Favorite Strikers

[shaman]

I've been thinking of building a matched set of strikers for my pot calls.  When I'm done, I'll do up a set for everyone in the tribe as a gift.

I know hickory and purple heart are going to be at the top of the list.  My question to you all is this:  If you were to pick a set of strikers for all your pots and you could pick the number and composition of that set, what would it be?

Second question:  Is there any magic in the striker's top?  Is there anything y'all prefer in the top of the striker?

[West Augusta]

My personal favorites are Black Locust and Dymondwood.

[callmakerman]

For me it's snakewood and dymondwood. Sankewood is not cheap but it's well worth it.

[ridgerunner]

Dymondwood and Purpleheart

[Jbird22]

Right now it would be Purpleheart and Cherry. Cherry might seem a bit of an oddball pick to some but if you ever ran one on a Yingling copper you'd understand. Right Rickey?

[West Augusta]

Cherry is a good all around striker. 

[mgm1955]

Snakewood and dymondwood or black locust

[M,Yingling]

iam going to throw out blood wood and red heart with the above

[mastevt]

I carry only Diamondwood strikers with me while hunting.  Purple heart and hickory would be a good second choice.

[ky turkey hunter]

Persimmon and black wood

[shaman]

Some of these are wholly new to me.  Where do y'all get the original dowel stock?

[West Augusta]

Some of these are wholly new to me.  Where do y'all get the original dowel stock?

Mine are all one piece. 

[Idratherb]

snakewood, macassar ebony,rosewoods,dymondwood, apitong etc etc strikers can become an obsession just like buying calls be careful

[shaman]

Some of these are wholly new to me.  Where do y'all get the original dowel stock?

Mine are all one piece.

Is there a functional difference or just style?  I'm asking, because I don't know.  Is there a benefit to one piece versus two? 


And while we're on the subject, I have another question for y'all:  I see a lot of custom turned strikers out there with flaired or bulbous tips.   Most of the tips I've seen in the past were either straight or rounded off.  When I did my first batch I took off the sharp edge by running them in a pencil sharpener before final sanding.   What's the difference?

[Jbird22]

It's all personal preference really. I tend to prefer a flared tip, one-piece striker but I also have a few rounded tip (non-flared tip), two-piece strikers that are awesome as well. It's just a matter of trying several until you find what suits you.