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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Kev K. on April 18, 2007, 08:58:16 pm

Title: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: Kev K. on April 18, 2007, 08:58:16 pm

I just finished my first wingbone turkey call.

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Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: RG on April 18, 2007, 08:59:22 pm

Now you gota do a build along

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: mullet on April 18, 2007, 09:10:43 pm

  Very nice Kev

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 18, 2007, 09:14:29 pm

That is nice, now go use it to get some turkeys.  Justin

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: Pat B on April 19, 2007, 01:06:24 am

Very nice. Tell us about how you put it together.   Pat

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: Kev K. on April 19, 2007, 01:33:16 am

Thanks for the comments.  I recently harvested my Montana Merriam, a jake with a 3" beard weighing in at 22.5 lbs.  I was going to make a call from each wing but left the boiler on for too long at too high of a temp and charred the bones of the first wing.  I then collected the bones (radius, ulna, and humerous) of the other wing and peeled off all access muscle tissue.  I used a piece of wire to scrape out the bone marrow in the radius and ulna.  Using a rounded file I removed the flaky bone in the humerous.  I boiled the bones (at a lower temp this time) for around 2 hours.  I let them dry then soaked them in bleach for a little over an hour to dye them white.  I washed out the bleach.Then I epoxied the bones together and tied the gaps.

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: Pappy on April 19, 2007, 06:59:03 am

Very nice Kev.That is some pretty work. :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: DanaM on April 21, 2007, 06:47:09 am

I'm with knothead, do a build along.

Nice job.

DanaM

Title: Re: Wingbone Turkey Call
Post by: Kev K. on April 22, 2007, 09:19:05 pm

Thanks for the comments, I'll follow up w/ the build along idea as soon as I get more turkey bones.  ;)