Wood/lumber?

[cjordan]

Hey guys, I've looked a little but haven't found anything, so I'll ask.

Where do y'all get your wood for call making?

I'm sure some of you have or know someone with a mill, so you have some cut, but with that being said do you still have to wait (for how ever many years) it takes to dry?

Is there a way to speed the drying process up?

I'm just getting into working with a lathe, and have access to a little bit of pecan, but it's still pretty wet/green.

I cut a couple small pieces and placed them in the oven for about an hour and half on 200, it seemed to help, but they still wasn't completely dried.

Hopefully I'm not asking for some trade secret here.

I do appreciate any and all help.

[mmclain]

If you cut it yourself you develop a stock pile.  You can buy kiln dried.   Some people sell the extra air dried wood they have.   There are plenty of tricks to dry wood out.   Personally I don't like kiln dried wood.  If they dry it out to fast it can ruin it for calls.   

[CatawbaCustomCalls]

Try ... West Penn Hardwoods.com
Address:
1405 Deborah Herman Rd
Conover, NC 28613

Phone:
(828) 322-9663   
Hours:
M-F: Open 8AM ? Closes 5PM
Open Saturday 9AM-1PM
Closed Sundays.

They have exotics and domestic woods in turning stock and dimensional lumbar.

[cjordan]

Thanks guys

[doublespurs21]

also look up Gilmer Woods from the west coast........

[Scpossum]

Try ... West Penn Hardwoods.com
Address:
1405 Deborah Herman Rd
Conover, NC 28613

I buy from them as well.  Thye have a good selection. Also, there are sellers you can find on facebook who specialize in certain species.  I get some from local sawmills as well. For drying, send it to me in SC.  One summer in the garage and it is cured and dry. ?  I try to buy ahead and let it air dry over time.  As you hoard wood it gets easier. 

[outdoors]

I've seen a lot of listings on eBay , a lot

[Swamp]

Www.ttp2lc.com is where I have been buying most of my blanks from but I just recently found a local supplier.

[ferocious calls]

Started to gather green lumber more than a decade ago. Much is cut from my property. Air dried is 1" thickness per year. Other woods not found on the property are often purchased through a logger or mill and cut as desired. My goal is to have enough on hand to not run out. Around 5 k bf of various species all air dried on hand.

I also purchase yard trees that a logger friend turns down due to volume limited to a tree or so. Some very nice wood has been acquired inexpensively this way. 

Friends know I gather wood and often give me leads to some great stuff.

[mmclain]

Stock pile air dried.  But that alone isn't all you need to do.   Dry wood still moves. 

[mastevt]

Search for local saw mills in your area and go visit them.  Lot of times you can get alot of wood for almost nothing.
You can also locate them by your county extension office.