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Question about wood

Started by barry, December 29, 2011, 01:23:45 PM

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barry

What thickness of wood do you prefer to work with when making box calls?
How about pot calls?
I may have some to sell or trade.

Longbeardfever4ever

For pot calls I start with 4/4, as do most.
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barry

Quote from: Longbeardfever4ever on December 29, 2011, 01:25:29 PM
For pot calls I start with 4/4, as do most.

That would be a full 1 inch thick, correct?
The last we had sawn was 5/4

WillowRidgeCalls

For boxes I use 2-3/4 sq. x12" and for pots I use 1"x4"x25" and plain it down to what I need.
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misfire

Quote from: barry on December 29, 2011, 05:14:34 PM
Quote from: Longbeardfever4ever on December 29, 2011, 01:25:29 PM
For pot calls I start with 4/4, as do most.

That would be a full 1 inch thick, correct?
The last we had sawn was 5/4

Yes, 4/4 is one inch thick
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lightsoutcalls

When I have wood sawn, I like it to be a bit over 1" thick to allow for drying.  That said, if you have wood sawn 5/4, most sawmills will charge you at an 8/4 rate.  I found that out the hard way.  I protested that I wasn't getting the other 3/4" of wood I was paying for.  The sawmill owner said this was standard practice.  I called another sawmill owner in another state to ask for his input.  He confirmed that anything over 4/4 but not over 8/4 is charged for 8/4 rate.  Sounds like the way our government conducts business...  :-[
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WillowRidgeCalls

That's interesting, up here we pay for what we get, at least at the mills I buy from. If you want 8/4 or 6/4 or 4/4 it's a difference price for each.
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Barry, I use 4/4 also and 3/4 for a slimmer call which I prefer for pot calls.
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lightsoutcalls

Quote from: WillowRidgeCalls on December 30, 2011, 05:24:17 PM
That's interesting, up here we pay for what we get, at least at the mills I buy from. If you want 8/4 or 6/4 or 4/4 it's a difference price for each.

The prices I got were when I supplied the log.  The 2 mills I contacted were in AR and OK.  It sounded fishy to me, but the guy I call to confirm the questionable practice is someone I have bought a good bit of wood from and trust as for input.  He was also in the timber industry in the Northwest (Oregon and California) for years. 

I would much rather have paid only for the actual board feet received.
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misfire

To answer your question, I prefer 4/4 for pots and 8/4 for boxes. But the grain has to be aligned correctly for box call or I wont touch it
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handcannon

For boxes, I like to go with 8/4. That gives me enough to pull the box and lid out of one piece and the grain pattern and coloring will be uniform.

What type of wood are you talking about Barry?