Bob in SF
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Some avid duck hunter friends requested game calls.
I recently posted this thread about alcohol inking and UV resin finishing a pen, so I thought I use similar techniques with game calls.
Once again, no sanding - and this time no CA. I used olive wood for 3 of them and canary for the other. The alcohol inks are "sandwiched between 2 layers of UV resin.
Steps:
Alcohol inked, Alumilite UV resin coated the brass bands, and then UV cured the bands with a 365nm wavelength lamp, 6-8 inches away, 4 minutes; UV protective amber glasses, plenty of ventilation.
Drilled 5/8" holes in the 3" long x 1.5" square blocks.
Turned the blocks to shape with a sharpened skew and carbide tools (no sanding, no CA).
UV resin coated the turnings, UV lamp cured them.
Alcohol inked the 3 of the turnings in various ways, and left 1 bare apart from the alcohol-inked band. I've masked off some areas in the picture below.
UV resin coated the inked turnings, then lamp cured them.
Set the cured turnings out in the afternoon sun (UV) for an hour (for good measure).
Inserted the call inserts.
They sound legit.
The hunters are happy, so I'm happy.
Warm regards to all - (always hunting for new ideas) - Bob
I recently posted this thread about alcohol inking and UV resin finishing a pen, so I thought I use similar techniques with game calls.
Alcohol Ink UVResin Finished Tamarind Pen (no sanding)
I thought I'd give this a try. Hoping the "(no sanding)" part of the thread title might catch a few eyes. Steps: Tamarind wood turned with carbide tools and a skew (no sanding). Lightly sealed with an initial thin air-dried CA layer, followed by a medium air-dried layer (no sanding). Alcohol...
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Once again, no sanding - and this time no CA. I used olive wood for 3 of them and canary for the other. The alcohol inks are "sandwiched between 2 layers of UV resin.
Steps:
Alcohol inked, Alumilite UV resin coated the brass bands, and then UV cured the bands with a 365nm wavelength lamp, 6-8 inches away, 4 minutes; UV protective amber glasses, plenty of ventilation.
Drilled 5/8" holes in the 3" long x 1.5" square blocks.
Turned the blocks to shape with a sharpened skew and carbide tools (no sanding, no CA).
UV resin coated the turnings, UV lamp cured them.
Alcohol inked the 3 of the turnings in various ways, and left 1 bare apart from the alcohol-inked band. I've masked off some areas in the picture below.
UV resin coated the inked turnings, then lamp cured them.
Set the cured turnings out in the afternoon sun (UV) for an hour (for good measure).
Inserted the call inserts.
They sound legit.
The hunters are happy, so I'm happy.
Warm regards to all - (always hunting for new ideas) - Bob