Closest Wood to Poplar

[spiggy2]

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Thinking about getting on some lists for a couple glass calls and wanted to see what woods are similar to Poplar? Have a Roberts Poplar glass/glass that won’t ever leave my bag, so I want to see what other woods to consider.


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[shatcher]

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Take a look at the janka hardness scale and see what is close to poplar.

[shatcher]

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Just checked.  American chestnut and poplar are identical in hardness.  Should be some call makers out there with some re-claimed chestnut.

[outdoors]

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Chestnut makes a great copper call N 3"

[ChesterCopperpot]

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Just checked.  American chestnut and poplar are identical in hardness.  Should be some call makers out there with some re-claimed chestnut.

I’ve always thought Wendell Rye (Lights Out) made a great 3” copper call. I say that to also say he’s had some great chestnut that was reclaimed from a building in Valle Crucis, NC that was built in the mid 1800s. Gorgeous wood.


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[mmclain]

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Magnolia it’s in the same family of trees.   Not a really good idea to rely on jenka scale there are other factors than hardness.