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Turkey Calls => Box Calls => Topic started by: vt35mag on January 12, 2022, 04:36:19 PM
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I had an apple tree on my back lawn get overloaded with apples a few years ago, and up root itself. Rather than just bucking it up and burning it, I decided to slab some 2.5 inch boards out of the main trunk with my chainsaw, and let them dry in my barn for two years. I brought the boards with me to Turkey Trot this summer, and had Marlin take a look at them to see if it was anything he was interested in. He liked what I had, so we put them in the back of his truck and he took them home with him.
Fast forward to the beginning of last month, he called me up to tell me he found a lid that the apple I brought him liked. Surinam Ironwood. He played a call he had on the bench over the phone a bit, and I thought it was sounding pretty strong. He said he will hang onto it for a few weeks then send it out.
Went to the mailbox after lunch today and found it sitting there waiting for me.
I've got a pretty good collection of fiddleboxes, but this one for sure is going no where. Likely be handed down to my daughter. Pretty cool to have a call made by him, from wood off land that's been in the family for 7 generations.
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That is a really special call and experience. Congratulations on the new addition.
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That is a really special call and experience. Congratulations on the new addition.
Thank you.
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That's great. Did you plane it before giving it to him? I have some two year old walnut and poplar that was blown down on my place that I had sawed. Was thinking of doing the same thing.
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Very nice box and story.
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I like the history behind it. I am partial to apple wood, trying to get a few calls made from it. My first job other than shoveling snow when I was young was picking drops in the apple orchards around my house. I only have one call made with it so far, sure would like to get some more in the future though. Looks nice. I was bummed to find out all the apple trees where I grew up are all down now, sure would have liked to have gotten some.
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Very cool!
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That's just plain cool, right there !!!!
Yep.
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Cool call with a cool story. Congrats on that special fiddle box!
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Awesome looking fiddle! cool story!
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Thanks guys
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That's great. Did you plane it before giving it to him? I have some two year old walnut and poplar that was blown down on my place that I had sawed. Was thinking of doing the same thing.
I didn't plane it, he took it rough cut.
The wood you want is from the stump to the first set of limbs.
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That's great. Did you plane it before giving it to him? I have some two year old walnut and poplar that was blown down on my place that I had sawed. Was thinking of doing the same thing.
I didn't plane it, he took it rough cut.
The wood you want is from the stump to the first set of limbs.
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Good to know. Thank you for sharing.
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Amazing call and great memories .. you picked the right one to make this beautiful instrument ... Marlin is one of the best ... I always say history of the call is just as important as the hens in the box... congratulations
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I would say most experienced box call builders who are not shy about experimenting can get lid A work with Body B, but Marlin has proven over the years to be very adapable and keen on making different combinations work and work well. No doubt this call is one of them. He also, for whatever reason has been partial to using fruit wood species for bodies, Apple, Cherry, Plum and the like. It's a challenge, but he pulled it off.
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Awesome story, awesome callmaker, and some flat gorgeous wood. That’s a treasure for sure.
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I would say most experienced box call builders who are not shy about experimenting can get lid A work with Body B, but Marlin has proven over the years to be very adapable and keen on making different combinations work and work well. No doubt this call is one of them. He also, for whatever reason has been partial to using fruit wood species for bodies, Apple, Cherry, Plum and the like. It's a challenge, but he pulled it off.
He told me he tried several different lid woods on it (macassar, bloodwood, ipe, etc.) that were ok/good, but the ironwood was what really hit/stood out with this particular apple. Made me nervous at first because he rattled of the different lids he tried, and didn't seem too keen on sticking with any of them.
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I thought they all were special but that one sounds awesome! Good luck with it.
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Your story and the history make a caller that more special....
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Wow, priceless