I remember someone spoke of a book that was considered the holy grail of call build'n, I dont recall the author or name of the book title but it was very hard to find and very expensive when you did, just outta curiousity could someone set me straight here ?
While I'm ask'n...what made the book so desirable, was it the info on call design, woods used to make certain sounds maybe ?
Does some one here own such a book ?
Mostly I'm just curious but if found I'll dig thru piles of old books, cant never tell what you'll find.
http://www.amazon.com/Turning-Custom-Duck-Game-Calls/dp/156523281X
This is the book I believe your talking about. This is one of the first books to go into great depth of various ways to build calls. This book is great for the beginner and advanced to help generate ideas of how to make custom calls from turkey to duck and goose calls. I bought the book when it first came out and it helped me out a great deal. If your interested in call making, I would get it.
They may have been speaking of the books by the late Neil Cost. There is a series of four total. I am fortunate to have three of the four. When these books go up for sale you can count on a hefty price and they won't last long.
Kenny
Niel Cost...that rings a bell, what was title of his books and what makes them so pricey ?
Bonjour, To be honest by look'n at your calls you've been do'n your home work, you do some very nice work, I keep put'n off buy'n one of your calls, matter of fact been eyeball'n a couple you have posted up now.
I wouldnt mind try'n my hand at call's just because it looks like fun, plus get'n to take a bird with a call you made yourself would up the fun factor 10 fold, but thers to many things I need to finish now before start'n a new project.
Neil's books are entertaining, interesting and detailed in how he made his calls and selected his woods. I think the one book most sought would be the one titled the GOBBLER SHOP. I would say it is a safe bet to say that atleast 90 percent of the box call makers today copy his style.
Kenny
Quote from: triune on February 13, 2011, 10:37:51 PM
Neil's books are entertaining, interesting and detailed in how he made his calls and selected his woods. I think the one book most sought would be the one titled the GOBBLER SHOP...
There's a copy available on www.abebooks.com for $595.
amazon.com has "Making turkey callers in the Gobbler's shop" on sale right now for $1061.18
WOW !!! thats a serious price on iether, i guess how you select your wood has a lot to do with what peticular sound your try'n to get.
But at the ask'n prices of these books is the information in them worth the cost ?
I dont meen to sound like a smart elleck but I'm just curious about the books.
You can still get excerpts from Neil Cost's books from Branton Berryhill Publishing, here's the link
http://www.brantonberryhill.com/products.html
I hope this helps you get started with your box call making.
Thank ya kindly sir, at this point I'm just curious but ould love to make a decent call just for the experience.
Good luck doing just one. Their like Lays potato chips, can't stop at just one. :TooFunny:
Quote from: eemer on February 15, 2011, 01:06:49 PM
You can still get excerpts from Neil Cost's books from Branton Berryhill Publishing, here's the link
http://www.brantonberryhill.com/products.html
I hope this helps you get started with your box call making.
yep found that site and ordered the video and the paddle call and 2 sided box call chapters.
[quote author=BonjourGood luck doing just one. Their like Lays potato chips, can't stop at just one. :TooFunny:
I like build'n things anyway, your probably rite.
Thers a swap and shop radio prgram in the mornins that I listen to, today a guy had a wood lathe for sale I just about called him on it, but I just dont have time rite now, maybe later.
I have a set of the three Neil Cost books all signed and matching numbers. I might sell them if the price was right.
How many book total did he write ?
As far as I know Neil was involved with writing 3 books which were limited to only 1500 copies. The publisher wrote a book about turkeys in Mexico. I also have the last two that Earl Mickel wrote and there are several examples of Neil's work.
also have the last two that Earl Mickel wrote and there are several examples of Neil's work.
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Ah...ok, who is Earl Mickel ? so correct me if I'm wrong Earl Mickel wrote books on turkey calls also and from the way it sounds used the ideas that Mr. Cost wrote about, examples as in a picture of Niel's calls or actualy so Mr. Mickel had made useing Mr. Cost design ?
Earl wrote probably the best books on varity of call makers and types of calls. Neil goes through about all the steps in call making
I have two sets of Neal's books, He signed the first two but was to ill
to sign the last book, it was stamped instead ,although Neal did sign one copy for a friend ,but am not 100% sure who owns it now.
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