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Ancient Bog Oak Calls?

Started by GuideGun, March 09, 2023, 09:31:26 AM

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GuideGun

As a forester by trade, trees and wood are pretty interested to me, especially unique stuff.  Has anyone had a call made out of Ancient bog oak wood?
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Quote from: GuideGun on March 09, 2023, 09:31:26 AM
As a forester by trade, trees and wood are pretty interested to me, especially unique stuff.  Has anyone had a call made out of Ancient bog oak wood?
New one on me, can't say that I've heard of them but it interests me. I know there's a gentleman that makes them  out of petrified wood if I recall correctly, I've been wanting to try one of those as well.

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I know Bob Harwell made some box call out of a tree that had been carbon dated something like 30,000 years old.I think it was dug up somewhere in S.C.

misfire

I made a trumpet out of it three weeks ago. Turned nicely and made a pretty good call
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aclawrence

Is bog oak any kind of ancient oak brought up out of a bog? Like sinker wood.


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mmclain

Quote from: aclawrence on March 09, 2023, 03:21:25 PM
Is bog oak any kind of ancient oak brought up out of a bog? Like sinker wood.


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Yes. The Tannins in the water preserve it and turn it black.  Sinker white oak will turn black too

Yoder409

Close as I can come is I've got a Jerry White box from sinker cypress.

The blackened oak would be cool.
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Quote from: misfire on March 09, 2023, 02:20:48 PM
I made a trumpet out of it three weeks ago. Turned nicely and made a pretty good call
Was the wood stabilized?

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this post reminds me i got some old track timbers from a coal mine started back in 1800s dig it up 2 years or so ago mine was flooded was jet black from sitting in water maple i believe turned a darker gray after drying ,,,   roof timbers was red oak no water like brand new
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Quote from: turkey stew on March 10, 2023, 08:58:28 AM
Quote from: misfire on March 09, 2023, 02:20:48 PM
I made a trumpet out of it three weeks ago. Turned nicely and made a pretty good call
Was the wood stabilized?

No it wasnt. But I will the next time I turn it
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afhunter1

Thank you!  He made two out of Bog Oak and he did have it stabilized first.   I got lucky and managed to own one of them. 


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turkey stew

Quote from: afhunter1 on March 14, 2023, 07:02:25 PM
Thank you!  He made two out of Bog Oak and he did have it stabilized first.   I got lucky and managed to own one of them. 


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You are welcome. I knew he made one. Good to stabilize or buy those types of woods already stabilized.

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