Goose Call

[Patrick Doody]

Hey guys I tried some new finishing techniques on this one, I soaked it in BLO for a little over a week. also trying a bit of a different form on this one too.

The maple has a bit of flame in it. The picture doesn't capture the flame that great, but i think the extended soak in BLO helped bring out the curl.

Comments and critiques welcome.

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[Ken Hill]

Looks like silk! Very nicely done!

[David E Keller]

It's very pretty. I'm curious about the BLO soak... Does it really make much difference over a good rubbing with the stuff? I've never tried soaking with BLO, but I'm open to new ideas.

[John Keeton]

Loooove curly maple!! Nice work. I think the soak in BLO might help more with moisture resistance - not sure about doing much for the figure beyond a heavy application.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Patrick, great work and nice form, Now the $64,000.00 question...will it call a goose or is it all BLO and no go. No pun intended.:p:D he...he...he

[Patrick Doody]

Loooove curly maple!! Nice work. I think the soak in BLO might help more with moisture resistance - not sure about doing much for the figure beyond a heavy application.

Initially it was done to make the call more weather/water resistant, but it seemed to bring out the figure a bit more than my previous efforts, which probably means i wasn't using enough oil in the past.

Also I'd Like to thank Ken, I pm'ed him some questions and he helped me out on this one.

Christopher, I hope it will call some geese in, but i'm going to have to wait almost a year to find out. looks like i'll have plenty of time to do some more turning till next season.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a nice looking call. I agree with the silky look. Nice curl to.