more boxes

[misfire]

For those of you that dont know me, I really like to play around with woods most havent tried. One of my favorites is a canarywood box with walnut paddle. Well, I found a guy who gave me some new woods to try out. The first one has been done before that I have seen, but this piece had some extra bonus features, spalting AND worm holes. I did not fill the holes, figured it added character. The next is a magnolia box with a cherry paddle, and the last is a box made of juniper with a jatoba paddle.

[John_NY]

You sure make nice looking calls. Is that a rubber stamps you use to get your logo on thecalls or something else?

John

[misfire]

It is a rubber stamp. Steve Mann suggested it. I am going to have a branding iron made shortly and think this will be even better

[John_NY]

I like the branding iron idea. I have been looking at rubber stamps but not sure how they would work on a call.

Thanks
John

[misfire]

They tend to be difficult as the ink will sometimes run, or it takes forever to dry. I have found that the best way to make it work is to spray a coat of lacquer, then apply the stamp, then several more coats of lacquer. I figure the iron will cut my work time in half for that part

[John_NY]

Sounds good to me. I have been trying to use a sharpie and so far everyone has run on me and some really bad. I have thrown away calls because of the big black ink smudge.  Right now I just don't sign them at all.

John

[misfire]

Use a pen that contains India Ink. It orks very well on wood and doesnt smear or run. After you sign the wood, then spray with lacquer a couple of coats

[John_NY]

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

John

[Heirloom]

I use a stamp right now too. Have the same fun as everyone else too. The branding irons are bit out of the budget right now but soon, MAYBE...LOL
Nice calls misfire,, I like to try different woods as well. I recently tried some "Aptong" on cedar that came out sounding very nice. The Aptong is purty too. very hard and dense.

[misfire]

Never heard of aptong. Post a picture

[Heirloom]

Here you go...
The box is yellow cedar and the lid is from Aptong.

I'll try and post some more with the dfferent tops on them.

[misfire]

Looks similiar to brown ebony from the picture

[Heirloom]

I'm told it is from South America. I got it from a friend who has a mill but used this to put a floor in his truck bed. Smells almost like a spice mix when you cut or sand it.

[misfire]

Thats my kind of friend. I have a friend who builds some of the most amazing custom decks, primarily out of jatoba and tigerwood ( goncalo alves) and he gives me all of his cut-offs. He gave me a piece of ipe that turned out a very nice pot call. The tigerwood generally tends to be plain, but occasionally I get some with some great grain.
I just turned some inserts yesterday out of brown ebony, just had to wait for the lacquer to cure before I put the reed in it

[Al_at_THO Game Calls]

Those are nice calls!   Great job on them.

The wood, on the one, I think it is called Apitong with an I.  It is used for flooring and, as you know, truck beds.  It comes from South East Asia, Burma, Thiland  - that area.  It is supposed to be very strong and resistant to bugs.   

Just an FYI.

Al @ THO