Sumpin' WAY different from Arky....a Bumble-Bee

[Arkyyoter]

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......




The body...



An inside look from the bell end....




The under cut band....



All of it together, and a few miscellaneous pics..









Thanks for lookin' at the humble attempt...


Joe

[keekee]

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

[Hawks Feather]

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

[FinsnFur]

Pretty clever.
Bumblebee uh, well if... OUCH! :shck: 

Ok that's it!  I just got stung   

[awh]

Nice call Joe.

[cb223]

Very cool, I like it.

[Arkyyoter]

Thanks guys....you are very kind......thanks Brent, can't wait :)


Joe

[Todd Rahm]

I like it Joe. 

[Bills Custom Calls]

I really like the looks of this call Good job Joe. What would that call cost?



Bill

[Bopeye]

Now that is a slick looking little call........

[Arkyyoter]

Thanks guys.....I got the pics resized....it shows up a little better now....


Joe

[vvarmitr]

Joe is this call stil available?

[Fireball221]

Joe,
Keep doing what your doing, they look Great!!