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Title: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: BD1 on November 29, 2009, 07:01:07 PM: What woods go good with cherry for a box call & what tones would the have (High, Low, Raspy, Mild) Would u use the cherry as side walls or paddle? Just wondering?
Also what tones do hard woods give & The same with softs woods. Only have a few calls , just wondering for the future when I buy some more calls!!!!

Thanks to everyone that replies to this post!!!
Thanks Bill
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Bulldogmikey on November 29, 2009, 08:13:15 PM: Sinker Cypress...Real Raspy, super sound as the box (Cherry Lid)
Spanish Cedar as a box (Cherry Lid)
Butternut as a box (Cherry Lid)
Cedar as a box (Cherry Lid)
Walnut as a lid (Cherry Box)
Paduak as a lid (Cherry Box)

These are the one's I've heard, I prefer the Sinker Cypress
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Frozen Crow on November 29, 2009, 10:15:55 PM: Cherry is a great wood for box calls. Especially for lids. I have used it with cedar, butternut, sassafras, mahogany, sp. cedar. It would probably work with just about any wood. Next to walnut, it is the wood I find to be the most versatile. These are just the ones I have tried. Generally, I find cherry lids give a sweet, clear tone. But it will depend to a great degree on the wood it is matched with.

As a box, I have used walnut lids and maple lids. It will be more high pitched as a box as it is a fairly dense wood.

As for your other question, Generally hard dense woods give higher pitched sounds. Usually with most (but not all) box calls, the lid will be a harder wood than the box.

Lee
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Porter on November 30, 2009, 08:30:12 PM: Lots of great advice, but one I would give that I think makes one of the best turkey boxes (ok hold your breath I'm not going to say Osage) is poplar/cherry... Al was the first one to say to me that that combo was a killer in the woods for sure.

Lot's of people look over Poplar and I think it just doesn't have a lot of awesomeness in it (I know that's not a word but I'm a Ozarkian)

But if you want a cherry call... I'd highly recommend a Poplar box!!!
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Frozen Crow on November 30, 2009, 08:37:21 PM: Quote from: Porter on November 30, 2009, 08:30:12 PM
Lots of great advice, but one I would give that I think makes one of the best turkey boxes (ok hold your breath I'm not going to say Osage) is poplar/cherry... Al was the first one to say to me that that combo was a killer in the woods for sure.

Lot's of people look over Poplar and I think it just doesn't have a lot of awesomeness in it (I know that's not a word but I'm a Ozarkian)

But if you want a cherry call... I'd highly recommend a Poplar box!!!

Porter is right...wait did I really say that?? Oh well...Cherry over poplar is an awesome combo. Not sure how I overlooked that one. Poplar may not be sexy, but it has lots of turkey in it!!

Lee
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: turkey stew on November 30, 2009, 08:49:35 PM: Poplar/ Cherry is a killer call! *gobble* One of my favorite SSCustom combos! *up*
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: hunter22 on November 30, 2009, 09:10:41 PM: Here are a couple calls from the SS boys in cherry/poplar that do not look too bad!!!

(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq59/hunter2233/Picture001-28.jpg)

(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq59/hunter2233/Picture002-30.jpg)
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Porter on November 30, 2009, 09:12:54 PM: wow... I forgot you had that Shorty in poplar/cherry!!!!

I admire that brick check pattern one more every time I see it!!!!
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: West Augusta on December 01, 2009, 08:34:20 AM: The bird I killed last year came into a Cherry over Sassafrass call. Very high pitched.
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Bulldogmikey on December 01, 2009, 08:56:46 AM: Wow those are beautiful! The Mineral Poplar is Spectacular. Bet they sing the tune!

Mike
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: letinmfly on December 01, 2009, 09:11:56 AM: Cherry over Butternut. You won't find a better sounding combo. *up*
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: hunter22 on December 01, 2009, 11:42:20 AM: Lou,

Good choice. Hard to beat a Cherry over Butternut box. Hard to beat anything and Butternut!!
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: hunter22 on December 01, 2009, 02:10:46 PM: Here are two more Cherry calls. These are from Tim Clayton. One is a Cherry over wormy Chestnut box and the other is a left-handed one-sider Cherry over Sinker Cypress. Turkey killers for sure!!!

(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq59/hunter2233/Picture006-4.jpg)

(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq59/hunter2233/Picture005-7.jpg)
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: Bulldogmikey on December 01, 2009, 02:27:27 PM: Rickey, that Cherry over Sinker is a good call for sure and I have not heard it. Was raised around guys using that combo and I know how good it is.

Mike
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: augiedog55 on December 01, 2009, 04:07:53 PM: I've got at Butternut with a cherry lid from Frozen Crow and a cherry over poplar from Tim Clayton. Both are awesome calls. Turkey killers for sure RkLu
Title: Re: What woods go good with cherry for a box call?
Post by: NYgobbler on December 01, 2009, 07:26:57 PM: This is my favorite shortbox call, it has a cherry lid with a mahogany box, made by Chuck Anderson. It sounds incredible, to say the least. *up*

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/NYgobbler/ChucksCalls.jpg)