I like it!
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Kokopelli
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posted November 09, 2011 01:03 PM
Yeah, you guys with talent make it look soooooo easy. I'll still give it a try though......
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Leonard
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posted November 09, 2011 01:12 PM
A lot harder to accidentally swallow, by the look of it?
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Rich
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posted November 09, 2011 01:15 PM
Good information Brad! Thanks for sharing.
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Yotehntr
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posted November 09, 2011 11:55 PM
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Yeah, you guys with talent make it look soooooo easy. I'll still give it a try though......
Thank you Kokopelli... if you have any problems I'd be happy to lend a hand, either in open forum or shoot me a pm. Don't get disheartened... this was my 3rd try and I had about 2 hours in each one.
Leonard sounds like your letting those coyotes get to close bud! LOL Shoot 'em a little further out! ![[Smile]](smile.gif) Defiantly stay away from the diaphragm calls!
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Leonard
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posted November 10, 2011 08:18 AM
Yeah, I'm going to let them come in close, or shoot them a little further out. It's good that 2X4 floats, BTW.
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