Friction Turkey Calls

Well, how does it work?

-- How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.

This is a striker, you hold it much as you would a pencil and use it to “strike” really rub the playing surface. Depending on the pattern you move the tip of the striker in you get different sounds. Clucks, purrs, cuts and so on.

-- Tommy, http://www.followingghost.com

So it’s a percussion instrument, I’d love to try making one…so it is hollow with different materials for the back or is the metal or glass inside? Is there a plan somewhere? I love the striker by the way, my two favorite woods!

-- How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.

Very cool I am fascinated by all the calls you make, thanks for sharing…these are very nice

-- Cosmicturner

Tommy, I would like to make some of these and some box calls as well. Do you have plans or will you do a blog?

Hybridwoodwork, it’s not a percussion instrument, it’s more like running your fingernails over a chalkboard.

-- The only thing wrong with instant gratification is that it's not fast enough. Bake, Bar Lazy U Woodworks, Lehi,UT.

Pretty cool idea. I would like to see a video of it in use.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Thanks guys I do have a drawing with the dimensions needed and I might have time to make a video since I lost my job yesterday. I will post a quick blog here and if you have any questions feel free to ask. If you want to hear some great players on these go to youtube, there are some videos there made by some people that really know how to run one of these,

-- Tommy, http://www.followingghost.com

ghost5, Sorry to hear you lost your job. Great work on the turkey calls. The turkey woods will be rattling from goobles here soon and I’m sure your calls will provoke those toms to thunder out. Do you make these calls to sell? May be a good way for extra income and I may be interested. Check out ETSY for a site to sell your calls.

Thanks Dwayne, yes I sell calls in fact shipped 14 in the last few days. Box calls and pot calls. I had an Etsy store that was heavily promoted for a year and sold exactly one thing. Wish it had worked better but it didn’t.

Everyone, I posted a blog on how to do these so if you would like to see a quick how to it is up.

Thanks again for taking a look at my work.

-- Tommy, http://www.followingghost.com

Is this the start of Turkey Dynasty? Sorry to hear about your job. Hope you’re able to find what you need quickly.

-- Dad: Someone was supposed to pick up his toys! Son: My name isn't "Someone".