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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:52 pm
by three11
Swamprooter and Gator ----

It's sooooo cute seeing you two get along!

Never thought I would see the day. :lol: :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:56 pm
by tica-tica
By Gawd that coker-bola one kinda makes me moist....

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:04 pm
by rjohnson
gator wrote:
rjohnson wrote:Beautiful bow!!! Very very nice craftsmanship!

Gator when is the checkered pattern coming on a call???


this summer, i hope.

it takes some equipment and the understanding you're gonna make some firewood.................but, it's something i REALLY want to learn how to do.

gator


Call me for that one. I'm interesting in seeing what it takes. I'll bring some good beer over.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:05 pm
by QUACKERS
these are two great works of art---BEAUTIFUL...

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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:31 am
by swamprooter
three11...you know us callmakers stick together!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:49 am
by gator
damn right.....

for all that's "bad" about the internet in general, it's post like this that i keep reading it for.........to see truly talented and dedicated folks such as i'm looking at here, showing their stuff is just flat out cool as hell.

best thread i've seen on here in a while!

gator

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:00 pm
by three11
gator wrote:damn right.....

for all that's "bad" about the internet in general, it's post like this that i keep reading it for.........to see truly talented and dedicated folks such as i'm looking at here, showing their stuff is just flat out cool as hell.

best thread i've seen on here in a while!

gator



I agree 100%. I'm just giving you guys a hard time.

I also like to make some my own stuff(deer stands, fletching arrows,etc..), but I usually wind up with something that looks like crap, works half as good as what you would buy at the store, and costs twice as much. If I'm lucky. My ADD usually gets the best of me. :lol:

Swamprooter - If you have a full length photo of one of your bows, I would love to see it. How many hours does it take to build one?

Both of you guys look like you do great work, and I appreciate you sharing it with us. It takes a lot of guts to put your own work out there in the internet where a bunch of jack asses (like me) can critique it.

Keep up the good work.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:46 pm
by RIPPY
DUCKTER, MAN THE CALLS ARE LOOKING GOOD. I NEVER HAD ONE THAT LOOKED THAT NICE. I WANT ONE.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:03 pm
by duckter
Thanks Rippy for compliments,

My cocobolo has now been "tuned" to my liking and to be honest, it's as good a call as I've got. This weekend will provide me the opportunity to call 'em in with it. Will be gratifying to say the least.

Would be glad to make some for you guys - but obviously, with the time required to do so and the fact that I have a full time job and two kids and a wife that requires attention - well, you know what I mean.

I'm getting my logo put together now, and will share when completed.

For anyone that is a big LSU fan, I could turn an insert made of Purpleheart wood to go with the Osage Orange barrel and somehow get an LSU logo sticker to put on the barrel. Man, would make a Tiger fan a great gift. Of course, since I am a Bama alum, pretty ugly to me. :lol:

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:09 pm
by duckter
Tica-tica wrote:

By Gawd that coker-bola one kinda makes me moist....


Moist, as in Mike Douglass moist? He was such a hayundsome man and so good with relations.

got in

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:46 pm
by sallymae
Hey dukter nice job figured it out

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:21 pm
by three11
I know that this post is supposed to be about duck calls, but I thought that I would post my rookie attempt at building a rifle.


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I took a Remington Model 7 that I had for years and made a varmint rifle out of it. I bought the stock "roughed out", which meant that it had been about 75% carved to the basic shape, and needed to be routed to fit the action. I then had to do all of the final woodwork, float the barrel, and put the finish on it.

I was really not too happy with my craftsmanship(should have spent about twice as long sanding, filling the grain, etc...). Lots of imperfections that most people wouldn't notice, but stick out like a sore thumb to me.

The rifle, however, shoots like a dream and feels like part of your body when you shoot it. All you have to do is show it to a coyote, and he will fall over dead as fried chicken.

It's not nearly the artwork that you guys are putting out, but I guess it's ok for this ole redneck.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:30 pm
by gator
VERY COOL!!!!!!!

gator

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:09 pm
by duckter
Hey Three 11 -

Awesome job - don't leave us lefties out, please.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:43 am
by tica-tica
Hey duckter,

how yall durrin?