Hand made coyote call help.

I've kind of been getting the hang of using hand calls......so I kinda want to spice things up. I like the primos little dog with the green and white reeds with the plastic howler tube that I can switch from one to the other. I like to remove the tube and just crank on the little reed parts for distress calling, then put the tube on for howling, yipping, and pup distress sounds.

However, my dad has been retired now for a few years and has become a pretty awesome woodcarver and lathe-man.

I don't want to step on anybody's toes who make and sell custom calls, but I would really like to have a call or two that my dad could make for me. Just for nostalgia sake.

Can anybody recommend what kind of wood, which reeds to buy that my dad can pair up to so, dimensions ect? My dad can make bowls on the lathe and carve chains out of a chunk of wood. He's even into carving the old timer guys faces into the thick chunk of wood.

I just want to give him some info so he can make me a howler or two and a few distress calls for me. I think hanging a yote from a fence post and having a lanyard of calls made by my ol man would be a cool pic.

Thanks in advance.

"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"

Stu,

Check out predator masters forum. Look in the hand calls or custom calls section. Tons of cool stuff there and the guys will give advice on how to make calls. If your dad can turn bowls he should be able to turn a hand call no problem.

The other place to look for parts is AllPredatorCalls.com they have a ton of stuff for the call maker.

Also the guys on predator masters sell wood and call materials. I like to buy from them most of the time cause it keeps the money between people who enjoy the same stuff we do. Good luck and let me know if I can be of help.

Damon

Sweet. Thanks for the info....

"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"