I was so happy to hear that Michael's daughter Mills had won the call, but knew right away I was in for an additional challenge....I'd never made a snakeskin wingbone call for a girl!

The challenge now was to "girl it up", but not make it gaudy....hmmmm....

Michael said she wanted copperhead skin, and we agreed it needed to be down sized....the rest was up to me.

I thought a lot about this call before I started on it. The two things that kept coming to me were...pink.....and flowers.....so that's what I went with....

Used the three wing bones from the fall hen I killed in 2011 so the bones where naturally scaled down. I also gave them a smooth taper bone to bone to make it look less segmented.

When I about had it done, I texted Michael to ask if he thought she'd like the glossy look or if I should hit it with some satin....he thought the same as my daughter....glossy!

I shaped the end of the call to have the appearance of flower petals.

Used a piece of antler to make a tag of sorts to have a place to write something.

And in keeping with the spirit of Trad Gang, I made an adjustable lanyard to look like a flemish bowstring.

So, here it is.....
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To get an idea of the size...
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Antler "tag"...
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I also added a bone lip stopper...
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And hopefully I pulled off a subtle flower look/shape...
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My daughter loved the call so much that I had to promise to make her one just like it!

Now Curt,  That is spectacular.  Great Job!

Curt that looks totally awesome!!!!

Man What a nice looking call. I think It shows how much thought and work went into it. I can't wait to  see it up close in person.

Thanks, Curt, for your support of this hunt. I know Mills will be thrilled.

That is too cool, Curt!    

That is impressive, very nice!!

Awesome bud     You are very talented!!

Beautiful work on the call Curt!

Wow, she is going to be thrilled.  

Freaking awesome work dude!

Sweet. Looks great.
The hen bones sound better too IMO.

Cool!  

Nicely done for a good cause, Curt! Beautiful.

Hey Curt! You done good!    

Holy Moly ,that is awesome!!!

Very cool and a Very nice job on the call

That looks awesome! Great job!

Very nice!!

 

Awesome work, Curt!  She'll love it!

That is awesome! Definitely the coolest wing bone call I've ever seen.