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Mag10 · April 15, 2011, 12:35:24 AM

Has anyone tryed Ipe ( Ironwood ??) for pot calls or strikers? It is very hard!

TurkeyPotpie · April 15, 2011, 12:26:47 PM

Ive seen a few Ironwood strikers and couple pots. Im actually going to turn one for myself when i finish tooling up. Im a newbie so it should be interesting

culpeper · April 15, 2011, 08:21:44 PM

I have used Ipe for lids on box calls and it works great, haven't tried it for the box though---could be a bit too hard to get the right friction characteristics. Now the Ipe I have is from the Coney Island board walk, it's almost chocolate colored, evry single board and the boards are 3.5" thick and about 12-13" wide...all the ironwood I ever saw is much smaller and light in color--are you sure it's Ipe?

Mag10 · April 15, 2011, 11:20:34 PM

Quote from: culpeper on April 15, 2011, 08:21:44 PM
I have used Ipe for lids on box calls and it works great, haven't tried it for the box though---could be a bit too hard to get the right friction characteristics. Now the Ipe I have is from the Coney Island board walk, it's almost chocolate colored, evry single board and the boards are 3.5" thick and about 12-13" wide...all the ironwood I ever saw is much smaller and light in color--are you sure it's Ipe?

Yes It's Ipe, Sometimes called Brazilian Ironwood, used on high end decks for decking. Its dark chocolate brown and weighs about 4 times as much as treated pine. It's from south America I think.

culpeper · April 16, 2011, 03:25:17 PM

Yep, that's the stuff.

Gobblerstopper · April 16, 2011, 10:35:35 PM

Been my favorite on copper for several years and now is one of my favorite on ceramic also. Always called it Ironwood.

flydowntn · April 23, 2011, 03:07:18 PM

I also thought it was Brazillan Walnut. My wood source guy sells Ipe and the walnut the same wood. Kingwood is a differ color I thought.
I think Ipe and Kingwood are different. Look at the pictures on hobbithouse.com. They are listed as different woods and have different colors and grain.
Shane

misfire · April 23, 2011, 08:59:07 PM

Not sure what it is related to myself, closest I can think of is CONCRETE!!!!! That stuff is hard, but turns out a nice finished product

gonehuntin982 · April 23, 2011, 10:06:28 PM

I have used Ipe for lids on box calls with great success the closes thing to it I think is Jatoba or Brazilian cherry

Mike

magnoliagamecalls · May 08, 2011, 11:17:21 PM

I havent tried it on pots but I am sure it will work. But have tried it on strikers and it works good.

handcannon · May 09, 2011, 05:42:15 AM

They use it a lot down here in Brazil on fences and gates at small home properties. Makes a really nice looking cover up for all the junk they got behind the fence. It last a long time too with little maintenance. I sure wish I could pack me a bunch of this stuff in my bag and carry it back to the states with me.

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