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Turkey Calls => Pot Calls Forum => Topic started by: dejake on February 04, 2018, 02:07:18 AM

Title: Slate Striker
Post by: dejake on February 04, 2018, 02:07:18 AM
What's your favorite wood to use on a slate surface, and why?
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Post by: HookedonHooks on February 04, 2018, 06:32:26 AM
Dogwood, Hickory, or Persimmon
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Post by: SwampRooster17 on February 04, 2018, 06:39:10 AM
Persimmons


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Post by: Double B on February 04, 2018, 08:10:47 AM
Hickory and tulip poplar.
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Post by: Coop1082 on February 04, 2018, 08:31:57 AM
Dogwood, Persimmon, and yellowheart.
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Post by: PALongspur on February 04, 2018, 08:32:37 AM
Dymondwood, purpleheart, tulipwood and good ol' hickory.
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Post by: DBRANNON on February 04, 2018, 08:36:44 AM
Hickory for me because it produces clear notes.
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Post by: CMBOSTC on February 04, 2018, 08:40:15 AM
Rosewood, but that's not always guaranteed. It really depends on the striker and call matching up.
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Post by: Fl strutter on February 04, 2018, 08:41:20 AM
Persimmon, hickory, tulipwood, dogwood, and bloodwood are all great on slate.
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Post by: Spitten and drummen on February 04, 2018, 08:57:09 AM
PurpleHeart ,  persimmon, yellowheart And Black locust.
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Post by: M,Yingling on February 04, 2018, 10:05:11 AM
looks like some forgot the why lol

i carry 3 strikers  1 fiber rod   2 dymond wood  3 black locust

Why
1 gives nice mellow raspy tone
2  can realy get nasty  raspy and sharp toned
3 nice medium tone runs little higher pitched 
and of course any three will run soft toward middle of call   
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Post by: Spitten and drummen on February 04, 2018, 10:24:58 AM
Lord. I wish I could make myself carry only 3 strikers. I carry about 12 lol.
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Post by: Chris O on February 04, 2018, 05:01:49 PM
I haven't found too many that I don't like on slate.I think that is why slate is one of my favorites
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Post by: Jbird22 on February 04, 2018, 08:02:23 PM
Pacific Dogwood, Purpleheart, Zebrawood, Persimmon, Canarywood, and Locust are all good on slate. Personally, my Fowler Pacific Dogwood is the leader of the pack by a pretty fair margin though. It just has that sound I'm looking for when it comes to slate. 
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Post by: callmakerman on February 05, 2018, 07:14:30 AM
I like a raspy so tulipwood, dymondwood and Ipe give me that on just about any surface. If I wanted to run slate a little more on the clear side I would go with cedar or dogwood.
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Post by: 243kid on February 05, 2018, 10:02:22 AM
Hickory and Yellow Heart for Slate!
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Post by: idratherb on February 05, 2018, 11:57:22 AM
any rosewood
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Post by: MK M GOBL on February 05, 2018, 04:16:51 PM
I carry these... Hickory, Rosewood, Dymondwood. I have a few other but these are the favorites.

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Post by: sbbow on February 05, 2018, 06:39:56 PM
Tulipwood an canarywood


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Post by: ChainReactionGC on February 05, 2018, 08:05:33 PM
I like walnut, chechen, and jatoba. Gives me three distinctly different sounds.

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Post by: raven105 on February 05, 2018, 10:16:31 PM
All depends on your preferred ear... I like a raspy tone and my go to striker is a one-piece I had Chad Gunzenhauser make out of cocobolo wood.  I can crank it up loud or bring it down low, it really is outstanding.  I haven't found a surface where it doesn't shine.  I also carry a woodhaven strike 3 birch flared tip that has a nice high pitch great for clucks/cutting through the wind. 
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