$3.75 . It’s just pure, raw, balls-to-the-wall, don’t tell your mother, most powerful, non-nuclear duck calling machine on the planet.This call may not be for everyone. It worked well but I had to peck "drill" the last portion of the hole because the end mill flutes filled with chips. All inserts are pre-tuned before leaving the shop. The call barrel must have a short taper reamed or turned into the exhaust end to accept the wedge and tapered portion of the insert. Tried different rpm's and depth of cut and they were all about the same. A little about the making and use of jigs. Here is a duck call insert being turned out of black walnut. I was able to hit the size though. but I'm not digging in people's back pockets searching for an easy way out either, digging in people's back pockets searching for an easy way out, The constitution,confusing Liberals since 1789. We use data about you for a number of purposes explained in the links below. SR11 - Goose Gut - .615" bore. AR Style Duck Call Toneboards: ... You may supply the inserts to have the sound board milled, or we can turn inserts for you (see CNC Turning). No gimmicks. Exhaust port (Fig A) . Seeing that one single swipe with a file or sandpaper can make or break the sound of a duck call, simply looking and comparing isn't really doing you any good. Moderators: Mallyard, okiequacker, stumpjumper, callinfowl, by ColoradoGooser » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:28 pm, by cutdownolt » Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:41 am, by puppypopper » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:42 pm, by cutdownolt » Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:56 pm, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 14 guests. Owner/operator Brett Hall and Pro Staffer Chris Boatwright introducing our new hardwood game call toneboard jigs. Duck Call Inserts 3 Pack Kwack Wacker E Caller Single Reed Open Water Loud $ 17.75. Messages 145 Reaction score 90 Location Pennsylvania First name Elijah Jul 27, 2014 #1 I'm looking to buy an insert jig if anyone has one sitting around. Use a parting tool to cut a deep groove next to the collet chuck. How to make a custom duck call jig Ryan Van Leuven Duck Call Jigs If you have tried at making your own custom call jig out of wood or plastic or whatever and it didn’t work out as planned and you are ready to get a custom jig made, we offer various ways to go about this. Cut 45 degree notches in the front of the reed. Quacker Barrel. Add to Cart. One of the items that helps is a metal jig that is used to shape the barrel of a duck call accurately and quickly. “The first step to making a duck call is drilling a 5/8 inch hole in the center of 2x2x4 turning blank. With comprehensive tips and advice from masters of game call making, this guide will interest woodturners and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Turning Custom Duck and Game Calls is a book for woodworkers and outdoors enthusiasts of all kinds-hunters, photographers, conservationists, and game call collectors. Crease and fold the rear of the reed to help keep it in place. Add to Cart. I'm simply giving my opinion on the matter, sorry it gets your panties in a wad. Presentation Game Calls are a thing of beauty and function. Mount the insert into a duck call jig. "No man's Second Amendment rights are safe when the legislature is in session,especially when Democrats are in charge" Mark Twain. Looking good. Add to Cart. After high demand, we have decided to re-release our P2 public jig. Accuracy and consistency are paramount for quality soundboard cutting. This is what I am trying to create. Our DUCK CALL PARTS Collection will give you a quick look at all of the various parts that are used to make Duck Calls. You can now trim off any excess to be smooth with the width of the band. ... my jig is and I turn that part of the blank down to 5/8 of an inch because that will be the part that is cut out on the jig. Ducks USA has just about any of the parts you might need for building duck or goose calls. Imagine that... And nobody even had to secretly file down the insert... Well said Gunny, Bishop, and Morey. We make them for the hobbyist or somebody who is wanting to get started in the duck call making world. FREE Shipping. So, I ordered polycarbonate-tuning boards/inserts directly from Etsy. No, thank you. Our calls use a large exhaust port of 1/2″. Full Member. More Buying Choices $55.07 (5 new offers) Haydel's Game calls Inc. DR-85 Mallard Duck Call for Hunting, Double Reed, Adjustable. Successful restaurants don't go around handing out their secret recipes. Tired of the bitterness toward people simply seeking advice.. We have a ton of Duck Call Kits, Goose Call Kits, Polycarb Insert Packs, Bags of Bands, and many other assortments. I do not speak for anyone but myself on here. Setting up meetings between geese and God since 1992... No contest ring. Arkansas calls Louisianna calls all these calls hunt ducks. This provides more realism and variety to your calling. We would define it as a cross between open water and timber. $7.50 . Fit into a 5/8″ hole. I used my Horror Fright horizontal/vertical bandsaw to rough out the bulk of material for the step. The insert fits tightly into the barrel. One of the items that helps is a metal jig that is used to shape the barrel of a duck call accurately and quickly. You can make a tone board for your duck call right at home. All the parts you'll need are available in two kits, the Hut™ Duck or Deer Call Kit and the reusable 3000 Game Call Turning Kit. Call Bags - Black (1 doz.) Polish the outside of the insert. A friend of mine at work makes duck and turkey calls in his spare time at home. Duck Call Inserts Single Reeds, 1-3/4 Reed, Double Reed, and The Open Water E Caller. I hit a window of opportunity and made a little more progress on the jig last night. Then I started a new adventure with the "spindle hammer" to machine down the two surfaces on either side of the trough. No compromising. Duck Call Inserts 3 Pack Kwack Wacker Smokin Hen Double Reed Timber $ 17.75. If you want a different color, style of band, a single reed instead of a double reed, it's easy to make … Legendary Proven Meat Call. Making your own duck call insert … The depth of the taper in the barrel sets the location/length of the wedge/insert above the call barrel. Pintail Waterfowl manufactures custom and public duck call jigs for use in custom call making of duck calls and goose calls. A jig is used for cutting the cork notch and the toneboard shape of an insert. http://thogamecallsforums.com/index.php?board=109.0. Is it equally silly to expect someone to learn it the hard way like everyone else who knows how to do it has done? We have been using echoe inserts but we now want to design our own. Custom and public duck call jigs by Pintail Waterfowl for use in waterfowl call. PJ1 - Public Duck Call Jig (Parallel) $100.00 . 22. It should be producing a beautiful finish on that steel, but the cutting speed has to be kept around 60SFPM for a HSS end mill, or it will burn up. I upped the rpm's to 1500 and got a much nicer surface finish. Information on duck calls and duck calling tips. He'll take pride every time he empties his own two lungs to use the duck call he made with his own two hands. **ENDED**Duck Call Insert Jig. And you are right, I haven't got it figured out yet, but when and if I do it'll be because I learned it. I drilled a pilot hole 1/2" with a twist drill and then followed that with a 0.625" end mill. Made in america, cut and tuned by Kirk McCullough. $64.22 $ 64. Coolant or oil are a good idea as well. Snap the insert from the collet chuck. 4.5 out of 5 stars 49. I hit another lick yesterday. Arkansas style duck call jigs. This part is called the sound board. A CUT-DOWN duck call is a duck call that has been modified and the tone board cut or reshaped from its original design. Call Jig: If you plan on making your own inserts, you will need a call jig. Learn how to do it yourself or pack it up and go home! You do not need our permission to make your barrels and use our inserts to sell them. It doesn't have as nice a finish as the carbide indexable end mill. If you can turn a pen, you can make a beautiful game call. ! I offered to make a prototype for him to try since the commercial ones available for sale are pretty expensive. By Drake Dropper Calls. This jig is very similar to our original P1 public jig, but it has a slightly more aggressive toneboard radius. My buddies company is starting to make duck calls. This jig requires a 0.625" through hole. I started turning the barrels and have been putting Echo and quacker . These calls have five main parts: a barrel, insert, tone board, reed, and wedge. Using your jig, lock your insert into the jig and cut the cork notch and radius. Our duck call jigs are made from steel, hardened to 60 rockwell, then sandblasted and black oxide coated for many years of use. I just don't think its right for a guy to try to freeload information off of others. A friend of mine at work makes duck and turkey calls in his spare time at home. No... what's silly is that you think nobody pointed these guys in the right direction. The Poly Timber Duck Call Inserts come in single and double reeds. Some progress is better than no progress. Duck Call Jigs. I'm not a sidekick, I know the guy. All, Do you guys know off any good makers of duck call insert jigs. Duck Call Insert … I lurked around a bunch of forums and found quite a bit of good info and cut my first keyhole some time back and have been very satisfied with the results. You want to cut the Reed to fit the dowel perfectly, about 1/8" from the tip and fit snugly in the slot. The process for tuning the call can be very tedious. We use cookies to improve your experience on this website and so that ads you see online can be tailored to your online browsing interests. Kirk McCullough Cut-Down duck calls, the best cut-down duck calls you can buy. Do your research before you go asking questions, you'll find out pretty quickly that all the guys to know how to cut duck calls are pretty tight lipped about it. By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of data and cookies. Gaston makes Arkansas-style calls, the standard design for modern duck calls. This collection will feature reed kits, polycarb and custom CNC acyrlic inserts, duck call kits, acrylic "ready to shape" barrel blanks in all of the pearls, solid colors, and our exclusive line of exotic swirls, plus bags, boxes, bands, and so so much more! Not every call maker does it the same way, therefore this is the method that I use. The site mentioned does a very good job of explaining how to tune a call but not cut one. How to Make a Duck Call - World Champion Rick Dunn - YouTube While we have very few issues with out jig, 99% of the issues are with the call locking up. The Duck Call Making Kit comes with all the pieces to help him build his very own whittled-down version. Once the glue is dry on your barrel, you can place the barrel back onto the lathe using your mandrel, this time reversed, with the band end facing out. Silly to be so threatened by someone just learning or playing with the idea of cutting a call. I was able to finish the "upper" step with a regular end mill. Using pintail waterfowl's public toneboard jig. The barrel is the hollow body of the call into which the caller blows. Or is it just another "I want it give to me because I'm entitled" deals? A duck call is composed of a reed, barrel and an insert -- otherwise known as a tone board. Thought that was the purpose of the forum. Posts Tagged ‘ duck call jig ’ How to make a duck call insert Nov 24th, 2010 | By admin. I start by cutting a 6″ piece of … It looks like you may have hurt your HSS end mill. JScott, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Mar 2014. a child of the 60's and 50's and a bit of the 40's. I offered to make a prototype for him to try since the commercial ones available for sale are pretty expensive. But for my first duck calls, I wanted to be sure to have the right sound, and make my first DIY duck call project any more difficult. Not because I'm a internet fishing troll out to gain off of someone else's knowledge. Sounds good little buddy... Feel free to play with yourself then... Like all of the great information you've been able to spew? I made a little progress over the weekend. Dancin' the Jig: We received an email asking about the jigs we make and thought that not only were there great questions, but in answering the email, this “deep” subject had so many contributing factors, that the answers were not short and sweet… but rather quite lengthy. These pre-made inserts were tuned and had a reputation for making a good duck call. Duck hunters typically use duck calls in order to lure the waterfowl into the target range. A tone board is the piece that the reed sits against and its design is what produces the sound. These taper down to 1/4″ of the course of 1.5″ (fig C) Thread starter elijahhenry10; Start date Jul 27, 2014; elijahhenry10 Member. Here you will find a complete tutorial on how to turn a duck call insert. Im interested in finding someone who would like to make the the inserts for a cut of course or if you know somewhere that can. Grow some nuts and figure it out! These can be custom made for a unique sound or you can purchase a public jig, which will allow you to make your own insert without the hassle of … If you think I'm wrong, you might be right. Using the cork, cut a small piece to wedge in the upper part of the hole. Echo Diamondwood Timber Double Reed Poly Insert Duck Call. I use a reamer to make this taper and hand turn the reamer to produce the correct taper depth. Pintail Waterfowl P2 Public Duck Call Jig $ 112.00 Add to cart. These issues usually pertain to having too small of an exhaust port or minor sanding.