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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Callmaker's Bench => Topic started by: jrw1 on January 09, 2010, 07:54:42 PM

Title: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: jrw1 on January 09, 2010, 07:54:42 PM
Has anyone used Hickory for there boxcalls? If so is it better on the sides or the paddle?
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: SS Custom Calls on January 09, 2010, 08:13:57 PM
I've never used Hickory on any boxes, but if I were gonna try it, it would definitely be as a paddle. Not saying it wouldn't work as a box, but it's pretty hard wood!

Al
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: letinmfly on January 09, 2010, 08:24:27 PM
I have a boxcall with a Hickory paddle.  It is a screamer.
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: Frozen Crow on January 09, 2010, 08:32:14 PM
I've never used Hickory on any boxes, but if I were gonna try it, it would definitely be as a paddle. Not saying it wouldn't work as a box, but it's pretty hard wood!

Al

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Lee
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: callmakerman on January 09, 2010, 08:40:59 PM
I have a one way hen box call from Larry Gresser that screams turkey that uses hickory for the box.  Bill
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: B-Ready on January 09, 2010, 11:12:22 PM
Seems to me it would be a better paddle than a box . but give it a shot. Build one and you might like it  RkLu
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: Bulldogmikey on January 10, 2010, 08:02:01 AM
When I saw this I went to searching call maker websites. Found three that make a Pecan box and Hickory is almost exactly the same except in color. Actually it is legal to sell Pecan as Hickory and vise versa since they are in the same family and the characteristics are basically identical. The Pecan boxes I saw looks good but not sure how they sound.

Mike
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: misfire on January 10, 2010, 09:08:40 AM
When I saw this I went to searching call maker websites. Found three that make a Pecan box and Hickory is almost exactly the same except in color. Actually it is legal to sell Pecan as Hickory and vise versa since they are in the same family and the characteristics are basically identical. The Pecan boxes I saw looks good but not sure how they sound.

Mike

If that is the case, I have made several boxes out of pecan, its a very dense wood and can get real high pitched. Never used it for the paddle, but will have to give that a shot
Title: Re: Hickory for making boxcalls
Post by: SS Custom Calls on January 10, 2010, 12:02:22 PM
Some wood places do actually list the wood as Pecan/Hickory, so I guess they can send which ever they have.

 Al