Quail Call

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I was watching a YouTube video about creating a quail call using a stick and a rubber band, which I'm doing now and will finish soon. Next, I decided to try making one with 3D printing, so I designed it on TinkerCAD. I made two designs: one has guides for holding the two halves together straight, while the other does not. To make either design work, you'll need to print two of them and assemble them together. I also included a ring for an O-ring in case you want to hunt down the correct size. If you'd like to 3D print one with flexible material, I've added that option as well. I temporarily removed my first design (the one with guides) until I can test and perfect it further. My initial design was too big, so I scaled it down, and also reduced the size of the blow hole because it was too large. After refining the design, I think it sounds pretty accurate, but I haven't had a chance to take it into the field yet. In the picture, you can see that I used O-rings to fasten one side and a rubber band for the other. This is just to show that either method works equally well. For the reed, I'm using a strip of "Theraband Gold" because I have it on hand for my sling shots and can cut it to any width or length. It works pretty well, but you should be able to use rubber bands just as effectively with a nice thick one. You'll need to watch the video to see how to make a reed out of other materials. Here are the TinkerCAD files: