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Title: Beech for box calls
Post by: Alex870 on August 06, 2012, 07:44:59 PM

Hey everybody,
I came across some very dry beech with some cool grain and I picked it up and took it home. Is beech any good for box calls? If so, what wood would make a good lid to go along with it?

Title: Re: Beech for box calls
Post by: callmakerman on August 06, 2012, 09:46:52 PM

I've never seen it used for a box but Billy Buice uses it for lids though I'm not sure which beech he uses.

Title: Re: Beech for box calls
Post by: pappy on August 09, 2012, 05:09:44 PM

The very first box I made was from German beechwood, it went to Pennsylvania and killed its first bird within 48 hours of getting there. Here is a pic of the call and bird....pappy
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/ace250semo/Project509.png)

Title: Re: Beech for box calls
Post by: culpeper on August 12, 2012, 09:24:06 PM

I haven't used it for the box yet, but I have 2 lids made from it now and I see no reason why they won't be great...nice tight grain, dense and straight grain too.

Title: Re: Beech for box calls
Post by: Alex870 on August 13, 2012, 06:57:24 PM

Thanks for the replies everybody ;D

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