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Rut n Strut Game Calls

• How I turn a Pot Call

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Select wood that you want to use to turn Pot
Calls out of, Rip it 4 wide and then Crosscut
into 4 X 4 Call Blanks.
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Mark Call Blank from corner to corner with Pencil
and straight edge to find center. Dog ear corners
with a Table Saw or Band Saw.
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Mount Call Blank to Face Plate with small wood
screws. This is a Back View.
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Call Blank mounted to Face Plate. Front View.
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Mount Face Plate to Lathe Head Stock.
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Mount Tool Rest in Tool Rest Holder and secure it
as close as possible to Call Blank. Rotate Call
Blank by hand to insure there is no interference.
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Start Lathe and begin rounding out Call Blank
using ½ and 1 Gouge and Skew Chisels.
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Use ½ and 1 Skew to clean up and finish
rounding Call Blank.
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At this point your Call Blank should look similar
to this. Notice the slight taper to side of Call
Blank.
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Use a Steel Rule and Pen or a Skew Chisel held on
its edge to mark the Pot Depth on the Side of the
Pot Call Blank.
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Use a Steel Rule and Pen or a Skew Chisel (held
on it edge as shown) to mark the Pot Depth on the
Pot Call Blank.
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If you are adding an Inlay to the side of the
call, use a Parting Tool to cut the groove for
the Inlay.
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Stop Lathe. Fit and cut Inlay Strip to size.
Apply glue, Install Inlay Band and secure until
Glue is dry.
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Use a 1/2 or 3/8 gouge to cut a finger groove
into the side of the call.
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Stop Lathe. Move Tool Rest to the Face of Call.
Use 1 Gouge and/or 1 Skew to clean up Face of
Call Blank and remove excess stock to Line from
previous step.
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Use a 3/8 Gouge and 1/2 Skew to rough out the
inside of the Pedestal and Outer Call Cavity.
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Use a ½ and/or 1 Skew to cut the Calling
Surface Lip and to clean up the roughed out
Inside of the Pedestal and the Outer Call Cavity.
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Inside of Call is now finished and ready to be
sealed.
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Round over Outer Top Edge of Pot Call with 1
Skew Chisel.
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Round over the Inner Top Edge of Pot with 1 Skew
Chisel.
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Once Call Pot is completely turned, Sand the Call
completely. Start with 150 Grit and progress
through 600-1000 Grit.
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Apply Sealer to Inside of Call Pot.
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Apply Sealer to Outside of Call Pot.
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Burnish Sealer into Call Pot.
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Apply Initial Finish Coat to Call Pot.
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Burnish Initial Finish Coat into Call Pot.
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Top, Inside and Side of Call Pot are finished and
ready to take to Drill Press.
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Drill out 4 Mounting Holes first, then drill 4
additional holes in between the first 4.
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Drill the Center Hole. Go halfway through and
then turn the Pot over and finish drilling the
hole.
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Measure the distance between one set of Jaws on
my 4 Jaw Independent Chuck using Calipers.
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Measure distance between the Opposite set of Jaws
with Calipers. The difference between the two
readings should be no more that .001-.002
between Jaw Sets.
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Mount the Call Blank in Chuck and Secure using
Chuck Key.
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Mount the Chuck to the Lathe.
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Mount the Tool Rest to the Lathe. Rotate Call
Blank by hand to insure there is no interference.
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Start the Lathe and use a 1 Skew to Chamfer the
Outside Bottom edge of Call Pot.
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Use 1 Skew in a Scraping motion to clean up the
bottom of the Call Pot.
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Bottom of Call Pot after it is cleaned up with
Skew Chisel.
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Remove Tool Rest and Begin Sanding Call Pot
Bottom. Start with 150 and progress through
600-1000 Grit.
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Apply Sealer to Call Pot Bottom and then Burnish
it in.
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Apply Initial Finish Coat.
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Burnish Initial Finish Coat into Call Pot.
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Finished Call Pot. Ready to remove from Chuck and
take to Bench to Glue in Sound Board and Calling
Surface.