I thought this morning I would try to make something special....so I have spent several hours making something I think was fun....I was inspired by some of the work with cow horn I have been seeing (Hi Brandon)....so I thought I would try to "Marry" some cow horn and some of my Osage....I ended up with a "Bumble-Bee"...it is a piece of blonde Osage, in an enclosed reed configuration.....mated to a cow horn mouth piece...I spent a lot of time on this call.....little thing such as under cutting the band below the lanyard groove.......VERY thinly ( to be this thin, it MUST be centered almost perfectly)....and I was so lucky, it has an almost seamless fit between the horn and wood.....The horn contains a JC reed sleeve and reed...all is turned and finished/sealed, inside and out.....signed and dated...I thought ya'll might like to see it....if you are interested, lemme know....if not, I will be most happy to keep it myself.......
Making the mouth piece from a piece of black cow horn......
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3897.jpg)
The body...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3902.jpg)
An inside look from the bell end....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3905.jpg)
The under cut band....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3912.jpg)
All of it together, and a few miscellaneous pics..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3907.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3913.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/ArkyYoter/100_3915.jpg)
Thanks for lookin' at the humble attempt...
Joe
Looks very good Joe! Nice work!
By the way I got a box here thats headed your way! Some more stuff for you to work with!
Brent
Joe,
Cow horn and Osage and you call it a Bumble-Bee. I think it should be a Coage, maybe a Cowage, or even an Osow. But I guess Bumble-Bee works too. It is a good looking call and one that I sure has a "stinging" sound to it.
Moo, buzz,
Jerry
Pretty clever.
Bumblebee uh, well if... OUCH! :shck: :confused:
Ok that's it! :rolleye: I just got stung :madd:
Nice call Joe.
Very cool, I like it.
Thanks guys....you are very kind......thanks Brent, can't wait :)
Joe
I like it Joe. :congrats:
I really like the looks of this call Good job Joe. What would that call cost?
Bill
Now that is a slick looking little call........ :wink:
Thanks guys.....I got the pics resized....it shows up a little better now....
Joe
Joe is this call stil available? :biggrin:
Joe,
Keep doing what your doing, they look Great!! :yoyo: