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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Callmaker's Bench => Topic started by: TRKYHTR on January 31, 2014, 11:21:25 PM

Title: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: TRKYHTR on January 31, 2014, 11:21:25 PM

Anybody know where I can get some red Carpenters chalk? It's the stuff that looks orange, for box calls. I bought a box of it today and it's pink. LOL

TRKYHTR

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: Shadetree Callers on February 01, 2014, 06:33:09 AM

Dixon chalk sells the red. The pink stuff isnt as good.

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: purr-master on February 01, 2014, 07:48:55 AM

How much do you want.. I have the good rail road chalk. It is orange with no paraffin in it. there is no slipping. Ernie

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on February 03, 2014, 11:10:42 AM

Dixon no longer carries the RED Chalk, I called them and they will no longer be carrying the RED, only Blue or White. The suppiers stopped making any red chalk?

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: gabowhunter on February 03, 2014, 01:59:21 PM

I' am not a call maker like you guys, but if it has no paraffin in it.  Why would it matter on the color?  I  might learn something.
Also is the rain chalk ok to use? It's white.

Thanks,
James

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on February 03, 2014, 08:31:59 PM

That is something I can't explain, but it does. Your grey__dark blue__and red chalks produce the better sounds out of a call. They are all made by the same company and the courseness of the chalk powder is the same, but the color makes a difference, no clue why? There is a difference between a railroad chalk and a carpenters chalk, as in how fine of grit the chalk is ground into. Even in those certain colors play better that other colors do? Some calls prefer a finer grit chalk and some a courser grit?

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: gabowhunter on February 03, 2014, 10:54:33 PM

Thanks Scott, I knew I might learn something new. I got one of Franks short boxes and it had the red (orange looking) chalk. The rain chalk has a red dot in the middle for strikers and on a lid it looks orange.

James

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: Shadetree Callers on February 04, 2014, 10:13:01 AM

Rain chalk works great and it isnt messy like colored chalks

Title: Re: Red Carpenters Chalk
Post by: gabowhunter on February 04, 2014, 10:29:55 AM

Dixon Ticonderoga Red Carpenter S Chalk Pack Of 72 from Sears ...

http://www.sears.com/dixon-ticonderoga-red-carpenter-s-chalk/p-SPM7827918302?prdNo=2


Found this, not sure if it's the same you are looking for?