Anyone ever heard of curing the lids of their box calls with resin? Had an ol timer telling me of the process. Something to do with melting the resin down, pouring it through some type of screen, then applying to your box call lid. Anyone care to elaborate?
Nobody has hany knowledge of this process?? I did not think it was that hush hush. . . .
I knew you can rub rosin on the lid, but I never heard off melting it down first. It might work in better. I just finished two sinker cypress boxes and they don't seem to bind right. I' ll let you know if I try it.
Billy
The only way I have done it it with pine tar. Get some tar from a pine tree or lightered stump. Put in a tin can and heat it up. Strain it and let it harden. Once hard rub it on the underside of the lid.
It absolutely will work. But.... go buy some box call magic it works too....and is easier
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Violin Rosin , I heard some talk of it decades ago , but from what I hear it can fill up the grain in your lid , and run the chance of messing up your call
- there is a multitude of rosin makers and differing types and grades - to violin players its a big deal - for me I would use plain old chalk
you could check out a product called " Rain Chalk "
Quote from: backwoods on May 13, 2013, 02:39:57 PM
Nobody has hany knowledge of this process?? I did not think it was that hush hush. . . .
Try it and let us know how it works out.
My advice is DO NOT use any type of resin or rosin on a turkey call . Rosin is made from pine tar and is designed to be sticky so that it adheres to the horse hair used to make violin bows . Chalk is NOT sticky and is used to provide friction from the grit in the chalk . I have used rosin for years on a violin bow played on my guitar and it makes a terrible mess and sticks to everything . Stick with railroad chalk or as Shannon suggested , try Rain Chalk if you are looking for something different. Rosin will clog your paddle and ruin a good call .
I would have to agree with DO NOT USE IT on a box or any wood to wood call. Seems like a bad idea, sounds like it would eventually effect the wood's structural properties and clog things up, stick with chalk. There is one secret to boxes though, check the run of the grain on the paddle and box itself, pitting them opposite each other, your gonna be surprised how easy they will create friction...
I think,Dick Turpin,out of Nebraska runs rosin on the box calls he builds.
There used to be a call maker out of Ark who made box calls with rosin melted into a hole in the end of the box. You used your pocket knife to dig a little out to rub on the lid.
My Dad ran an Okla Tire & Supply store when I was a kid. Dad bought calls from the guy when he passed through.
GO TO U tube >>. Turpin Time: Pine Resin & Turkey Call
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