Persimmon heartwood

[Meleagris gallopavo]

Has anyone worked with dark persimmon heartwood?  It looks really dark like ebony, which makes sense since persimmon is an ebony.  I have never seen a turkey call or striker made from dark persimmon heartwood.


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[outdoors]

My guess is it's very very hard to get

[mmclain]

Yes.   It usually results from damage to the tree.   I've got some.  Only ever cut one that had a significant amount of dark heart wood.   

[Meleagris gallopavo]

I've got a large old persimmon tree that has a hole in the bottom of the trunk that chickens and guinea fowl would make nests in.  The tree looked almost dead last summer.  I'm thinking of harvesting said tree and using the wood for turkey calls.  The tree is very large and has been a big tree all my life, and I'm 53.


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[M,Yingling]

i have done a many calls with half black wood ,,, the problem from what i have seen is when the tree is harvested the black is pretty much cracked or if not its hard to dry with out it cracking

[Meleagris gallopavo]

i have done a many calls with half black wood ,,, the problem from what i have seen is when the tree is harvested the black is pretty much cracked or if not its hard to dry with out it cracking

Thanks.  I was afraid of that.

[mmclain]

i have done a many calls with half black wood ,,, the problem from what i have seen is when the tree is harvested the black is pretty much cracked or if not its hard to dry with out it cracking

Not the same kind of black inclusions you are referring too.  The heart of the tree will stain blackish.

[West Augusta]

Here is one that has a little black that I made many many years ago.

Sdc10739 by Steve  Torman, on Flickr

[Meleagris gallopavo]

Here is one that has a little black that I made many many years ago.

Sdc10739 by Steve  Torman, on Flickr

Very nice!


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[Jeffwhitecustomcalls]

Here's one a did a couple weeks ago

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[BOB_HARWELL]

Isn't persimmon almost as hard as your saw blade?