Got 2 more strikers done, they're both in the classifieds.. I have been experimenting with the same finishing technique for the past few weeks and I really like it. It comes out as glassy, smooth, and very hard. The osage has that ol' osage twang to it, and the walnut is more of a younger hen.
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Thanks for looking!
Mike
Mike those are some good looking strikers. I have turned many Walnut strikers and they all look great, but I never could get a good sound using a Walnut striker. It maybe me, but I stopped turning Walnut strikers. Osage Orange makes a nice sounding striker.
Thanks!
A good walnut striker definitely needs to have tight, straight grain. I've turned a couple good ones and several duds. This one is a good one. I was hoping it would be!
Yes it does.
Those look nice!
Nice clean lines on those strikers.
Bill