What is everyone's thoughts on a good all around wood choice for a slate over aluminum, glass, and aluminum pots? I have one of each type pot and looking for a good striker pairing. Thanks!
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I use snakewood most of the time. After that it's tulipwood.
Dymondwood is a good choice.
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BLACK LOCUST
Tulipwood, snakewood & diamondwood
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If I HAD to pick just one... Tulipwood. Seems to be able to play on everything across the board - including the slate. Diamondwood is a close second. Haven't had the privilege to run a snakewood or black locust (yet), but they both get lots of love too.
I use a Lyman snakewood. It works great on all surfaces. Have one of his dymondwood as a second.
I find myself using a purpleheart more and more. Also I like a maccasar strikers as well. For some reason to my ear , my snake wood strikers don't sound as good.
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on May 14, 2015, 11:48:35 PM
I find myself using a purpleheart more and more. Also I like a maccasar strikers as well. For some reason to my ear , my snake wood strikers don't sound as good.
Let me know if you want to sell any of those snakewood strikers.
Purpleheart is my favorite for versatility. I don't run any metal surfaced pots though.
My Lonnie Sneed Purpleheart seems to run on all my pot surfaces (green glass, glass, slate & titanium) nicely!
Black Locust or Dymondwood for me.
Quote from: West Augusta on May 16, 2015, 07:23:15 PM
Black Locust or Dymondwood for me.
Another talented striker maker!
I love my wenge. I have two, just in case I loose one.
Ipe, dymondwood and tulipwood.
Purpleheart or Dymondwood.
Seems like dymondwood is the one! Are there good field grade strikers for under $10 in dymondwood? Not looking for fancy just function.
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Quote from: philbilly223 on May 26, 2015, 01:32:59 PM
Seems like dymondwood is the one! Are there good field grade strikers for under $10 in dymondwood? Not looking for fancy just function.
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Probably not.
Dymondwood is expensive and no longer manufactured.
Derrick Stuckey makes a fine dymondwood for around $25 as does bill lyman (callmakerman). I think bills are around $20, but I could be wrong.
steve torman will be the next striker I have but his are a little more costly.
Stuckey, lyman, halloran, dads, woodhaven laminate oak and birch are all good choices.
Larry Gresser with prairie game calls or Fred Cox with Grand Slam Turkey Calls would be 2 that make reasonably priced dymondwood strikers. Both have websites.
Tulipwood and Canarywood are both good all around strikers.
Quote from: SteelerFan on May 14, 2015, 08:15:16 PM
If I HAD to pick just one... Tulipwood. Seems to be able to play on everything across the board - including the slate. Diamondwood is a close second. Haven't had the privilege to run a snakewood or black locust (yet), but they both get lots of love too.
**UPDATE** I recently picked up a black locust striker from Steve @ West Augusta - and it has become my favorite and most versatile - slate, glass, crystal, titanium. Other threads have asked the "if you could only pick one pot call" question, and I could honestly say it wouldn't matter...as long as I had this striker!
Does Steve have a website?
Quote from: SteelerFan on June 05, 2015, 09:52:09 AM
Quote from: SteelerFan on May 14, 2015, 08:15:16 PM
If I HAD to pick just one... Tulipwood. Seems to be able to play on everything across the board - including the slate. Diamondwood is a close second. Haven't had the privilege to run a snakewood or black locust (yet), but they both get lots of love too.
**UPDATE** I recently picked up a black locust striker from Steve @ West Augusta - and it has become my favorite and most versatile - slate, glass, crystal, titanium. Other threads have asked the "if you could only pick one pot call" question, and I could honestly say it wouldn't matter...as long as I had this striker!
Yep!
Yellowheart, purpleheart, monkeywood.
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Quote from: Terry on June 05, 2015, 12:31:33 PM
Does Steve have a website?
You can contact him direct here on this site - send him a PM @ West Augusta
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,49827.msg496524.html#msg496524
derrick stuckey massacar ebony,it may cost alot but it feels and sounds awsome,especially on slate,but it seems like it runs anything good.gonna get an extra, one of these days just incase.....
So I settled on dymondwood, Purple Heart and black locus. I got them from Rick Howard. He was a pleasure to deal with and I would absolutely do business with him again! Here is a pic of the strikers. They look great and feel good in hand. Can't wait to try them out!
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Bubinga or iron wood
Nice!!
Thank you for the compliments. I am very glad you like them.