Dymondwood or laminate?

[packmule]

I'm new to scratch boxes this year and really liking them.  Just curious if anyone has tried dymondwood or laminate products for a scratch box striker?  In my limited exposure to them I haven't noticed those being used?  Just curious as to why, or why not.
Thanks in advance.

[SS Calls]

 I've tried it. It sounds good. My guess for people not using it for scratcher strikers is they hate to cut it up for that purpose since it's so expensive.

[packmule]

Excellent, thanks for the info Al, make sense.

[packmule]

Do you think it would work, or have you tried it for a sound board?  That would be one good looking scratcher!

[SS Calls]

Do you think it would work, or have you tried it for a sound board?  That would be one good looking scratcher!

I've never tried it for a sound board. I've never had any wide enough for one.

[packmule]

Interesting, I have a piece laying around in my garage somewhere that I used to cut knife handles out of.  Probably 8 inches long and 4 or 6 inches wide.  I'll have to look to see if I can find it.  When I was buying it for that purpose it was sold as "Pakkawood" instead of dymondwood....

[West Augusta]

I bought one from Tom Crook a few years ago at Nashville.  I'll try to get a picture later this week.  I have my calls all packed up to move right now.

[packmule]

Yeah that'd be neat to see.

[West Augusta]

Sorry it took so long to find it. Moving isn't fun when you have to find stuff that's packed away.

[eorlando]

Steve that looks pretty sweet.

[packmule]

Thanks for posting that Steve.  That is one fine looking scratcher.  How does it sound? 

[West Augusta]

It's a little harder to run that a wood sound board but if you run it at the right angle on the striker, it sounds very good.

[packmule]

Ok thanks.

[Dr Juice]

That's a real nice looking call. Good luck with it.