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Poor Valley Bench made Turkey Calls
Poor Valley friction calls are
bench made with either a slate or glass striking surface set in a walnut
or cedar pot. Each pot is turned on my lathe to the proper dimensions,
the glass soundboard and the striking surface are fitted to that
particular pot. Each pot is sealed and finished with several coats of a
poly acrylic finish to protect the natural colors of the wood. You will
notice slight differences in appearance from call to call because they
are hand made. Included with each call is a one piece, hand turned
hickory striker.
This is a bench made turkey call
created from native Missouri wood cut right here in the Ozarks. Each pot
and striker is turned on my lathe, one at a time. The pot is made of
cedar or walnut and the striker is a Missouri hardwood, usually hickory.
The striking surface is slate or glass and a second piece of glass is
inside and acts as a sound board. The finish used is very durable and
protects the natural colors of the wood. If your call has a slate
striking surface it needs very little attention other than an occasional
cleaning with a Scotch brite cleaning pad. Do not allow any foreign
material on the slate. If your call is glass it will be either a plain
glass or bead blasted glass. To get a plain glass call ready to use the
striking surface must be roughed up. Silicon carbide sandpaper is
included. Remember-it is glass and can break if too much force is
applied. DO NOT breath in the glass dust. Some believe the rougher the
glass the raspier the sound. Clean the powdered glass dust away and try
the striker on the glass. Hold it like a pencil but tilted slightly away
from yourself and pull it toward you. This process may have to be
repeated a few times to get the glass rough enough to use. After the
initial roughing a Scotch brite cleaning pad will work well for cleaning
the glass. The bead blasted glass is ready to use as is. The striker may
have a small shoulder at the tip. If you prefer a different shape a
little sanding will accomplish this nicely. Clean the tip occasionally
with a fine sandpaper or Scotch brite. Strikers made of different woods
produce noticeably different sounds from the same call. For this reason
some hunters carry several strikers. I make strikers from several
domestic woods, so if you would like more contact me to see what is
available.
Poor Valley's 2-sided call is
available in cedar wood. The major side is bead blasted glass and the
minor side is slate. The call is issued with a hand turned hickory
striker. This call has all the qualities of Poor Valley's other calls
PLUS it will play lying on the minor side while lying on the ground or
on your leg. The cost is $30+ $5 S&H.
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