Metamorphosis -
metamorphosis noun meta·mor·pho·sis \ ˌme-tə-ˈmȯr-fə-səs \ Definition of metamorphosis plural metamorphoses play \-ˌsēz\ 1a : change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by......
View ArticleDonation items recently made
Below are some turkey calls that I recently turned to be donated for an auction to support the Lodge of Hope in Sheldon, MO. https://petersonoutdoors.org/lodge-of-hope I have had the privilege of...
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New grunt call prototype
Here is a picture of a prototype of my new grunt call for whitetail hunting.... I need to post a pic of my sketch of this thing. I dinked around with sketches last week and early this week while on my...
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Making a laminate call
Here are a few pics of a few steps along the way to a laminate turkey call. I started with African sapele, quarter-sawn maple, bookmatched figured walnut and strips of black and white veneer. These...
View ArticleFerro rods - coming soon -
I received a box yesterday of bulk ferro rods. While I am all about MADE IN AMERICA, in order to keep costs as low as possible on my ferro rods, I did order direct from the factory via Alibaba. I could...
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Got Walnut?
I made the drive yesterday to my walnut supplier, about 2 hours east of Springfield, MO. It's a 10 hour round trip drive, but worth the drive for me. This mill does over 2 millions board feet of walnut...
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Almost wish I could have kept this one...
I have started making some "hybrid" blanks with stabilized wood. This allows me to take pieces of wood that would not have been useful for producing calls and make something highly desirable. This...
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Spalted maple in the works
Last year either strong straight line winds or possibly a tornado hit on my street. A large Norway maple that my great grandfather planted in the 1950's blew down across the road. This was about 70...
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The wood fairy made a delivery!
I got home yesterday afternoon and found a big slice of wood in front of my shop. The block was about 32" across and 12"-14" thick. In the low light, my first thought was a block of post oak. I had no...
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Well known "customer "
A month or so ago, I was contacted by a gentleman who has purchased several calls from me. He commissioned a call for a man he had the privilege to guide on a turkey hunt this spring. I built the call...
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Maple burl with resin fill
I turned this call over the past weekend. This was my first blank stabilized using my pressure pot. The resin has gold hologram glitter that catches the light nicely. The call sounds really good.
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Stuff for an upcoming outdoor expo in my area
Here is a pic of a squirrel call display that my wife helped me put together this week. I needed an extra set of hands getting the 2 boards together while drilling holes and putting screws through from...
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Processed some oak firewood
I noticed some downed dead trees on our local city park property last weekend. I contacted the public works department to see if I could get permission to cut some for firewood. Yup! I started cutting...
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Processed some black locust wood
Black locust makes an amazing striker for my turkey calls. A property that I hunt has a fair number of them scattered across the acreage. While they are super resistant to weather once cut, they are...
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Hurray for HOLLY wood!
See what I did there? Last weekend I drove about an hour south to my uncle's place in Polk County, AR. This is near the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Last year he told me he wanted to take down an...
View ArticleHarvested some oak burl
I got several texts from a lady that owns a property that I hunt. She sent me pictures of a huge oak burl that was on a property of some friends of hers. She explained that they said someone had made...
View ArticleCustomer pics and videos -
I would be honored for customers to post pics and/or videos of any items I have made being used or displayed. THANKS!
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Predator calls in the making
I recently got an order from a gentleman in Utah for 20 predator calls. I thought I would share a few pics of the process. These are made of spectraply, a commercially produced laminate made of dyed...
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