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Turkey Calls => Pot Calls Forum => Topic started by: zelmo1 on April 01, 2018, 03:00:29 PM

Title: Sound Boards
Post by: zelmo1 on April 01, 2018, 03:00:29 PM
What are your favorite sound boards for copper pots?, what woods for pots too? Trying to make a few for my daughter and myself. Thanks, Al Baker
Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: compton30 on April 01, 2018, 04:05:52 PM
Glass. Black ash burl
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Post by: Chris O on April 01, 2018, 06:05:12 PM
I like glass, slate sound boards in a Osage pot or cast If you know how to do that. I would think many different woods would work fine like walnut or zebra wood
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Post by: mossyhorn2 on April 01, 2018, 06:16:21 PM
I would start with glass or slate. Made one once with a cherry soundboard and it was a killer. You can't go wrong with walnut, maple, or ash for the pot. Good Luck!
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Post by: owego on April 01, 2018, 06:32:07 PM
Stick with GLASS SOUND BOARD & Walnut, Cherry or Oak for the pot. Lots of this wood around at a good price & makes a great call. Use this combo & you will be shitting in hi cotton!
Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: southern_leo on April 01, 2018, 06:46:27 PM
Cherry is probably my favorite overall pot material. It's not as sexy looking as alot of exotics but it sounds great with most any combo

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Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: outdoors on April 01, 2018, 06:50:39 PM
Going along with these Suggestion
I think you will get a better sound in a 3" call
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Post by: roverboy on April 01, 2018, 07:21:40 PM
I made 2 copper pots and I used glass in one and acrylic in the other. But, probably most anything would work.
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Post by: Twowithone on April 01, 2018, 07:28:52 PM
Cant beat a glass sounding board with Osage as the pot. :firefighter:
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Post by: M,Yingling on April 02, 2018, 06:15:33 PM
glass always works good dont get it to close to play surface ,, if turning the pots i would stay away from a plain walnut for first one ,, start out with good hard wood   
Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: zelmo1 on April 03, 2018, 06:23:11 AM
Quote from: M,Yingling on April 02, 2018, 06:15:33 PM
glass always works good dont get it to close to play surface ,, if turning the pots i would stay away from a plain walnut for first one ,, start out with good hard wood   
What do you think of wenge, padauk or purpleheart for a copper pot Mr. Yingling? Thanks for the input Sir.  :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: tree_ghost on April 03, 2018, 07:23:24 AM
I have a 3" copper on a zebra wood soundboard in a cocabola/bloodwood pot that a guy made for me and it's got more kills to its name than anything else I own. Might not be conventional but it's a killer!


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Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: M,Yingling on April 03, 2018, 06:13:17 PM
Quote from: zelmo1 on April 03, 2018, 06:23:11 AM
Quote from: M,Yingling on April 02, 2018, 06:15:33 PM
glass always works good dont get it to close to play surface ,, if turning the pots i would stay away from a plain walnut for first one ,, start out with good hard wood   
What do you think of wenge, padauk or purpleheart for a copper pot Mr. Yingling? Thanks for the input Sir.  :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an

Never messed with wenge ,,, but the padauk and purple heart should make for good sounding call
Title: Re: Sound Boards
Post by: zelmo1 on April 04, 2018, 08:49:12 AM
Thanks Mike. I will try a few to see what sounds the best. I believe in function, not appearance. I will work on the "prettiness" after they call in Turkeys. Al Baker