how to make turkey calls

[FL Turkey Hunter]

I'm only 12 years old but would like to learn how to make my own turkey calls with my dad. I would like to start with slate calls, will take all the info i can get.



Thanks,parker

[WillowRidgeCalls]

Well Parker welcome to T&TH . You'll get good info, but we need to know what tools you have to work with? You'll need one of two tools, a lathe or a good floor mounted drill press, and some forstner bits.

[FL Turkey Hunter]

i have a wood lathe and a drill press

[WillowRidgeCalls]

Here is a good tutorial on turning one on a lathe. It will give you a good idea of how they do them.

http://oldgobbler.com/TheForum/index.ph ... 113.0.html

In the Call Building section.
Scroll down until you find * How I make a Pot Call*, by Mose. Little over half way down.

[Kawboy888]

Take a picture of the different chucks that you have for your lathe and post them. I can do up a tutorial for you here on this site based on your equipment

[Steve_In]

Parker if you lack the equipment there are sources for turned pots.  You select the call surfaces and finish them out the way you want.  There are usually a few on ebay.  It would be a good place to start.  I have whittled out some decent strikers with nothing more than my pocket knife.
Rules of turning
NO watches
No Rings
No Long sleeves
Long hair tucked in under your shirt.

[Kawboy888]

Do not buy the pre-turned pots on ebay. There are usually two different guys that make them and they are garbage.