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Turkey Calls => Box Calls => Topic started by: sbbow on May 29, 2020, 07:26:59 PM

Title: Blue Mahoe
Post by: sbbow on May 29, 2020, 07:26:59 PM
Gonna have Jeff make me a another box out of mahoe. These are some of the lids I'm thinking as of now Bloodwood,tulipwood an snakewood. Do you all have any other suggestions?


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Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Tom007 on May 29, 2020, 08:12:43 PM
My vote, Snakewood. Good combo with Mahoe........
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Greg Massey on May 30, 2020, 05:05:26 PM
Macassar ebony and you thank me later .. it's better than snakewood on mahoe
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: paboxcall on May 30, 2020, 05:09:04 PM
 :agreed:

Is there anything mac ebony won't run on?
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: outdoors on May 30, 2020, 05:11:21 PM
Ebony is good. I'm thinking bloodwood
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Sir-diealot on May 30, 2020, 05:16:04 PM
I like mine with the Ipe lid myself. I do not know much about them though. Here are 3 pictures for reference.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48614293002_ec59be24d1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2h4SXBy)IMG_0520 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2h4SXBy) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48614292887_c9c5598638_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2h4SXzz)IMG_0504 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2h4SXzz) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48614292852_a3d403fe6d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2h4SXyY)IMG_0503 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2h4SXyY) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Greg Massey on May 30, 2020, 05:31:24 PM
The only problem with bloodwood IS make sure it's from the heart of the wood .. you don't want that bloodwood having a lot sapwood in it .. if it has a lot of sapwood it will be raspy in my opinion.. just depends on the amount of rasp and what tones your looking for... still my vote is mac  ebony ...
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Greg Massey on May 30, 2020, 05:33:30 PM
Never cared for IPE myself for call lid ...
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: sbbow on May 30, 2020, 05:35:40 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on May 30, 2020, 05:33:30 PM
Never cared for IPE myself for call lid ...
They ate up the mahoe/Ipe this year. Told Jeff he should hunt it b4 sending it to me.


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Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Greg Massey on May 30, 2020, 05:57:25 PM
Quote from: sbbow on May 30, 2020, 05:35:40 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on May 30, 2020, 05:33:30 PM
Never cared for IPE myself for call lid ...
They ate up the mahoe/Ipe this year. Told Jeff he should hunt it b4 sending it to me.


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That's good ...
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: rakkin6 on May 30, 2020, 07:41:48 PM
Just received this one on Thursday made out of Mora and Black Limba. It sounds great. It won't let me attach a sound file though sorry(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200530/b44e37eec263f6738156e6140d8bc6dc.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200530/252561bb07f2b1791908f9161ae78ec2.jpg)

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Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: vt35mag on May 31, 2020, 03:20:07 PM
Bloodwood over mahoe is an excellent combo.

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Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: Spitten and drummen on June 01, 2020, 10:38:55 PM
My opinion is maccasar ebony. I do love bloodwood and Ipe lids but prefer those on butternut , black limba , persimmon and poplar. Snakewood is my favorite lid but I love rasp. On a henbox , thats what I like. I have never had a box , no matter the wood , that has or had a macassar lid that did not sound like pure turkey.
Title: Re: Blue Mahoe
Post by: 3bailey3 on June 02, 2020, 08:02:41 PM
I agree Jody I love a Macassar lid and so did this bird (https://i.imgur.com/nAv19FY.jpg)