If you like scratch boxes....
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Those are beautiful scratch boxes. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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Absolutely stunning work!
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Those are the most impressive scratch boxes I’ve seen.
Do you sell them?
Do you sell them?
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Yes, I do sell them. I have a few that are about finished; and when they are sold, I probably will not be making any more.
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Great work!!
A wise old owl sat in a mighty oak , The more he saw the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard, Why can't everyone be like this wise Ol bird
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A Henry Davis style scratch box made to the exact dimensions of the originals made by Henry Davis....
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Plain African blackwood scratch box with dogwood sound board and an all Honduras rosewood scratch box with checkering and wood burning....
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Snakewood and African blackwood scratch box....
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I really like the Davis style in black wood
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I have an affection for scratch boxes, but of all the scratch boxes I have owned the Davis was the largest and most awkward to carry. I like the sound, but I didn't like the carry. Maybe if I had built a holster to carry it I would have liked hunting with it more, but the smaller scratch boxes that are small enough you can carry them in a tobacco tin are so much more convenient.
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Here's two I'm finishing up...both walnut with cedar soundboard.
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African blackwood scratch box with dogwood soundboard.
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Eastern aromatic red cedar burl with walnut handle...and upgraded walnut and red cedar strikers.
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Very nice!
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I have one of his boxes and it sounds as good as it looks!
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While searching through some old boxes, I found the first scratch box I ever made. It was dated March 16, 1989, and it was made from eastern aromatic red cedar. For my first effort at making a scratch box, I don't think I did too bad of a job. I think I could call up a turkey with it...LOL!!! Regardless, I've been practicing my wood burning, so I decided to give my first scratch box an upgrade....
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I own one and it sounds all turkey. Gil
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Very nice work, sharp wood burning
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Wow
This is my favorite, I love how the limb looks like an antler. Whether that was on purpose or not is of no concern. It turned out phenomenal (as they all did)
This is my favorite, I love how the limb looks like an antler. Whether that was on purpose or not is of no concern. It turned out phenomenal (as they all did)
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Thanks to all for the compliments. I enjoy making them...scratch boxes are addictive and giving them a little upgrade is rewarding. I never know when I sit down and start working what I'm going to end up with...some I definitely like more than others. There have been several I hated to see leave, but they have all gone to good homes. After building a few with handles, I believe I like the handled scratch boxes best....
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Cherry burl is one of my favorite woods to work...even with the holes, cracks and voids you sometimes have to fill. The character of cherry burl makes the effort worthwhile even if the finished product is just a scratchbox. This cherry burl was home grown and waiting for it to dry was difficult. But it's dry now.
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Beautiful grain
Well worth the wait
Well worth the wait