Turning Custom Duck and Game Calls: The Complete Guide for Craftsmen, Collectors, and Outdoorsmen

By Greg Keats and Ed Glenn

More than a woodturning project book. Ed Glenn and Greg Keats demonstrate how to turn a handsome duck call, and include comprehensive insights, revealing the secrets of this American folk art. Turning Custom Duck and Game Calls is a book for woodworkers and outdoors enthusiasts of all kinds-hunters, photographers, conservationists, and game call collectors. With comprehensive tips and advice from masters of game call making, this guide will interest woodturners and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Chapters address every aspect of this American folk art, including the history of duck calls, the proper methods of preparation, the right materials and tools, and the best finishing techniques. Readers also will find a gallery of work by noted game call makers, information on goose and deer calls, and a directory of resources for materials.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156523281X
• ISBN13: 9781565232815
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Duck Callers Delight !

After reading this book, I find it to be one of the most if not the most informative instructional tools for any turner who is interested in making high end and high quality duck calls. It breaks down the process of making calls from, choosing materials, styles and basic understanding of the sounding techniques needed to make the best call. It is easy to read and has information not usually made available to the turner who is looking to start out making calls, or to the experienced call maker, looking to improve his or hers technique. The photos are excellent, the colors are vibrant, the handling of the step by step proccess is superb, I would have to say there is not another book on the market of such detailed quality. Since purchasing this book I have turned many calls that have gained me nothing but praise from friends and family, and made enough profit to keep purchasing high quality materials to continue making calls....this book is a bargain in its own right. Buy it with confidence. Share it with pride.

Outstanding Book

This is an outstanding book for beginners and old pros. Everyone can learn something about duck calls from this book!! Kudos to the authors for giving out years of experience.

Very good - How to book

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in turning calls and has some woodturning experience. An excellent book on turning several types of Calls, most on the breath type for ducks and other game. You get a short history lesson, then straight into the anatomy of a call and how it works. The tool and material section will even help the novice to know what is needed to begin a new woodturning experience. A chapter covering the design of the barrel and stopper gives the turner the requirements needed for a good call. The book also furnishes some good plans and patterns but encourages you to work toward your own unique designs. Then the book does a very good job, step by step, on the turning procedures. There are many side bar articles on personal preferences on the different parts of several type of calls. Then it concludes with several finishing ideas and also how to take care of the calls in the off season.

Great ideas and instruction

Turning Custom Duck and Game Calls is a well-written easy to follow book on making game calls. I'm exicted to try the ideas in my wood shop. The pictures were clear, and easy to understand. I recommend this book to anyone interested in duck calls and has their own woodshop.