I had an old turning square of a very light colored wood (no idea what the name is
) on my shelf I'd never turned a call out of. I got a shipment of 3 new wood types in the mail yesterday, so I've been hunched over the lathe much of last night and today.
Just turned the call bodies and applied a coat of sealer, still a good bit of finish work to do, but I had to show them off.
Wood types and a brief summary (my observations) of the wood:
W = Wenge - a very coarse grained wood with a somewhat rough feel but looks nice and should provide a secure grip.
R = Redheart - hard & smooth, but has several natural checks (looks like a small crack, but it really isn't a crack in the call) unusual color.
U = the unknown wood type (if you recognize it let me know!
) - a bit soft, but should finish nicely.E = Ebony - similar to the redheart in texture but with fewer checks and maybe a bit harder. Should finish to look very nice! (I experimented with this one for the black color - looking for a substitute for "blackwood" which is used to make musical instruments and is naturally an "oily" wood. I like the blackwood better, but it's getting very expensive.
)EDIT -
Just had a thought
Lets have a poll for the favorite wood and I'll have a drawing and give it away after the poll ends (5 days). When you vote also post to the thread to enter the drawing. When the poll ends I'll use the names of those who post and select a winner.
you do a great job on the calls, might have to get one in a few weeks.
