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Welcome To Call Makers News!

May 11th, 2016 | By
Welcome To Call Makers News!

We are extremely excited to introduce our exclusive online journal for duck call and goose call making enthusiasts.  Whether you are new or a veteran to wood turning and making duck or goose calls, this information will be of interest to you! Call Makers News was developed by an avid sportsman and duck call maker
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Machine Dust Collection Set-up

May 11th, 2016 | By
Machine Dust Collection Set-up

I have received several requests asking for pictures of how I have my dust collection set up to each machine.  I have posted them below so hopefully this will provide you with many idea’s regarding your own.  Be sure to click on the pictures and also the enlarger icon located in the upper right corner
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Featured duck call of the month

Mar 28th, 2011 | By
Featured duck call of the month

This hand carved antler duck call was made by Joseph Reinsch of Antoneous Calls.  It is made from Moose Antler and Gabon Ebony wood.



How to make a duck whistle

Mar 15th, 2011 | By
How to make a duck whistle

Here you will find a complete tutorial on how to turn a duck whistle.  Not every call maker does it the same way, therefore this is the method that I use. I start by cutting my blank to a length of 3″.  I will actually only be using 2 13/16″ of the blank for the
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How to make a duck call

Jan 15th, 2011 | By
How to make a duck call

Learning how to make a duck call is something that is constantly gaining the interest of many wood turners, duck hunters and outdoor sportsmen.  This art has been around for many years and while a lot of the techniques still remain the same or similar, there are also a lot of options available when selecting
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Wanted: Pictures of your duck calls

Jan 9th, 2011 | By

We have recently added a “Photo Gallery” section to our website and need your duck call or goose call pictures!  If you would like to have your call displayed on this website, please email the following information to us at callmakersnews@yahoo.com Your Name Website address if applicable Material(s) that you used in making your duck
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How to flame polish an acrylic duck call barrel

Jan 8th, 2011 | By
How to flame polish an acrylic duck call barrel

Flame polishing an acrylic duck call barrel will produce a finish similar to glass or crystal.  However, this process does require practice and I recommend using your defective duck call barrels for this.  My greatest challenge was to find the speed at which I would move the mini torch flame across the outside and the
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Meet the publisher

Nov 19th, 2010 | By
Meet the publisher

Tom Gray



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Nov 17th, 2010 | By

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