reclaimed american chestnut pot calls and strikers

[stone road turkey calls]

never see any of these calls being built by you guys is there something wrong with this wood? i have a nice load of American chestnut I'm going to use for pot calls and see what happens. let know what you think and show me what you got.

[pappy]

you mean this stuff? Great for long boxes. Never tried to make a pot call from any though.

[WillowRidgeCalls]

Old chestnut works great for calls, I've done both box calls and pots with it. It's super for pot calls, makes some of the best slate calls around.
( top left, lower center is chestnut )

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[stone road turkey calls]

you mean this stuff? Great for long boxes. Never tried to make a pot call from any though.

nice call, thanks

[cleanslate]

I made a little 2.5" slate pot that just screams (for it's size) out of some old chestnut that I found in my shed when I moved in where I live at now, great stuff.

[lightsoutcalls]

I've turned several over the years.  It's not one of my favorites, but it can make a great sounding call.  It's not native to my area, so I have to track it down on ebay or such.  The pieces I have had were pretty lightweight, so I had to turn them with a bit thicker walls and bottom.

[gobbler74]

I love the wood for calls..sometimes there is a lot of waste but worth it. I quarter saw most of my own blanks from logs or beams.

[JThomas]

Love to make a box from it ever now and then..
I have a few more started but need to make paddles for them..