Walnut and Paduk

[Bills Custom Calls]

Ok Fellers I ask again give me your honest opinion on this.It is not perfect and this is the first of a few more
I think.



Thanks

[LORDDAL]

Honestly I will tell you I LOVE IT I really wish I could make something that good I really like how the layers look that is one mighty fine call I am so jealous of you guys who can make these awsome looking calls if only I had the money to buy calls from each and everyone of you guys I would have one cool lookin collection Keep up the AWSOME work 

[Red Dog]

Bill;
Looooking good

[HaMeR]

 






Honest opinions right?? 

I like it but I don't. I like it from the standpoint that it's different & the woods go nicely together.  I don't like it from the standpoint that I've seen that walnut in it's entirety & I think it's some really cool wood that stands well on it's own. But I sure aint knocking what you got there tho. It took some time & looks like you got nice clean joint lines which can be difficult to accomplish. Especially that many on one turning. Hope your cool with that!! 

[Coulter]

I'm rolling with Glen on this one. That looks like a really nice piece of walnut you used up there. I do like the color combination, but I have to say I'm not a big fan of padauk. I do use it on occasion, but not often. If I changed anything on it I would have to go with bloodwood and a less figured piece of walnut. Unless of course the walnut that you used was to small to be used on its own. Then I would say you did good with it, but I would still switch to bloodwood.

As far as the shape / design goes....well, I like it. It kind of reminds me of a lighthouse. Keep the design, but I think the lighthouse effect is amplified by the stacked / laminated woods. So keep that too.

Steve

[Bills Custom Calls]

Thanks for the kind words fellers

These 2 pieces of wood came from blanks that I squared up before turning they were about 1/4 inch thick
1 1/2 wide and 12 inches long.I cut them into 1 1/2 sq x 1/4 thick and stacked them then turned them
this is what I got out of it

[HaMeR]

Knowing what I know now I have a different perspective. For the most part it's still the same but I understand more clearly why this call came about. Cool deal on using all the available wood!!