Ken Martin

Ken Martin

Brandon, Mississippi

Wood Turkey Calls Turned Bowls

Member of the guild since 2017

I began to make Turkey calls in the 90’s looking foe something better that the store bought option. My first attempts were turtle shell and slate. Not long after that, while hunting with a friend. I heard the call of my dreams. I was shown a “custom call” by Albert Paul. After that day I was on a mission to build my first double sided boxcar. In 2000 I was almost there but something was missing.

Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 and I was given a load of cherry wood from a friend. After a few years of drying and combined with poplar I finally got the sound I was looking for. I have specialized in a single sided, glued together box. This allows me to make adjustments like changing the species or the width of the endblocks in the box to start the “turning” process by changing the dimensions of the well.