Call Makers News was developed by an avid sportsman and duck call maker with the intention of providing helpful information to all call making enthusiasts.    The information contained within this site reveals pictorial and video step by step instructions for making a duck call as well as listing various suppliers within the call industry, national events, game call forums and links to other call makers websites.

We also have a tool discussions section where we provide extensive product reviews on the various tools that are used in making a duck call or goose call.  They are graded on durability and practicality with the call maker in mind.  Our shop talk section contains “how to” information regarding the different steps of making a duck call or goose call.  This section also contains a step by step pictorial and video instructions on how to make a duck call.

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The most widely used material in the beginning was what I refer to as “common wood”.  This was wood that was readily available from the natural surroundings of the call makers such as Oak, Cherry, Cedar and Persimmon just to name a few.  Today there are a lot of exotic woods that are being used frequently for turning calls.  African Blackwood, Bocote, Cocobolo and Purple Heart are just a few of the many that are readily available.

Acrylic is being widely used today for a lot of the duck calls whether they are handmade by a callmaker or manufactured by a major call company.  They great thing about both acrylic and wood is that you are able to use the same tools for turning both of them.  In this video tutorial, I use acrylic along with a Sorby round nose scraper, skew chisel and parting tool.

While learning how to make a duck call does require practice,  this video tutorial will give you a great start!