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Turkey Calls => Call Making => Topic started by: MarkJM on March 02, 2011, 11:27:09 PM

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Question: Out of these six woods, if you could only choose one to work with for calls, what would it be?
Option 1: Maple votes: 6
Option 2: Cherry votes: 4
Option 3: Osage votes: 6
Option 4: Walnut votes: 13
Option 5: Chestnut votes: 0
Option 6: Canary votes: 2
Title: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: MarkJM on March 02, 2011, 11:27:09 PM
My personal favorite is maple, followed close behind by osage
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: Stoner on March 02, 2011, 11:31:40 PM
Osage is nice to work with; I picked cherry because like a little grain in the wood. My favorite wood is Bubinga.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: selinoid44 on March 03, 2011, 12:10:12 PM
I also picked cherry. I've probably turned more cherry then anything else. I am really enjoying the mahogany that I have. I don't really have a favorite.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: smurf on March 03, 2011, 08:41:40 PM
Need another selection.  I would use cedar for all calls. 
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: cleanslate on March 04, 2011, 07:01:16 PM
It's a toss up for me. I really like both walnut and cherry, but in the end I chose walnut as my personal favorite. great looks, great to work with, and a great smell to boot.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: handcannon on March 04, 2011, 07:59:22 PM
I really like using black walnut wether i'm turning a pot, tube or building a box call. Very rarely have I not turned out a call that I just did'nt absolutly love from black walnut. Now dont get me wrong, I like some cherry too along with osage from the ones you had listed but for an ol' faithful......black walnut.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: West Augusta on March 04, 2011, 10:38:36 PM
From that list, Cherry.
If I could make one addition it would be Black Locust.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: harvester on March 05, 2011, 08:42:02 PM
Quote from: West Augusta on March 04, 2011, 10:38:36 PM
From that list, Cherry.
If I could make one addition it would be Black Locust.

You got any pics of the calls you made out of black locust.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on March 06, 2011, 08:16:30 AM
For me, walnut. 3 out of the 5 calls I offer are all or part walnut.

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Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: Ferguson on March 06, 2011, 08:36:58 AM
Quote from: smurf on March 03, 2011, 08:41:40 PM
Need another selection.  I would use cedar for all calls. 
X2
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: smurf on March 07, 2011, 07:58:32 PM
Quote from: West Augusta on March 04, 2011, 10:38:36 PM
From that list, Cherry.
If I could make one addition it would be Black Locust.
Black locust is a really good choice.  I've made more duck calls with it than probable any other wood.
Title: Re: If you could only use one wood.....
Post by: Gobbling Buck on March 07, 2011, 09:07:52 PM
Quote from: Ferguson on March 06, 2011, 08:36:58 AM
Quote from: smurf on March 03, 2011, 08:41:40 PM
Need another selection.  I would use cedar for all calls. 
X2

X3  Cedar is definitely turkey wood.  It consistently produces the best sound, to me.  I love my cedar boxes, strikers, and makes a good pot also.
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