Any one make there own strikers?

[DearSlayer357]

Any advice I cant see to get anything from the ones I have tryed to make

[slicendice]

Try going to http://www.callkits.com

I have made several strikers using their materials. They are good to deal with.

They also offer a wide variety of woods.


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[Thundergut]

Dearslayer, what kinds of woods have you tried for making strikers? Are you doing dowel-style strikers? Or one-piece strikers?

Here are a couple examples of what I make:



They are made from Redheart, Pink Ivory, Osage Orange, Cocobolo, Ebony, and Bocote.

[RustyOlRanger4x4]

pretty cool strikers i made one at work one time i was just sitting around and i had a piece if 3/4" redoak quarter round and i was carving on it nd thought "hey i could make a striker out of this" so i just tried it to pass osme time and it actually works really well it works better on my power crystal then my slate though but its a 1 piece and you can still tell what it use to be its far from fancy but i thought it was kinda neat that i finally made something that works

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[Adrian J Hare]

I've made strikers for years, I have found that latheing down a solid peice is a better idea. Balance and size will make a difference , as will the different kinds of woods. Tip style aslo can make a difference in the use of the striker. The mushroom tip seems to work the best, as it will work a surface smoother then a round tip.

Joe did you ever get them strikers that was headed for HI. I ? I never heard back from ya ...BT