Amboyna/Ivory set for Doug?

[Yotehntr]

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[Tappen]

If he doesn't like it, i like it...

Great work man, im sure hell love it!

[John_NY]

Beautiful calls and the finish you put on them is amazing.

John

[HaMeR]

Nice calls as usual Brad!!  

If he don't like em just put the wig back on him!!  

[coyotehunter_1]

The real question is: What's not to like? 

I would say Doug will flip his wig. 

[alscalls]

 

[possumal]

Beautiful calls, Brad.  He will surely like them a bunch. 

[Yotehntr]

Thanks guys!...      @ Chet!!  Can't believe you went there on him! 

[FinsnFur]

Those things are truly eye candy.
Just curious, how long from start to finish does it take you take create such a piece?

[Yotehntr]

    I honestly am not sure Jim.  To try to make an honest stab/guess  on the barrels (counting the finish) 3 or 4 hours.  The toneboards on the ivory is a real pain... the tusks are hooked something awful, so I put them in the lathe chuck and after a terrible beating I get is kind of close to straight... usually has a pretty good sized portion missing from one side.... that plays into the ramp...but makes it harder than heck to hold on to. lol  I've payed as much as $45 for a warhog tusk and got 1 good toneboard out of it.....oops you didn't ask that did you! lol  anyway I'd guess around 2 hours on the toneboard counting finish.  So I'll say 6 hours if everything goes right... which rarely happens... the finish I do is a pain in the butt.  On this set the enclosed reed when I thought it was done I looked at it while it was on the lathe... with a magnifying glass (eyes ain't as good as they used to be) I notice on the ACCENT RING (dang it VV)  there was white....(air got trapped under the finish) I had to cut through the finish and re-burn the line then refinish I'm guessing here I really go by how it looks when I'm doing it but better than 20 coats.  I don't use medium or thick CA only the thin (just what works/looks best to me)  so I have to use more coats. So I'd have to say at least another 1 1/2 hrs on it.

[WldWldWest]

Wow, Their BEAUTIFUL Brad.....Thank's. I wouldnt expect anything less!

Now! For the rest of ya- Quit drooling on my call's!!!

One more thing? Who woke Chester up? Now ya'll even have him taken shot's' at me!!! (Flip my wig my @$$!!! )

WldWldWendy

[coyotehunter_1]

Doug... that "HaMer" feller made me do it.



 

[WldWldWest]

   I honestly am not sure Jim.  To try to make an honest stab/guess  on the barrels (counting the finish) 3 or 4 hours.  The toneboards on the ivory is a real pain... the tusks are hooked something awful, so I put them in the lathe chuck and after a terrible beating I get is kind of close to straight... usually has a pretty good sized portion missing from one side.... that plays into the ramp...but makes it harder than heck to hold on to. lol  I've payed as much as $45 for a warhog tusk and got 1 good toneboard out of it.....oops you didn't ask that did you! lol  anyway I'd guess around 2 hours on the toneboard counting finish.  So I'll say 6 hours if everything goes right... which rarely happens... the finish I do is a pain in the butt.  On this set the enclosed reed when I thought it was done I looked at it while it was on the lathe... with a magnifying glass (eyes ain't as good as they used to be) I notice on the ACCENT RING (dang it VV)  there was white....(air got trapped under the finish) I had to cut through the finish and re-burn the line then refinish I'm guessing here I really go by how it looks when I'm doing it but better than 20 coats.  I don't use medium or thick CA only the thin (just what works/looks best to me)  so I have to use more coats. So I'd have to say at least another 1 1/2 hrs on it.

See whatcha did Jim.......After reading all this crying I smell a price  Increase!

[FinsnFur]

 @Doug

......So I'll say 6 hours if everything goes right... which rarely happens... the finish I do is a pain in the butt. 
......I'd have to say at least another 1 1/2 hrs on it.

I can only imagine the pain staking moments. All I can say is it sure looks nice...and whatever you do, dont stop 

[pitw]

In a word,  UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE .

[Yotehntr]

  ....now that you mention it Doug.   

[Frogman]

Very Nice!!

Jim