Recently received my first scratch box. I've been practicing for a while and am able to get some pretty good notes out of it. I'm wondering where to purchase additional strikers? I don't really have the skills/capacity to make my own. I'm wanting to try a few different kinds of wood, shapes, and sizes. Just want to try a few to see if there is one out there that fits my style/form better.
Thanks
look up crgamecalls on ebay,,,,,,,,, and than check brookside game calls website. both places have alot of different strikers
It's also fun to make your own. If you have a bandsaw and belt sander you can purchase a variety of small blanks of different woods from various suppliers. It takes about 10 minutes to make one.
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Thanks for the replies. I can definitely see the appeal of a well-tuned scratch box. I've got a SS Custom field grade ??Kwila & Cedar. Been practicing nonstop since I got it trying to build up some confidence before heading to the woods with it. I'm hoping the uniqueness of the sound will be the ticket for some public land birds in the future.
Limba (w&b) cedar, purpleheart, ebony, rosewood, redgum, persimmon, jatoba, leopardwood, marblewood and sycamore and cherry.
Different sizes as that can have an affect on sound as much as wood species.
Quote from: Spark352 on March 31, 2022, 02:22:53 PM
Thanks for the replies. I can definitely see the appeal of a well-tuned scratch box. I've got a SS Custom field grade ??Kwila & Cedar. Been practicing nonstop since I got it trying to build up some confidence before heading to the woods with it. I'm hoping the uniqueness of the sound will be the ticket for some public land birds in the future.
I have several different scratchers, including an SS. They are the only makers I have come across that (at least on mine) requires a curved striker. My other scratchers use a flat scratcher, but my flat scratchers will not work well on my SS call.
Maybe they changed their designs since I purchased mine? But I would call them first off.
My SS scratch box sounds good with the provided striker but I do feel as if a rounded striker would be a little easier to get the sounds I'm looking for. The flat striker seems to be very particular on angles. Being new to scratch boxes, maybe they are all like that?