Making a Simple Turkey Call

Building a Turkey Box Call out of scrap wood that things around the shop. This is a simple way to build a call to get turkeys to come in during the spring breeding season. Using common tools this can be made by anyone.
#turkey #hunting #handmade

[@DavidKissinger-cm3lh]

thanx

[@deeprootstexas]

I appreciate the history to go along with the call making.

[@Makingitwild]

Thanks. I never know if people enjoy that or find it annoying.

[@homemadetools]

Nice unique little build. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@ruck-stickarcheryandwoodwo7073]

awesome thanks for this !!!!

[@wc164]

Great job.

[@southernson1987]

Nice!

[@reltcl1995]

Thanks for the information on making turkey calls they look great but couldn't see the degrees you set your blade to for end blocks for call

[@Makingitwild]

I set the table saw to about 7 degrees.

[@davidherrington3649]

I would love to see some details on call like your end blocks

[@zedimmer4336]

Great video, beautiful call! Have you considered trying two different thicknesses on the sound boards or maybe routing three strips on one sound board and two on the other?

[@Makingitwild]

I have thought about playing around with thickness. It would be a fun experiment to try out different grooves to see how much of a difference it would make.

[@xNecromancerxxx]

Terrific! I don’t understand though… Mine just sounds like two pieces of wood rubbing together… No turkey sound at all, what am I doing wrong? And also, what was that orange stuff you rubbed on it?

[@Makingitwild]

You can change the sound by putting more of a radius on the top of the sides where the lid makes contact. You only want a little surface area to make contact. The orange is chalk. You can use any old chalk but a brownish color just blends into the wood better. You only need it where it is making contact. Hope this helps.

[@user-nt2sv3vy8s]

Ergh, makes my skin crawl.

[@littlejoeoutdoors4020]

Could I get a cut list for this??

[@johnathanswan490]

Hey nice video was wondering if you had any plans for the box call

[@Makingitwild]

I don’t have any plans drawn up. Sorry

[@johnathanswan490]

@@Makingitwild okay what degree of a the table saw blade at

[@Makingitwild]

@@johnathanswan490 I set it to 7 degrees

[@jimbob7332]

What kind of wood was used for the different parts?

[@Makingitwild]

I used purple heat for the striker. walnut and African mahogany for the sides. I’ve used cedar on others and that also works well

[@cameronbragg3612]

Where do you live that has that many turkeys Lol. .. great video man

[@Makingitwild]

Thanks. I live in the four corners area on the NM side.

[@cameronbragg3612]

@@Makingitwild you wanna go turkey hunting next season?

[@alfonsedente9679]

Spoiler Alert:
If you need to ask for instructions, mebee you should just step away from the tools, and just pay the $25