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As some of you might have read I dug out my old call making supplies, cleaned off my lathe and turned a couple deer calls (posted in another thread).
Since I have everything (band saw, table saw, drill press, and lathe) uncovered and operating again, and my son is now old enough I can work without watching him constantly, I've decided to order a few turning squares & reeds plus some finish and make a few calls as time permits.
So let's step back in time about 55 years now. I'm 5 or 6 years old and dig up and re-plant a catalpa tree sprout where I want a shade tree in the back yard. The tree not only lives, but it actually becomes a dandy shade tree I've enjoyed for years now.
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Well, the tree has lived past it's life expectancy and today it suffers from ant infestation in it's hollow core. Still standing, but I don't know for how much longer.
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Several years ago I had it trimmed back severely to lessen the risk of it falling and doing property damage. I took the big pieces of wood, split them and piled them up for firewood.
The tree today -
![Image](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/wabi_pics/IMG_0009.jpg)
This morning I had a doctor's appointment, so I didn't schedule any work today. When I got home from the doctor I got the idea to find a piece of that catalpa wood and see if I could turn a call body out of it.
It turned out better than I expected!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
A coarse grained, very light weight wood, with nice color!
Here's the call body resting on the tree it grew from -
![Image](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/wabi_pics/IMG_0006.jpg)
![Image](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/wabi_pics/IMG_0005.jpg)
It will be a couple weeks before I get more finish & reeds to make more calls or finish this one, but I think I'll just keep it for myself and see if it brings me luck this year!
It will be the call I grew from a sprout!
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