Anyone ever tried one? If so, how did work out? I dropped off a couple of pcs I've been drying a cpl of years for him to turn em for me. Always wanted one or two to try.
I have made everything from dogwood and love the stuff. You can't go wrong making strikers from it. But that's just my opinion.
Back in the late 80's I kinda stumbled on making some strikers from dogwood. The thing is..... I was getting dead but not rotten limbs or twigs from trees while I was hunting. Not a lot bigger than the Rod size you want.
I scrapped and sanded them down....... then made em using the old Hard corn cobs. Which I can't find anymore.
Then burnt the end and rub pollished them on a piece of glass.
I also drilled a small hole where the wood met the cob and wrapped copper wire around the shaft to make them center heavy. On a couple I glued a piece/slab of cocobolo to the top... to make it heavier. It was a lot of work and fun trying to tune.
They must have been good...... I gave them all away....... :'(
I mainly used them for soft calls and clucks and purrs.
Seeing your post....... I might try them again. ;D
I like dogwood, but its like calldr said, I find trees that are dead but not rotten.
Dogwood makes good strikers and pots Here is some dogwood that I have drying right now plus some pens and calls that I did years ago. I love to use it especially if its got to character to it.
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that is some beautiful wood in those pots. Love that stash of wood. I'm jealous!!! :drool: :drool: :drool:
definitely some great character in that wood nice!
I like those dogwood pots!
Those pots and pens are beautiful ! :drool:
I recently turned a piece from a dead tree my dad cut out of his yard. It turned good so , Im in the process of cuttting a few more DEAD trees i found into call blanks. I hope they have some charactor like the calls above!! Man they are sweet!!
Quote from: CallMaker on March 18, 2012, 11:10:49 AM
Those pots and pens are beautiful ! :drool:
X2 very nice!!