Calls

"Mr. Blankinship,
I just received the call I ordered from you and I could not be happier!! The pictures you posted does no justice to the beautiful art work your wife put into it. And my goodness what a sound that baby makes. A slight rasp when worked gently and when you opener up absolutely knocks your spurs off."
- Allen Farmer, Florida

"Ed, I received the call today. It is simply wonderful! Not only is it beautiful but I love the way it functions. I rely a lot on purrs and soft clucks when I hunt and I have not found a slate call the I can "pull a cluck" off of so easily as this."
- Jim Cavanaugh, Michigan

"Guess what I got when I came home from work? Yep a turkey call and man it is beautiful and it sounds better than it looks! Love the raspy tone and how easy it works. Its a keeper for sure. Thank you and your wonderful wife for a treasure! Love it."
- John Conway, Pennsylvania

(click an image to enlarge)

"Indian Corn" wingbone call w/lanyard.


This is a yew box call with a cherry lid. This call was donated to the National Wild Turkey Federation Fort Platte Colorado Chapter for their 2006 fund raising banquet.


This is a call we donated to the Pend Oreille County Washington chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation for their 2006 fund raising event. Inscribed; "Pend Oreille Turkey Talkers".


Two bone wingbone call of deer antler and wing bones
with decorative bead work and lanyard.


Pix of a yew wood call we made for Ron Brunges down in Colorado.


Understanding that not everyone wants an artwork call and not everyone wants to pay for looks. The Field Grade calls use less expensive domestic timber, have no woodburning artwork, no inlays, no overlays. They are a good working call made for the woods. The price on these calls will be $38.00 plus shipping costs. These are stock calls and can be delivered as ordered.




The call on the left is made from aromatic red (Tennessee) cedar and the call on the right is a combination of wormy chestnut, zebra wood, purple heart and aromatic red (Tennessee) cedar. Both have figured maple paddles




This red cedar and cherry call was made for the Alliance,
Ohio Review 2004 Amateur Turkey calling seminar.


On the left, a cherry box call made for Billy Ray of Jackson, Tennessee. On the right is a box call made from aromatic red cedar. The stand is purple heart and canary wood. It was presented to the National Wild Turkey Federation Inland Empire Chapter for their 2004 fund raising banquet.



These are two call we made for the Michigan Traditional Bowhunters 2006 Banquet. They are aromatic red cedar with cherry paddles with inlays. One is for the banquet auction and the other is for a Michigan call collector.


This aromatic cedar call was made for the Bottomland Limbhangers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation of Jackson, Tennessee.


Here is a figured Western Big Leaf maple and Arkansas walnut call made for Gary Joffrion of Magnolia Game calls. Gary is from Gulfport, MS and makes some of the nicest friction calls I have had the pleasure of owning.











Not too long ago I had a customer ask me why each call sounded slightly different. What follows was my answer...

"Just as no two turkeys sound the same, each and every call is different. Because they are hand made of wood rather than cranked out by the thousands by some machine and made of some synthetic material, no soul. Different woods give different tones, the same woods of different densities give different tones. Minute variations in the sound chamber give different tones....The variables are endless. Just like guitars and violins, no two will ever sound exactly the same. Some hunters carry several calls of different tonal qualities. The turkeys really don't care, as long as the call is played properly. It is the calling technique that calls smart (big) turkeys, the dummies (jakes) can be called by just about anyone, with any call..... The tone is personal preference, some folks liking the higher pitch calls and some preferring the deeper tones."