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Before this subject gets tooooo lost over at this thread

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=14122

I should begin another thread with more about the owl call business. Keep in mind this is a first for me so if you spot me making a mistake let me know.

This will not be complete for a while yet as I'm not to the point where I want to start turning yet but on the other hand I want to make sure I have an idea of what I'm doing before I get to the turning part.

What I'm starting with is how I plan to mount the wood to do the turning. In the above thread you can see pictures of the parts I have ordered. Here we will see how these parts come together and even if they all come together.

To start with I use a shopsmith 1/4" router chuck for holding a pen mandrel. The adapter kit I purchased will make use of the system I have. The series of pictures to follow show how this all comes together.

The kit comes with brass spacer tubes, so I started by sliding one of those on. For the 3/4" adapter I used one of the large washers next followed by one of the rubber bushings. Next was another large washer, brass spacer, large washer, rubber bushing and another large washer. I need another brass spacer to get to the threaded area of the mandrel and topped that off with yet another washer. The threaded nut is to large to pass through the wood blank so that was left off for now. Now with those pieces looking like this:

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You can see why I used the spacer between the rubber bushings here


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The wood blank is ready to slid over the rubber bushings and then the threaded nut is used to tighten. As the rubber bushings expand they grip everything together.

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At this point the "tone chamber" (that is game call speak) is ready to be turned. Once it is shaped and sanded and finished on the outside you simple reverse the assembly order.

The "stopper" (also game call speak) needs to be mounted for tuning next. It is pretty much as you would expect.

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Now I'll take all the bits and pieces and bag them for when I get to the point of doing the actual woodworking.

Ed

From the low number of visits to this thread (160) it looks like most folks didn't give a hoot about it. Still maybe someone actually had interest in the subject so I'll show you the very first and currently only owl call I have made.

I didn't shoot any how to pictures, again cause the lack or responses I didn't want to take the extra time to do so.

This is fresh off the lathe, sanded to 600 grit on the outside but no finish yet.

So here it is:

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Now I have to figure out how to make it sound like an owl..... When I tried it, it sounded like a duck call, and an out of tune one at that.

Ed

Being a city boy I really don’t know what to say. I thought —
“Owl call? Wonder if I can find me an owl around here somewhere and do I really want to call him if I do?”

Nice work, but it seems it moved folks to a place they aren’t used to. The Oz of woodworking.

You a bird spotter reibie?

idcook wrote:Being a city boy I really don’t know what to say. I thought —
“Owl call? Wonder if I can find me an owl around here somewhere and do I really want to call him if I do?”

Nice work, but it seems it moved folks to a place they aren’t used to. The Oz of woodworking.

You a bird spotter reibie?

Got lots of owls here in Central Ohio. We're pretty sure that a Great Horned Owl snatched and presumably ate our geriatric old cat one evening a couple weeks ago. All the pretty little songbirds that the cat killed in bygone years must be smiling up there in birdie heaven ... over the poetic justice of it all.

I'm sorry if I sounded accusing, not my intent.

I've done a lot of posts that go into a lot of detail on a project and just wanted to make it clear that was not going to happen on the owl call. It takes a good deal of effort to do those detailed posts and in this case I don't believe the effort it is warranted.

We have owls here in IL and I do like to photograph them. I also have a granddaughter who is into all things owls. One of the two calls I am in the process of making will be hers.

For the rest of you folks:

In general it appears that owl calls are used so you can locate gangs of turkeys. The turkeys hear the owl call and then call out to let the hunter know where they are. It appears that people hunt the turkey for food. Or so I've been told.

For identification purposes this is a picture of an owl. To protect the turkeys I will not post a picture of them.

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Growing up a country boy I know such things.

Ed


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Just wanted to let you know that anything posted I find interesting. I have plenty to learn yet and do appreciate this thread.

Looks nice pre finish. Question the need for a finish though considering its intended use.

Please dont take no initial response on my part seem like a lack of interest, its just the opposite. I would be very much interested in the steps involved in making these calls. Lathe work is one area of the Shopsmith I have yet to explore much, any tutorials are greatly appreciated.

So what makes it an Owl call instead of a Duck call?

or

How is the sound it makes determined?

Interesting. I have some grandsons that would like a duck call and will have to look into making them. I have some questions about your set up. When you have the blank mounted is the right hand end of hte mandrel supported any way? I see that you have the pen turning part to fit shopsmith where did you get this from? If you buy the blanks with the hole inside of them is the hole to size? Thanks Ivan

Nice work!
We have chickens. Owls and hawks are the enemy. Can a call be made that keeps 'em away? Once I saw how an owl kills a chicken (let me just say, you don't want to know) , I no longer liked "Hooters" . Coyotes , hawks , and owls each have a unique style of doing in a chicken. None are pretty.