Call Making Essay Album by John Rowan. 17 - 23 of 23 Total. 1709 Visits.
17 Next I use a piece of piano wire to burn the lines in. This is not neccesary, but does add a little. Do all finish sanding on the exterior at this time. With this piece of wood it took very little sanding. You have to keep the skew sharp to keep from having to force it and risk a gouge.
18 I then go back to the drill press to drill to 9/32" (which is needed for reed sleeve). I use a thin piece of rubber to grip the call.
19 I then use a beveling bit to barely take any material off the inside. Just kind of smooths things up a bit.
20 This one is ready for the finishing process at this time.
21 Of these 5 calls shown the only wood I bought was the Bubinga.
Shown are Bubinga, Locust, Walnut, Aspen and the unknown.
From start of roughing out on bandsaw to last step on drill press was right at 1 hour. This time can be sped up by doing several at a time. That way you aren't putting the chuck on for just one call. I usually do 5 at a time thru all the different steps.
22 Pic of the bell end sitting on a 50 cent piece.
