Reelfoot

[Ducky192]

Hey guys here's a barrel for a reelfoot call I am making for one of the members on the board here. Thought you guys might like to see it.

[The Duck Hammer]

Awesome laminated brickwork. Did you make the blank too?

[Ducky192]

Thanks!! Yeah completely from scratch its made up of red heart wood, ebony gaboon and cherry

[The Duck Hammer]

Nice work, brickwork and Celtic knots are my favorite lamination patterns.

[Ducky192]

havent tried a celtic yet maybe that will be my next endeavor. It's a lot work doing lams

[Flightstopper]

What is involved in doing this? Have no interest just damn cool.

[Ducky192]

you cut the woods and pattern them, then clue them all together and clamp them and turn it like you would a normal blank. It's pretty intensive but the result is well worth it.

[3legged_lab]

What do you use for glue, if its not proprietary? I've had very mixed results in getting a good bond with the exotics.

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I made this one for a guy on the other forum (he makes turkey calls, some of you may have one) and it looked solid, but the Madagascar tip popped off during the first season.

[Ducky192]

titebond polyurethane

[Ducky192]

I also with the exotics since some of the grains are so tight really rough up both ends before bonding

[3legged_lab]

I was also told to try cleaning the surface with paint thinner or something similar to help cut the woods natural oils. I didn't notice a difference though.

[Ducky192]

What are you gluing with? I also run a thin bead of ca on the inside where the end caps meet the other woods

[3legged_lab]

I've tried thin ca, thick ca, some regular elmers woodwookers glue, I even tried one of those cheap 2 part epoxies.

[Ducky192]

i think ti helps that i have the cherry in between to bond better too. I stay away from the oily woods when doing calls like this

[3legged_lab]

Definitely with that many glue bonds. I was usually just trying to do 1 or 2, but would like to try more elaborate layers.
Is that stuff you use from someplace like home depot or do you order online?

[Ducky192]

its a nation wide store called wood craft they carry woods and everything for wood turners

[3legged_lab]

Thanks, I'll look for that stuff.

[Goldfish]

What makes a call a reel foot?

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[rebelp74]

What makes a call a reel foot?

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Style and metal reed.

[Ducky192]

different length of barrel completely different insert with no curve it is typically a copper or brass reed that is curved instead of the tone board and loud as hell! The style originated from reelfoot lake tn and not many people make them anymore.

[aunt betty]

I have a signed Glynn Scobey call that's a reelfoot style. Posted pics somewhere in here.
That call is L O U D.
and ducky

The reed is metal but is stainless steel I think.

[aunt betty]

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[aunt betty]

Toneboard.

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[rebelp74]

That's a peice of duck hunting history, nice call AB.

[Ducky192]

Nice Call!!

[aunt betty]

Found that call in my parents garage. Hasn't been locked or anything done there since around 1997.
Am having to carefully go through a huge farm house full of stuff like that. Most is trash but every once in a while I find a treasure like the calls, shotguns, wildlife art, and other stuff I haven't found yet. I need to push my parents harder to let me go crazy in there.
So far it's been a box here, a drawer there. Am afraid the old house will get torched by some drunk kids or something weird. My parents are hoarders and have a problem with that.