Has "fiddleback" Anigre sound boards....except the fiddleback all but dissapeared. dambit!!
Sound is fair. Still learning how to tune. I bought several paddles of different woods, from shipley sawing. I use those to help find if the calls likes a harder vs softer paddle wood
Also got my replacment paddle router bit...after ungodly amount of emails and screaming. long story..original $150 bit was made backwards..
new one works very well, most happy, a bit scary to use, it aint small!
I put a little white stone on the end of the Paddle. Used to do that on my predator calls years ago.
So far I have put on a sealer coat of Dewaxed Blonde Shellac. Guess I will finish the Bocote with a outdoor poly coat.
(http://bryanspeed.smugmug.com/Woodworking/New-Timbertoes-Game-Calls/bocoteboxcall-1/721954150_z59W5-M.jpg)
(http://bryanspeed.smugmug.com/Woodworking/New-Timbertoes-Game-Calls/bocoteboxcall2-1/721954428_TqLy8-M.jpg)
Nice looking call. I really like that style. Hope you get it tuned the way you want it.
John
Try a coarse sand paper on the friction side of the lid......Like 50 grit.
And it looks like your spring size is a little long.....Causing the board to tilt to the rear...should be toward the middle. :wink:
I hope this helps ya as it is a nice looking call........ :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:
thanks for the sandpaper tip :) very much!
the spring/paddle is not adjusted, or it would be more compressed. Just finished with the Shellac (dry) and put it together for a pic, before heading in to work! (good eye picking that out) :eyebrownod:
Al, I used 100 grit. Helped a lot :) - on several calls. got more raspy, a bit deeper. thanlks very much. :yoyo:
I carve my lids by hand with a spoke shave and draw knife.........I have done a lot of tuning..... :eyebrownod: :laf: :laf:
Your very welcome......glad i could help. :wink:
I love a good spokeshave. But I also like how fast the router works!
Hey for enough $$$ I bet Lie-Nielson would make you a custom spokeshave :)
Nice looking call! :yoyo:
Quote from: timbertoes on November 24, 2009, 09:23:58 PM
I love a good spokeshave. But I also like how fast the router works!
Hey for enough $$$ I bet Lie-Nielson would make you a custom spokeshave :)
I will make my own.... :biggrin: If I ever wear out this one.... :laf: