A $330 wooden bugle tube?

[rogerthat]

neglect your family

Ouch

 

[rogerthat]

Uuum, yeah that’s probably not happening. I’m no longer a core bow hunter. I used the boom stick anymore.

You would probably be the only one carrying such a bad-A bugle during rifle. Plus you could use it to club grouse

 

[JLS]

You would probably be the only one carrying such a bad-A bugle during rifle. Plus you could use it to club grouse

Or fire starter in a survival situation

 

[TheTone]

Uuum, yeah that’s probably not happening. I’m no longer a core bow hunter. I used the boom stick anymore.

I’m always willing to take you on as a caller, elk packer and fun maker

 

[JLS]

I’m always willing to take you on as a caller, elk packer and fun maker

Low standards you have.

 

[Beaubrooks]

Hey guys this is Beau Brooks we created the wooden bugle tube. we thought that we would try and make an instrument not just a piece of plastic you wouldn’t make a guitar out of plastic right ! This tube will not be for everyone but we made it out of the best quality materials we could. we could have used cheaper wood to make it but we wanted the best acoustic sound and the most durable wood we could do to try and do some thing different than everyone else ! While also keeping weight down 1.4 pounds the same as a half full Nalgene water bottle ! I hope you guys have an awesome elk season ! We are just a few guys that love elk hunting and wanted to try and make something you could hand down to your kids!

 

[Elky Welky]

Hey guys this is Beau Brooks we created the wooden bugle tube. we thought that we would try and make an instrument not just a piece of plastic you wouldn’t make a guitar out of plastic right ! This tube will not be for everyone but we made it out of the best quality materials we could. we could have used cheaper wood to make it but we wanted the best acoustic sound and the most durable wood we could do to try and do some thing different than everyone else ! While also keeping weight down 1.4 pounds the same as a half full Nalgene water bottle ! I hope you guys have an awesome elk season ! We are just a few guys that love elk hunting and wanted to try and make something you could hand down to your kids!

Appreciate this Beau and I hope you don't think I was poking too much fun when I started this thread; that price tag is really quite the eye popper. I don't trust myself to carry it just because I'm pretty hard on my equipment in the woods (see the first comment about my last tube burning in a forest fire).

I am genuinely curious about the sound and the weight. What, specifically, led you guys to choose that kind of wood? Did you play around with others?

 

[seeth07]

I'd cut the ends off a whiffle bat before I'd spend $330 on a wooden bugle tube!

Wait, hold up. That isn't normal and considered a good elk tube? Boy, guess that's why I don't bugle in multiple bulls everyday

 

[rjthehunter]

Wait, hold up. That isn't normal and considered a good elk tube? Boy, guess that's why I don't bugle in multiple bulls everyday

I believe so... I just thought of the cheapest thing I could think of that'd work!

 

[JLS]

Not everyone shoots a Savage, and not everyone cuts the ends of a whiffle ball bat.

 

[Elky Welky]

Not everyone shoots a Savage, and not everyone cuts the ends of a whiffle ball bat.

I'd like to meet the hunter that just uses a whole whiffle ball bat. To heck with the Savage or anything else.

 

[JLS]

I'd like to meet the hunter that just uses a whole whiffle ball bat. To heck with the Savage or anything else.

I’ve used a whiffle ball bat. Cut about 2” off each end. It sounds pretty good.

 

[seeth07]

I'd like to meet the hunter that just uses a whole whiffle ball bat. To heck with the Savage or anything else.

Say hello to seeth...

 

[seeth07]

I shoot a Weatherby though, no Savage sorry

 

[WapitiBob]

I'd cut the ends off a whiffle bat before I'd spend $330 on a wooden bugle tube!

That’s what I have used for years cost $2.89 at Walgreens

 

[Beaubrooks]

Appreciate this Beau and I hope you don't think I was poking too much fun when I started this thread; that price tag is really quite the eye popper. I don't trust myself to carry it just because I'm pretty hard on my equipment in the woods (see the first comment about my last tube burning in a forest fire).

I am genuinely curious about the sound and the weight. What, specifically, led you guys to choose that kind of wood? Did you play around with others?

So originally we made them out of a pile of different materials and were just not happy with sound quality we had always been drawn to wood from instruments and birch moose calls but we were worried about manufacturing and the weight but we jumped head first made 1 on a lathe! After using it we couldn’t believe the sound quality !! We bag an yo refine it and I won the world elk calling contest in the pro division with our second prototype ! We worked on it with a pile of different woods and found the best one getting the weight down without ruining the acoustic quality ! We got it extremely light the same weight as plastic but we had to beefin it up to get it to sound right and be durable we finally got one that was just right and I won the worlds with the production call !! Lastly we wanted something that told a story every scratch every nick would be something that gave it character !

 

[mtnkid85]

That thing is gorgeous, Id love to hear it!

I don't think I could carry something like that in the woods though. I felt so bad about accidentally leaving this one behind last year, I went back looking for it and was able to find it again a month later during rifle season.

 

[JT88]

It'd be fun to have on the coffee table to play bugle tunes around the house, show off, host bugling competitions with buddies etc... Necessary? No. Cool? I think it is. I can appreciate something hand made that works better than what most of us can justify for hunting.

Gatorade bottles work well in a pinch too

 

[justangus]

Why not make an affordable choice as well? Just can't see myself buying one for $300 thats not even as proven as others. Also will anything made now compete with things made in 15 years? My kids will probably have some crazy way to call elk by then lol

 

[RunNGunSC]

I’ve bought a “few” turkey trumpets in that price range. There is something to be said about a quality wooden call. My elk calling is at the beginner level or I would be interested.

Any plans to use other woods?