I had been wanting a red slate for a while, and after having heard some good reviews about Nathan's calls, I decided to give one a try. I ordered one a couple of months ago, and it arrived yesterday.
Long story short, I could not be more pleased!
Short story long, this ambrosia maple red slate pot covers every sound you'd ever want to make proficiently. As I told Nathan, it's easy to find a slate that can be whisper quiet and sound good, and it's easy to find one that can crank out volume and sound good, but in my experience, it has been hard to find one that absolutely excels at doing both, and everything in between. Well, this call does it! The softest clucks and purrs? They sound awesome. Throw a little kee kee run on it? Sounds awesome. A loud gathering yelp sequence? Sounds like the old hen herself is doing it. Aggressive, loud cuts and yelps? Same story, it sounds awesome! The only thing I can't get it to do, and do well is a gobble...ha! It has run the best for me with the striker he sent with it (two piece dymandwood), a Chad Remnaric (Tusky River Strikers) Tulipwood, and a Neal Herrman ebony. To boot, it is a beautiful call! I'll post pictures later.
Anyway, Nathan was a pleasure to deal with. I believe he is on here as wvlimbhanger...if you are looking for a new pot call, I highly recommend getting in touch with him to put one together for you! If you don't like it, I'll buy it from you.
