I've been wanting to re-invent another design I used to build regularly as well - a woods call. It is a smaller design, shorter length, slightly different design and a little quieter and squeakier. My trip to Reelfoot this past weekend was just the thing to kick me into gear.
With this 're-inventing' of the design, I wanted to do a couple other things:
- Round bottom lanyard grooves
- Change the location of the toneboard in relation to the mouth of the call
- Change the overall proportions of the call slightly while keeping my general design ideas intact
Finished this up. And I feel like I succeeded on all goals I set for myself. This one is made from ABW with some sapwood and Bolivian Rosewood with some sapwood. I've got another blank in Coco and Rosewood that I'll try to finish shortly. Both have ABW toneboards and o-ring construction.
With this 're-inventing' of the design, I wanted to do a couple other things:
- Round bottom lanyard grooves
- Change the location of the toneboard in relation to the mouth of the call
- Change the overall proportions of the call slightly while keeping my general design ideas intact
Finished this up. And I feel like I succeeded on all goals I set for myself. This one is made from ABW with some sapwood and Bolivian Rosewood with some sapwood. I've got another blank in Coco and Rosewood that I'll try to finish shortly. Both have ABW toneboards and o-ring construction.
Below is a comparison of the new 'Little Lagrue' compared to my former Woods call design on the left, and my current open water or field call on the right (with the ABW caps). You can see how much shorter the design is. It feels just right in the hand
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