Stoner Smith
03-06-2008, 11:57 PM
I have owned a lathe for 3 years and never used it due building a new house and other outside issues. Some of you may recall that prior to getting the lathe I turned a few turkey calls on a hand drill that was sandwiched in a vise. I used a wood rasp and files to get the general shape. I have a attached a couple of pictures of the first call that I have ever turned on a lathe. The wood is poplar that came from an old barn in Tennessee. I was told the wood was around 100 years old. I also got a nice piece of cherry that came from the same barn.
Using a real lathe is much easier then a hand drill and a lot more fun. The Poplar Call below is the very first thing I have ever turned on a real lathe. What do you all think?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1020138.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1020142.jpg
Below a couple of pictures of the very first calls turned on a hand drilled secured in a vise.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1030090.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1030091.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1020836.jpg
The turkey tracks on the first calls were made with and oversized nail that I used a dremel tool and carve a turkey track on the head of the nail. Below is a picture of the nail/branding iron.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/turkeytracks1.jpg
Using a real lathe is much easier then a hand drill and a lot more fun. The Poplar Call below is the very first thing I have ever turned on a real lathe. What do you all think?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1020138.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1020142.jpg
Below a couple of pictures of the very first calls turned on a hand drilled secured in a vise.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1030090.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1030091.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/P1020836.jpg
The turkey tracks on the first calls were made with and oversized nail that I used a dremel tool and carve a turkey track on the head of the nail. Below is a picture of the nail/branding iron.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/studeb/turkeytracks1.jpg