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I just folded a copper half dollar and applied a custom patina. I hand polished the raised areas, and then sealed it with a jewelers sealer to keep the patina preserved the way it is. Tonight I will fit the coin band to an African Blackwood call with copper Inlays. Work in progress.

Beautiful finish on some beautiful calls. I hope this forum really takes off. I love to see the work.

I just finished this one up. I built this one as a donation for a DU Banquet event. Hawaiian Koa, sleeved in African Blackwood with Aluminum Inlays, African Blackwood Caps and a Custom 60th Anniversary DU Raffle Coin band. Hope we can raise some funds for wetlands preservation.

I finished up a pair of matching woodie duck calls today. Wicked Purple Acrylic with Ivory Acrylic Caps. These are fun calls to run on woodies at first light.

I drill a centered hole in coins, and then press that hole inward using a cone. I haven’t tried to work with anything that isn’t round. At least not yet. The ideal diameter for a coin or token is the half dollar. It enables me to achieve the right size hole for a duck call band, and a nice band...

Holy Smokes. That’s crazy. I’ve done one 18k gold half dollar call band on a green dymondwood call that I did for another call maker, as a call maker trade call. Gold is tricky when it comes to annealing and folding, but I worked out a process and it came out great. We need to get in touch with...

This is a 1964 Half Dollar that I made for someone to use as a duck call band. 1964 was the last year they used a very high silver content, post 1964 are all clad coins. I apply a custom patina and then seal it so it’s preserved.

Here’s one that I did from Russian Crazy Fiber Micarta with a 60th Anniversary DU Coin Band. I also fold Half Dollar Coins into duck call bands.

Thanks!! I do. I have about 60 orders on my books for custom call builds, but my books are open and I’m still taking orders. I’ve got lots of great material for folks to pic through. I send pics of blanks for folks to pick for their custom call builds. I also make woodie duck calls. One of the...

I wonder if they would consider it a live decoy if this thing was dragging back a crip that just couldn't fly.

We've been on a purple journey together! Been a long time since the original P,B & J !!

Excellent! I just finished this one up today. Limited Edition Purple Ebonite. Black Ebonite Caps. Copper Inlays and a Copper Double Ditch Band.

I will have to check out Waterlox. My jar of Odies is just about done. I will replace that with Waterlox and give it a try. I am picking up some awesome info here, feels like the old THO days! All of this information on oil finishes is a huge help. The pure tung oil arrives today, and I'm ready...

I’m excited to give it a go. I will post pics when I get the first one finished. Thanks very, very much for all of the great info!

That’s great information. Thank you very much for sharing that. I have some mineral oil and will try it. I read that the Odies combined a wax element that made it a quick all in one solution, but I’m thinking I should finish the pure tung oil finish with some carnuba wax on the buffing wheel. Am...

@HenryHawthorne posted a pic of a flaming box elder burl call that he built and finished with tung oil that really blew me away. The rich soft sheen, with the eye popping burl details, it was a real feast for the eyes. It inspired me to order some tung oil. I will give it a go. I’ve used Velvit...

This is going to be a great forum. I will pass the word around and hope to see it grow. I am constantly learning something new with each call build. The aha moments are awesome. Figuring something out for the first time, whether it be improvements through experimentation, or accidental...