I used a special wood for the strikers for the last bunch of turkey calls I made. What do you think this is? It grows here, and I reckon most of the eastern U.S.
(https://forestryforum.com/images/YaBBImages/userpics/turkeycallstriker.jpg)
Turkey Call wave file (//www.forestryforum.com/media/turkey.wav)
Yellow Wood? Looks like Mulberry.
nope.
Some pieces have a green color.
Green......hmmmmm. Gotta be Poplar
Poplar! Nope
well, that's the only "green" wood I know of around here. It looks like it could be China berry or Red bud or Black willow. I've seen each of them look kinda like that picture. Just shooting in the dark but fast running out of ideas. :-/
This is definitely the heartwood of Yellow Birch also known as Silver Birch or Swamp Birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton) 8)
wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong :)
Osage Orange
Bibbyman, Osage Orange was my first thought...but my tree book only shows it growing down in the Texas area.
OK Jeff! My next answer is Sassafrass. It grows in Michigan, but I didn't mention it 'cause my map doesn't show it growing in the UP area. :P
I don't live in the U.P.! So.... Your still wrong.
O.k. Big hint according to the Audubon Eastern Field guide.
"The only shrub or tree species native to all 48 contiguous states."
"Raw young sprouts were eaten by the indians as salad"
I didn't know dandelions were that woody! :D Where's my DanG book! :P
OK Jeff.....that has to be the wood from a Hawthorn, or haw, or Red haw, or Thorn, or Thorn-apple. ::) :P :P Could be Buckhorn too but I'll stick with Hawthorn. ::)
Hawthorn! Yep Charlie, thats wrong too. ;D
Last clues.
Cashew Family
Those Indians better have picked the right variety.(https://forestryforum.com/smile/dead.gif)
Jeff,
How about a picture of the turkey calls you make?
Here is one thats unsanded and unfinished, one of the last remaining.I am in the process of building a new batch with figured maple bodies and western red cedar sound boards. I will try one with eastern that I got from Tom, but I am afraid that that Florida wood just aint got what it takes. The Growth rings are just to wide. The small amount of western red I have has up to 30 rings per inch. I sawed the lumber last year, and just took it down to my brother in laws this week so I could start cutting out the blanks.
(https://forestryforum.com/images/YaBBImages/userpics/turkeycall.jpg)
I plan on selling them on-line, and also using them as freebies and contest prizes on the forum. They will have a Forestry Forum Label on them.
All I can think of is poke salad, and that's not wood no matter how old it gets. lw
SUMAC
Bud Man you old Dog. Correct! I knew a Turkey call wood bring you out of the woods. ;)
So you now know at least on product made form Sumac, although one 3 inch Sumac will give me all the stikers I need.
Jeff,
Save me one of your turkey calls. Another one of your "many talents" we weren't aware of. When your we talking about a strikers, I thought you were making slate calls, but I see they are wood.
I'm somewhat of a collector of turkey calls as I have a bag full of them to throw everything at the turkeys. Also some are just nice pieces of wood from different makers. I call alot when I'm in the woods marking timber etc. to locate birds.
Must be Black Locust.
Woops! I Guess I'm a little slow today. Perhaps I should read the posts before I post!
I may be an Old Dog and I may be slow, but there ain't a lot of wasted motion ! ;) The Cashew clue may it easy.
Ya got it bud man, but he'll probably ask for the specific species. Sneeky dog that he is :D
Staghorn
You were right, not you're wrong.