Smoke & Stainless Steel

THO Game Calls · June 22, 2008, 04:56:12 PM

Two piece call, O ring fit, JC Double Stainless Reed.

This call is not for sale at this time.

Al

Hawks Feather · June 22, 2008, 05:29:05 PM

Al,

I like the looks of that one. I really like is the looks of the hammered band.

Jerry

Bills Custom Calls · June 22, 2008, 06:01:33 PM

WOW

Nice Job Al

John_NY · June 22, 2008, 07:03:27 PM

What a pretty call. You need to take a break from the store Al and do more turning.

John

alscalls · June 22, 2008, 08:15:10 PM

WOW!Ireally like that band Nice call!!!

DirtyDog · June 22, 2008, 08:21:06 PM

Simply awsome Al. As usual.

FinsnFur · June 22, 2008, 09:38:38 PM

Not for sale at this time wtf

I like it....I like it a lot

ohioyotehntr · June 22, 2008, 10:28:30 PM

Dang Al, That thing sure is a beauty.

Yotehntr · June 22, 2008, 10:39:47 PM

Real Sharp Al!

THO Game Calls · June 23, 2008, 07:50:16 AM

Thanks for the nice comments on the call.

Jim -

This is the first acrylic call I have made with a translucent mouthpiece. I was not sure how it was going to come out, when I started but it seems to have worked fine. The inside of the mouth piece is tapered like all of my other calls, and getting it clear was something I was not sure would work, but it did.

The band is also new. It is stainless steel so it should never tarnish. The tennon on the barrel was left a few 1000ths over size and then the band was pressed on with just a touch of glue. I think you would have to break the call to get the band off. I then beveled the edges into the call, giving the band a nice rounded shape, and finished it with a hammer type decoratiion which was sanded lightly to take the high spots off and give it a softer look and feel. I then filed the edges once again to square up the decorative touches so it is even all the way around, and then sanded and polished them to take out the tool marks. I think it came out very well. I spent almost as much time making the band as I did the call.

This call is a big step forward in the making of acrylic calls for me. The clear and translucent mouth pieces have always been a sticking point and this opens up a whole new world of possabilities which I plan to work on the rest of the summer.

What I am trying to tell ya, is I like this one so much I just might keep it and hunt with it this fall.

Thanks again for the comments on the call

Al

Tjones · June 23, 2008, 08:06:11 AM

Real nice ,,,sounds like ya got and hour or two into it huh?

coyote101 · June 23, 2008, 08:36:53 AM

Very nice Al.

Pat

HaMeR · June 23, 2008, 12:30:33 PM

Saweet!!

CCP · June 23, 2008, 03:45:43 PM

QuoteNot for sale at this time wtf

I like it....I like it a lot

I agree with Jim

When this one or another like it becomes available for sale please let me know. Al that is surly a beautiful call and I love the stainless band. Are the stainless steel bands something you will use on some of your other calls????

LORDDAL · June 23, 2008, 04:16:14 PM

B E A U Tifull that is one awsome looking call love it

THO Game Calls · June 23, 2008, 05:26:57 PM

Thanks again for the nice comments on that call.

CCP -

I have been stocking stainless steel bands in the store for other call makers for about a year and a half now, but I probably have not put it on 3 or 4 of my own calls. I do like it on some of the acrylic colors, but it is hard to work with from scratch. You can wear out a hack saw blade cutting it and it flat tears up a file. It takes probably twice as much time to cut and polish a stainless band as it does a brass one. It's also much more expensive than brass. It does seem to work with some of the acrylic colors better than the brass bands do, and looks so much better than aluminum that I can't justify not using it on more of my own calls.

Al

iahntr · June 23, 2008, 05:57:35 PM

That's a REAL Beauty Al !!

and it's always a plus when ya know the sound's gonna be there too.

Great job!
Scott

carvercalls · June 23, 2008, 09:33:25 PM

Very nice call Al

Kerry

Lonehowl · June 24, 2008, 03:44:08 PM

Al ,great looking call! Stupid question, are you polishing the 9/32 sleeve hole as well? Ive noticed some guys arent doing that? (although it aint that easy)

THO Game Calls · June 24, 2008, 04:00:11 PM

Lonehowl,

I do hit the inside where the sleeve fits with some 220 thru 600 grit lightly, and then use novus polishing compound to clean it up. The probem you will run into is that the epoxy will leave a slight tint but if you seat it right, no one will ever see it.

You have to take care not to ream out the hole too much or the sleeve will have to be expanded which means the reed will have to be expanded. The way around that is to use a 1/4" bit instead of 9/32, but I really dont think it is going to make much of a difference once the sleeve is in if it is at least hit with some polishing compound.

Al