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Offline Barefoot

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Mulberry
« on: February 19, 2012, 03:38:43 PM »
Anybody ever tried this in a call? How did it work out.

We don't have this wood down here in Mississippi, but a friend of mine in IL just cut a couple from behind her barn and would like for me to build a call or two out of it. I would be happy to try, but I don't want to put her through the trouble of shipping the stuff down here if it is an effort in futility from the start. Any help?
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Offline West Augusta

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2012, 04:16:15 PM »
Mulberry is a cousin of Osage Orange. It has a yellow color and a coarser grain. I have made a few decent strikers  from it and put up a piece of crotch wood today for future use. I have seen some nice calls made from it.
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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2012, 04:30:20 PM »
It can work great , but it is hard like osage and can be tough to get good vibration in the sides .Can make a good lid too.
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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2012, 04:31:45 PM »
Here is a long box made by Don Clark that turned out nice using Mulberry.




« Last Edit: February 19, 2012, 04:42:40 PM by hunter22 »
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Offline longbeard48

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2012, 06:20:24 PM »
Where are you in MS, Ken?  We have some mulberry here in Northeast MS. I have built scratch boxes from it, but it is pretty hard stuff and really not much to look at.
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Offline DazzleM12

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2012, 06:49:41 PM »
One of favorite woods for strikers and pots.
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Offline Barefoot

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2012, 07:59:16 PM »
I'm in Brandon, Tom. Just about smack in the middle of the state.
We might have a little mulberry around here, but I wouldn't know what the tree looked like if I bumped into it and raised a knot.  I know a good bit of our native flora, but there are still some that I don't. I just don't recall anyone around here referring to one, unless they are called something else down here.
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Offline West Augusta

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2012, 08:01:46 PM »
Park your car under a tree in late summer. If it is purple when you come back thats a Mulberry. *lol*
Birds love Mullberries. *lol*
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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2012, 08:05:21 PM »
Here's a few


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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2012, 08:06:52 PM »
I have made a few short boxes out of mulberry and they turned out nice I think IMHO it is easier then osage to make a good call from  ;)

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2012, 08:28:51 PM »
I have made some boxes out of mulberry...turned out pretty good...but in my opinion it makes better bows than it does turkey calls.
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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2012, 08:51:59 PM »
Good thing Porter doesn't seem to know much about this wood or this place might be called The Mulberry Bush! *lol*
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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2012, 09:08:52 AM »
Here is a short box made out of mulberry/kwila from Marlin that is a great sounding call.

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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2012, 10:44:33 AM »
Quote from: Barefoot on February 19, 2012, 08:51:59 PM
Good thing Porter doesn't seem to know much about this wood or this place might be called The Mulberry Bush! *lol*

I know all about Mullberry.. the berries are awesome and it's almost as good as Osage... almost  ROTFLMBO
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Re: Mulberry
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2012, 10:45:00 AM »
Quote from: gonehuntin982 on February 19, 2012, 08:06:52 PM
I have made a few short boxes out of mulberry and they turned out nice I think IMHO it is easier then osage to make a good call from  ;)

Mike

Now now... don't make me spill your secret box you carry around and hunt with from time to time  *peep*
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