Turning a Thin Blue Line duck call on the lathe!

In this video I use epoxy with black pigment and a thin blue piece of acrylic to make a Thin Blue Line duck call.

[@Guntherz88]

Really nice, WOW 👍

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

Thank you!

[@timothyboyd7266]

Safety glasses are a must, that stuff is hard to work with for the first time

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

Absolutely! I actually use a full face shield always at the lathe. I don’t want shrapnel exploding into my face if it blows apart!

[@marklong689]

Roughly how ,long is this without the insert?

[@masjabrikdiy8422]

hello justin greetings healthy and successful always. thank you for sharing knowledge and always faithfully watching your latest things @

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

Thank you greatly for the kind words!

[@gamingwithgavin731]

Justin Beyerlin, your the best duck call maker i know, there isn't anyone on youtube that makes these!!! Can you do a video with the Wood river acrylic blanks? Keep up the good work, love the duck call videos!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

Thank you sir! It's a lot of fun for sure. I can probably do a video with the Wood River blanks! I'll work on one and see what I can do :)

[@gamingwithgavin731]

@@JustinBeyerlin1 thx bro God bless you and keep up the fire content!!!!

[@gamingwithgavin731]

can you also do a sound file?

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

@@gamingwithgavin731 I can definitely do that! If you're on Facebook, check out Alaska Game Calls. I have a ton of other calls on there, as well as a sound file.

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

@@gamingwithgavin731 Actually I turned the name to "Alaska Duck Calls" on Facebook. Formerly Alaska Game Calls.

[@cboutdoors9120]

awesome idea!!! I cant seem to find the video that explains the process of making the blank. Definitely interested in that process!!! Once again, awesome job!

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

Thank you! Unfortunately I didn’t make a video on how I made the blank. Essentially, I used 1/8” blue acrylic, cut it to fit in my mold, sanded both faces of it so it would adhere to the epoxy, hot glued it into place in the mold, then poured black epoxy around it.

[@randy_magnum01]

I would recommend a live center when shaping.

[@thatonegamer5672]

What do you use to shape the body? Is that a spindle gouge? I couldn't really tell what all you are using. Thanks!

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

I get it close using a 5/8 bowl gouge, then refine the curves with a round tip carbide. I’m sure there are better tools for the job, but those are the ones I taught myself to use and they work pretty well in most cases. A spindle gouge would probably work just as well!

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

And I use a spindle roughing gouge at the very beginning to round the blank out.

[@thatonegamer5672]

@@JustinBeyerlin1 Thanks! Im just getting into turning calls and ive been watching your vids all day. I really like how you shape your calls and you seem to have one of the simples methods of getting it to that shape. Very nice!

[@Snowgooseguy]

What is that wood lathe called I’m trying to get started making duck calls which one do you recommend for starters?

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

The one I use is a Rikon 70-220VSR, but if you’re only doing duck calls you can get a smaller one. I honestly don’t know much about other brands, as this is the only one I’ve owned, but if I was knowing I was only going to do duck calls, I’d probably have went with a mini lathe to save space.

[@Snowgooseguy]

What’s the cost on that one?

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

@@Snowgooseguy I think they’re around $900 new. I bought mine used for $600. But, you can find completely capable lathes for $150+ if you buy used.

[@Snowgooseguy]

@@JustinBeyerlin1 ok thanks I just found the mini on Amazon and it has the attachment for the duck call to set on the machine to turn

[@Snowgooseguy]

@@JustinBeyerlin1 could you tell me the tools I need to start with?

[@andrewthurow2624]

What 5/8 arbor is that?

[@JustinBeyerlin1]

I bought it on Ebay from a company called Breakheart Tool Company. It’s worked out quite well!