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Callmakers Corner => Callmakers Workbench => Topic started by: oldschoolboxcalls on February 23, 2013, 02:09:43 PM

Title: Wood species
Post by: oldschoolboxcalls on February 23, 2013, 02:09:43 PM
Can any one identify this wood, at first I thought maple, birch or beech, then saw some sycamore and thought it might be that.
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: dreis on February 24, 2013, 07:04:26 PM
I'm going with Maple... Would make some dandy box call lids  *up*
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Post by: West Augusta on February 24, 2013, 09:04:10 PM
Looks like Sycamore to me.
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Post by: gbblr-killer on February 24, 2013, 09:20:30 PM
Looks like Sycamore to me.
*up*
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Post by: M,Yingling on February 24, 2013, 10:12:26 PM
Looks like Sycamore to me.
*up*

 *up*
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: GR8CALLS on February 25, 2013, 05:01:13 PM
Maple is my first choice......then Cherry.

Bill
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: Muck on February 25, 2013, 05:50:07 PM
I'm going to say it's cherry.  The wood in the top has a lighter appearance like a maple but it probably the photo. I have a piece of cherry with a very similar quarter sawn grain.  Some call it snake belly.  Should finish up nice.

Muck
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: gbblr-killer on February 25, 2013, 06:24:39 PM
I'm going to say it's cherry.  The wood in the top has a lighter appearance like a maple but it probably the photo. I have a piece of cherry with a very similar quarter sawn grain.  Some call it snake belly.  Should finish up nice.

Muck

HMMM.... i have some snake belly and usually the sap wood looks that light but usually aint that much as far as i can remember, also it looks to light in color to be cherry, could be maple but looks to me like sycamore, heres a long box i made from some snakebelly cherry

http://www.osageroost.com/forums/index.php?topic=11994.0
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: oldschoolboxcalls on February 25, 2013, 07:14:24 PM
Thanks for all the input guys, I know the pic isn't great. I haven't quite figured out how to post a good pic yet. The wood is lighter however. Here is one of my first calls I made a while back with it and the lid and base are cherry. Hope this pic will help show the light color in it.
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: Muck on February 25, 2013, 07:24:30 PM
I'm going to say it's cherry.  The wood in the top has a lighter appearance like a maple but it probably the photo. I have a piece of cherry with a very similar quarter sawn grain.  Some call it snake belly.  Should finish up nice.

Muck

HMMM.... i have some snake belly and usually the sap wood looks that light but usually aint that much as far as i can remember, also it looks to light in color to be cherry, could be maple but looks to me like sycamore, heres a long box i made from some snakebelly cherry

http://www.osageroost.com/forums/index.php?topic=11994.0

Okay, you convinced me.  Now please send me some of that good firewood!

Muck
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: gbblr-killer on February 25, 2013, 09:12:04 PM
I'm going to say it's cherry.  The wood in the top has a lighter appearance like a maple but it probably the photo. I have a piece of cherry with a very similar quarter sawn grain.  Some call it snake belly.  Should finish up nice.

Muck

HMMM.... i have some snake belly and usually the sap wood looks that light but usually aint that much as far as i can remember, also it looks to light in color to be cherry, could be maple but looks to me like sycamore, heres a long box i made from some snakebelly cherry

 *cry* NO NOT FIREWOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDD!!!!!  *cry*

http://www.osageroost.com/forums/index.php?topic=11994.0

Okay, you convinced me.  Now please send me some of that good firewood!

Muck
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: fargobox on March 17, 2013, 03:07:57 PM
No mistake it's maple and 1/4 sawn like Al said...will make some great lids.
Title: Re: Wood species
Post by: BluMtnGobbler on March 18, 2013, 05:51:17 PM
I say maple