Over the last couple years I've invested in custom pot calls. Now I'd like to get some custom strikers. If you could only have half a dozen strikers what would they be? Wood types and/ or maker.
Thanks
West Augusta - dogwood or locust
Harold Fowler - Crab apple
Matt McClain - black locust
Bill Lyman - dymondwood
Purple heart is a pretty consistent striker wood as well
Thanks gwa. Guess everyone else agrees with you too.
My top 6, all one piece strikers;
Purpleheart
Hickory
Yellowheart
Persimmon
Oak
Diamondwood
Snakewood, dymondwood, persimmon, black locust
For my strikers I prefer - Hickory, Bloodwood, Purpleheart, Osage, Persimmon, and Padauk. I've also heard great things about dymondwood.
Some guys who consistently get high praise for their strikers: Harold Fowler, Steve Torman (West Augusta), and Bill Lyman (callmakerman)
I've got all mine from Neal Herman, yellowheart, purpleheart, and dymondwood. Those are the ones I use most.
Quote from: eddie234 on August 30, 2014, 10:03:26 PM
I've got all mine from Neal Herman, yellowheart, purpleheart, and dymondwood. Those are the ones I use most.
Neal makes good ones too. Try one of his in persimmon....
I like using dymondwood, purpleheart, katalox, padauk, zebrawood and bocote. Not necessarily in that order. Also the fiber striker that Michael yingling makes isa great striker as well.
I luv maccassar ebony, ipe, wenge, snakewood, ivory tipped fowler, bloodwood, dogwood, kingwood. apitong, dogwood..etc etc B careful buying strikers becomes an obsession.. :OGani: Im pretty sure I helped mr fowler pay his house off..
I've made a lot of strikers over the years, and I'll have to say, I only take one hunting anymore, and that is Diamondwood.
Black locust and canarywood from Harold Fowler
Birch with mahogany top from Karl Lausmann
Laminated birch or oak from Woodhaven
Hickory from Houndstooth
Purpleheart from Russell Beard
Fiber rod from M. Yingling
Thanks a bunch fellas. It sounds like half a dozen might be cutting myself short.