The original "Old Faithful" scratcher
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OK, my friend, what is it and what does it do? My guess is it is some type of game call.
Looks like a back scratcher to slip down inside back of your buck skin leather shirt. Handy to pull around with the thong.
Doug
The 2 sides are worked like a scraper over the slate to create hen sounds. I like to use it on a pot call.
Quote from: DaveHawk on January 29, 2015, 11:34:02 PM
The 2 sides are worked like a scraper over the slate to create hen sounds. I like to use it on a pot call.
Cool. But why do you want to call pots. Don't you bring your own to camp? ROFL ROFL
(Sorry, couldn't help it.) rdfce
DaveHawk assumes we are all turkey hunters, and familiar with the tools of that trade. I personally am not, nor do I ever expect to "call" a turkey...(Now if one happens to walk by..... hntr) So Mr. Hawk if you could for those of us uninformed curious types, provide a little explanation of the use of the fine calls you turn out I would be grateful. wtch
Being a wood worker my self, I see the pride you take in your work. Really fine craftsmanship, but we can not really appreciate what you have done till we understand what you do! [hmm]
Quote from: hotfxr on January 30, 2015, 01:39:24 AM
Quote from: DaveHawk on January 29, 2015, 11:34:02 PM
The 2 sides are worked like a scraper over the slate to create hen sounds. I like to use it on a pot call.
Cool. But why do you want to call pots. Don't you bring your own to camp? ROFL ROFL
(Sorry, couldn't help it.) rdfce
no pot in my camp only pot calls lol
Quote from: sweed on January 30, 2015, 02:09:46 PM
DaveHawk assumes we are all turkey hunters, and familiar with the tools of that trade. I personally am not, nor do I ever expect to "call" a turkey...(Now if one happens to walk by..... hntr) So Mr. Hawk if you could for those of us uninformed curious types, provide a little explanation of the use of the fine calls you turn out I would be grateful. wtch
Being a wood worker my self, I see the pride you take in your work. Really fine craftsmanship, but we can not really appreciate what you have done till we understand what you do! [hmm]
Sweed, when I turn the pot calls I also turn strikers to match up to each individual pot call. Strikers are what make the sound, it's the instrument that plays. Most of the time I will make 4or5 strikers for 1 Pot call. This allows the hunter to quickly make changes to the pitch and the raspy quility tones.
The scratch call adds a hole new dimension the turkey calling. Tones thats I've only heard from the bird itself.
Very interesting...to bad we aren't audio equipped, never having heard the difference between calls. Some of us are just plum ignorant on some topics.
Doug
you can load a sound file here just like you can load a video....
Morning sun turkey calls: http://youtu.be/8hQMCf5GOYA
I did this test video a few weeks ago. This will give you an idea.
Quote from: DaveHawk on January 31, 2015, 02:32:27 PM
Morning sun turkey calls: http://youtu.be/8hQMCf5GOYA
I did this test video a few weeks ago. This will give you an idea.
Dave - your pain killers must be in full swing... when I clicked on the link I got a message saying video is private and it won't open
A friend explained how to get out of privacy mode. Sjould work now.
Wow!! Thanks for the demo. Now I will have a better idea what the heck you are talking about.
Doug
Red definitely playing with less then a full deck right now , which the wife keeps reminding . I hoping to ween off in a week.
thmbsup Really cool DaveHawk. still have my dads old ceder box vall that an old graybeard made for him. All ceder ans a piece of chalk tor rub on the scraper. That is some mighty fine work there
Thanks hawken. I have not tried the scratch call with chalk yet. I need to.
Quote from: DaveHawk on February 01, 2015, 03:40:53 AM
Red definitely playing with less then a full deck right now , which the wife keeps reminding . I hoping to ween off in a week.
You take those things when you need too - us old guys don't heal as fast as we used to !
Here's another sound take :Scratch call vs. Striker on a pot call: http://youtu.be/9i-3RBjePvM