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Turkey Calls => Box Calls => Topic started by: shatcher on June 09, 2021, 07:17:05 AM

Title: Walnut over poplar
Post by: shatcher on June 09, 2021, 07:17:05 AM: Looking for recommendations for this combo. Appreciate it.
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: yelpy on June 09, 2021, 07:44:31 AM: With out a doubt TJ Johnson builds an awsome fiddle box in that combo.

Albert Paul also builds a great box in that combo.

Comparing the ones I have from Mr Albert and TJ, TJ's has a bit more rasp on the back end, is a bit deeper and is higher on the front end of the yelp.

I also have one from Lee Smith that is a killer.
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: bobk on June 09, 2021, 08:24:49 AM: I have a walnut over poplar combo that was made for me by Mr. Paul. It has accounted for more birds to the gun than any other short box that we have ran.

The poplar is wormy and was from a cabin built prior to the Civil War.
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: Greg Massey on June 09, 2021, 09:33:13 AM: IN no order , T J , Marlin, Albert Paul, Steve Mann, Darin Dawkins and Scott Witter ,,, walnut poplar....
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: Gog1015 on June 09, 2021, 04:14:48 PM: Darrin Dawkins, Lamar Williams, Marlin Watkins, TJ Johnson, Albert Paul, I’m sure there are plenty more, that combo is my favorite hunting combo out of any that I own.
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: shatcher on June 09, 2021, 05:23:25 PM: All good recommendations. Thanks
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: Yoder409 on June 13, 2021, 08:33:31 AM: Not one wrong name given, so far. ANY of them (and several more) will furnish you with an amazing walnut/poplar box. Could add the Shoemakers, Bullock and McKamey.

Best sounding walnut/poplar box I own is a Dawkins.
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: mspaci on December 27, 2021, 03:24:21 PM: Quote from: bobk on June 09, 2021, 08:24:49 AM
I have a walnut over poplar combo that was made for me by Mr. Paul. It has accounted for more birds to the gun than any other short box that we have ran.

The poplar is wormy and was from a cabin built prior to the Civil War.
I have a cherry over the same poplar from that cabin, that sounds great. Mike
Title: Re: Walnut over poplar
Post by: Happy hooker on December 29, 2021, 05:45:34 AM: Walnut butternut, walnut poplar, walnut mahogany, are all safe bets from ANY known callmaker,,just pick the style you want.