A couple of new calls I made

[jsc3150]

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[FlydownCackler]

Your calls look great. Now go call up a gobbler with one.

[BRADM]

Great looking calls!

[CHL]

Those are some nice lookin' calls you got there.

[turkeyfan]

Are the top two cedar and the bottom popular or yellowood. all are good lookin calls.

[skin_dog1]

Are the top two cedar and the bottom popular or yellowood. all are good lookin calls.
top 2 look like maple burl to me and the bottom one almost definately osage orange. Beautiful calls!

[jsc3150]

top 2 look like maple burl to me and the bottom one almost definately osage orange. Beautiful calls!

Pretty good guess Skin-Dog except the top 2 are cherry burl and the bottom is osage orange or as us rednecks call it Hedgeapple.

Thanks for the compliments guys

[turk2di]

Very nice!!

[barney]

top 2 look like maple burl to me and the bottom one almost definately osage orange. Beautiful calls!
The top 2 look like cherry burl........but, there is a very, very, slim chance....that I could be wrong, but I don't think so. After all, I was the Timberstrand champion in tree species identification by wood samples, at the Quicksand experimental station.......back in 2002.:D

[skin_dog1]

The top 2 look like cherry burl........but, there is a very, very, slim chance....that I could be wrong, but I don't think so. After all, I was the Timberstrand champion in tree species identification by wood samples, at the Quicksand experimental station.......back in 2002.:D
I don't think I've ever seen a cherry burl like that. Very nice! I sawed down a big dead sycamore in my yard yesterday and think I'll be able to get a few spalted blocks from it. I'm lookin forward to turnin it this summer.

[barney]

I don't think I've ever seen a cherry burl like that. Very nice! I sawed down a big dead sycamore in my yard yesterday and think I'll be able to get a few spalted blocks from it. I'm lookin forward to turnin it this summer.
I see spalted maple pretty often, but I've never seen sycamore that way. Post the pics when ya get it done! Small blocks of wood can be quickly dried in a microwave.

[Budnapp]

Great looking calls!!! Good job!!!

[skin_dog1]

I see spalted maple pretty often, but I've never seen sycamore that way. Post the pics when ya get it done! Small blocks of wood can be quickly dried in a microwave.


Any tips on this process????

[kidd rock]

Any tips on this process????

I would like to know this little trick myself!!!!!!!!

[kidd rock]

By the way, Great looking calls JSC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[barney]

Any tips on this process????

I would like to know this little trick myself!!!!!!!!
Simply type "drying wood in a microwave" into Google, lots of articles will come up.

Years ago I experimented on my own when I needed a dry "stretcher" for an oak chair I was making. The microwave worked great! I also learned that wood will burn in a microwave and release HUGE amounts of smoke!:D

[turkeyman2000]

GREAT lookin' calls JSC!! I may try to give you a call this week so I can come and see whatcha got as far as calls go. I'd love to purchase a couple (at least) off of ya.

It's all that good learnin' ya had over here in Bo Co from Mr. Holmes and Mr. Johns...LOL :D

[skin_dog1]

http://mgorrow.tripod.com/microwave.html


neat article that gives a couple other methods. I like thje alcohol method
http://www.djmarks.com/stories/djm/Alternative_Ways_To_Dry_Wood_Turnings_91744.asp

[Zack Attack]

How does the Osage Orange do? I have some pretty big chunks from the Ice storm.

[jsc3150]

How does the Osage Orange do? I have some pretty big chunks from the Ice storm.

it does pretty good but it is a very hard wood. It can be pretty difficult to work with.

[Turkin8or]

http://mgorrow.tripod.com/microwave.html


neat article that gives a couple other methods. I like thje alcohol method
http://www.djmarks.com/stories/djm/Alternative_Ways_To_Dry_Wood_Turnings_91744.asp

Be wary of trying the microwave trick for calls, it tends to open up the pores of the wood too quickly and will make for a dead call with very little resonance.

[mtsterlingman]

Them calls look great. You are my turkey hunting hero!!!!!!!!:D:D