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				Micarta
				
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:52 pm 
				by hudson
				My cutdown came in today[attachment=-1]uploadfromtaptalk1397325137719.jpg[/attachment]
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:12 pm 
				by aunt betty
				Cool calls.
Micarta has an interesting history.
You know what else is made from it?
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:13 pm 
				by hudson
				aunt betty wrote:Cool calls.
Micarta has an interesting history.
You know what else is made from it?
knife handles?
 
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:14 pm 
				by aunt betty
				Printed circuit boards for one.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:58 pm 
				by 3legged_lab
				Cool. I bet the reeds are Mylar, you know what else Mylar is used for?
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:19 pm 
				by hudson
				3legged_lab wrote:Cool. I bet the reeds are Mylar, you know what else Mylar is used for?
haha
 
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:33 pm 
				by Rick
				aunt betty wrote:Cool calls.
Micarta has an interesting history.
You know what else is made from it?
Speck calls:

3legged_lab wrote:Cool. I bet the reeds are Mylar, you know what else Mylar is used for?
Speck call reeds:

 
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:44 pm 
				by hudson
				Rick wrote:aunt betty wrote:Cool calls.
Micarta has an interesting history.
You know what else is made from it?
Speck calls:

3legged_lab wrote:Cool. I bet the reeds are Mylar, you know what else Mylar is used for?
Speck call reeds:

 
nice riceland I had a blue pearl James Meyers i got when he was still making em at his house but I ended up giving to a buddy.i wonder if he still smokes like crazy.
 
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:52 pm 
				by Rick
				I've not seen James since he cut that Micarta Riceland down to the old James Meyers dimensions that fit my hand better for me last Fall, but think it's a safe bet he's still smoking.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Micarta
				
Posted: 
Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:18 pm 
				by aunt betty
				Rick wrote:I've not seen James since he cut that Micarta Riceland down to the old James Meyers dimensions that fit my hand better for me last Fall, but think it's a safe bet he's still smoking.
 Great point...when shopping for a duck call the hand fit matters as well. You gotta fan the call to make a really good quack.