Antler call with base

[John_NY]

I just got this finished tonight. It is an antler call with a burnt piece of scrap wood for the mouth piece. The base is an Elk burr with some crazy little points coming off it so I thought it would make a nice stand for a call. Where the coyote is was the base of the burr. I ground it down smooth to put the coyote on it. The bumps and tips were just right to set a call on it so that it stays put ok.

John

[Hawks Feather]

John,

I can't see the call real well, but the stand sure is sharp.

Jerry

[John_NY]

Thanks Jerry. I couldn't get an angle that shows the call and show the stand the way I wanted. But you know me and my picture taking skills.   

John

[Todd Rahm]

Yeah, the stand is sharp! I'd like better look at the burnt wood part. Is it's black color from the burning?

[Yotehntr]

That stand is cool as heck John!  Nice call too!

[John_NY]

Thanks Brad.

Todd, yes the wood is burnt. I use a wooden dowel to burn it while it's spinning on the lathe. I missed a couple spots so the call will more than likely end up in a box just as a bonus for somebody to toss in their vehicle.
I had to search through my photobucket but found a better example of burning the wood. The method was the same I just took more time. I did this one a year or so ago. I think I posted it here at the time. But it shows pretty good what the burnt wood looks like. The wood was a piece of cherry so you can see the change.

John