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Author Topic: What chalk do you recommend  (Read 4602 times)

Offline Riley1

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What chalk do you recommend
« on: April 25, 2020, 07:16:03 PM »
What chalk or does it matter for box calls?

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2020, 07:29:19 PM »
Not all chalk is created equal. Personally I use rain chalk for my box calls. Seems to last longer, requiring fewer re-chalking through the day.
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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2020, 08:39:50 PM »
The old red brick chalk is some of the best if you can find it and white is pretty good also , chalk plays major part in the play and grip of the lid on the rails .. David Halloran sells some blue that pretty good also.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2020, 08:47:48 PM »
I found a box of Dixon red half moons. No longer made and considered the best. After using it I would have to agree.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2020, 08:52:58 PM »
I’ve been told to use white railroad chalk.


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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2020, 09:02:06 PM »
I have used the red mentioned above, the blue half moon chalk and the H.S. Strut brown chalk and I feel the red chalk is the best in most cases. I have a scratch box that does not like the red or brown chalk at all.
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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2020, 10:49:18 PM »
For those that use the white Railroad Chalk, which name brand do you use? Not talking about Rainchalk, but the real white "Choo Choo" stuff. Thanks in advance.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2020, 02:55:53 PM »
Dixon red and white railroad chalk is all I typically use.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2020, 05:16:32 PM »
Thanks for the reply vt35mag!  Will look them up.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2020, 11:21:58 PM »
Thanks for the reply vt35mag!  Will look them up.
No problem, the Dixon chalk is great stuff.
I prefer the half moon chalk, but if the round sticks, is all you can come by I'd run it.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2020, 11:15:53 AM »
Handsdown, the 1/2 moon Dixon which is no longer made the best.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2020, 11:43:20 AM »
TJ recommended to me Irwin Strait-Line Railroad.

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2020, 11:26:05 PM »
Handsdown, the 1/2 moon Dixon which is no longer made the best.
Think they still do half moon blue


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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2020, 06:23:53 AM »
Handsdown, the 1/2 moon Dixon which is no longer made the best.
Think they still do half moon blue


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I think you are right, but I have used the orange 1/2 moon which I do know isn't made any more, wonder why they would discontinue the orange and white?

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Re: What chalk do you recommend
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2020, 09:03:27 AM »
I think they still make the half moon white as well. Definitely can't find the orange anymore.