Would you buy one of these calls?

[deathfoot]

Thank for the replies guys. I must admit, I rushed myself a bit in the making of these calls. I needed to get to the tuning part to see if it could be done. I really wasn't expecting them to turn out as well as they did sound wise.

Working on getting my next blanks ready. I'll be paying a little more attention to the details on this round. We'll see how it goes.

I should have added to my previous post..I've bought much better looking calls that sounded a lot worse than the walnut on walnut call you made. Keep at it. You will be just fine with a little more practice.

[Mabren2]

Congrats on taking the jump and making some decent sounding calls. That's the first step.  Once you have a baseline for your design, you can tune from there. My advice as someone who used to make calls (would like to start back, but life happens...) focus on making a call that you can personally kill a turkey with this season.  That is when it all comes full circle, and it is a great feeling. It is rewarding to see others have success with a call you made, but making calls to sell is a whole different animal. It turns a hobby into a job, and taking orders adds more stress. Best of luck on your journey, and I hope to read your post of your first harvest with your own call in the next few months!

[Jeffwhitecustomcalls]

Way better than my first ones I can tell you that especially the all walnut. You're on the right track. It all comes in time.

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[Turkeybutt]

I have to agree with many of the offerings that were mentioned. Maybe those calls aren't what they should be right now, but I commend you on your first effort!  Every successful inventor has had failure after failure before they got it right. Hone your craft, study the finished product, and tweak a little here and there. Take a lot of photos, record measurements, make patterns and get feedback from the forum and other call makers. Look up to the master call makers and the standards they have set but think outside the box and always try to make a better call. 
Put those two calls aside so you can look back at where you started and where you are two or three years from now with your craft. Be the best at what you do and who you are. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[Tom007]

Thank for the replies guys. I must admit, I rushed myself a bit in the making of these calls. I needed to get to the tuning part to see if it could be done. I really wasn't expecting them to turn out as well as they did sound wise.

Working on getting my next blanks ready. I'll be paying a little more attention to the details on this round. We'll see how it goes.

Kudos to you for putting this out there and "handling" the constructive feedback. Keep at it, I think you will turn out some fine calls in the future. Good luck....

[GobbleNut]

Not being a discerning box call afficionado like others here, my evaluation of any call is whether they would call in turkeys.  Simply stated, I think I could take either call into the woods and, using the appropriate turkey talk at the appropriate time, call in a gobbler with them.  They both sound like a turkey,...and I have heard many a turkey that sounded less like a turkey than either of those calls. In addition, I have heard quite a few box calls, both "production" versions and custom versions, that are comparable to your first attempts,...to my ears. 

Now, would I buy one of them?  Probably not,...but only because box calls aren't my thing, regardless of how good they sound.  If they were my thing, and the price was right, I would definitely consider it,...and then go kill a gobbler with it.   

As for meeting the requirements in sound and call aesthetics from some of the more discerning members here,....keep working at it, I am certain you will eventually meet with their approval.   

[NCL]

I would purchase one.

[Sir-diealot]

Very nice first effort. If I were to buy one it would be the second soundfile, it sounded much better to me. Keep on plugging.

[randywallace]

They appear incomplete.  No finish apparent, paddle is quite thick, squared off handle, etc.  Keep at it. 

[Paulmyr]

Congrats on taking the jump and making some decent sounding calls. That's the first step.  Once you have a baseline for your design, you can tune from there. My advice as someone who used to make calls (would like to start back, but life happens...) focus on making a call that you can personally kill a turkey with this season.  That is when it all comes full circle, and it is a great feeling. It is rewarding to see others have success with a call you made, but making calls to sell is a whole different animal. It turns a hobby into a job, and taking orders adds more stress. Best of luck on your journey, and I hope to read your post of your first harvest with your own call in the next few months!

Thanks.

Gotta feeling that walnut call is going to bump the bug spray can from the box call pocket of my vest this spring. Should be interesting.

[Mabren2]

Take it and use it with confidence, you'll be glad you did. And when you pull the trigger on the first one, it will be a hunt you'll never forget. Good luck!