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What style of scratch box are you thinking of going for? I’m thinking about working on one or two of those this year.
Shouldn’t be too difficult, getting the right sound is much harder than actually building the box. That kind is neat because the box can be one solid piece hollowed out with just the lid attached to the back, instead of a lot of small pieces stuck together.
Might be a fun project to do!
Strikers are the hardest thing for me to find. I have a lot of nice pot calls but getting strikers to match has always been a problem. It's hard to order them because all pots are a little different. I would welcome any advice on how to match them
I'm a sucker for a good striker got few genuine dymonwood It'd hurt my soul to lose. I'm not super updated on em but Wendell Rye, Fred Cox or David Hollaren all have good reputations. It's good if can get hold of call maker they have went through so many they can kinda give you idea. I've come to really enjoy Hollarn's and they are easy get ahold of. If no one here can answer your questions check out old gobbler forum lot good info there on em.
I run David’s one piece strikers almost exclusively now.
Unicoi is the ultimate place to do it, but make a trip to the Dixie Deer Classic with your favorite pot calls in tow. Visit Fred Cox and David Halloran(or any other callmakers who may be present) talk with them and run your calls with their myriad of wood options. They welcome that sort of thing.
Meant to ask What is your favorite pot surface?
Definitely 1 piece I run several of em and really like em. I'm far from an expert and I'm not a collector but to my ears they are as good as Cox
Most of his are flared now, but you can grind the flare off easy if you want a straight tip.
Slate . I like a mellow sounding call where I hunt most . Some other surfaces when I travel and need to reach out.
I’ve got a handful of JLH strikers here at the house you can run and see what you like. They’re 1 piece flared tips.
The only one I have that I really like came from on one of you two. I lost it for about a week and had to back track a few times. It maybe one of those, not sureYessir it most likely is it’s about all I use. If I remember right it’s a bloodwood. I’ve got several more woods you can try if you like anything else I’ll get them headed this way for you.
How do you like the Dogwood? As hard as dogwood is, I would think it would make a good striker.
I have had good luck with Dogwood and I like it a good bit as a striker. One in my picture has some heartwood in it as seen in the brown in the head. Can look up Janka hardness scale as a gauge for different types of woods. Though I have made some good sounding strikers with cherry and apple(these make a more soft delicate call) which are low on the scale most of strikers that I’ve turned that are to my liking are in hardness range from about 1700 to 3500. To me, the best striker is one that you can be soft with when you choose or you can get on it, with the right striker dogwood can fit this bill.
Those look very nice.
I've never owned one but I've sure heard of lot people liking them
I never liked a flared tip till I started using them and it’s bout all I carry now.
