raven..good to see you too i havent been aroudn the turkey forum lately...glad to hear apple works...i have 2 apple logs drying in the rafters of my gramas shed!! i can probally pull 4 strickers out of them i cant remember how bug they were....i am pulling them down and spliting them soon and throwing them back up to dry better..i didnt have time the day i cut them and weahter got cold and wet/snowy after that..it warmed a bit and i can go outside and not freeze...i agree the acrylic strikers do slide alot and harder to use consistantly...my dad uses one on a glass call!! i dont know how he does it but it sounds pretty decint..really nice low pitched yelps and nice purrs..i tried using the call and striker and it sounds like crap for me...i guess because thats all he uses and wont use anything else he learned it well...i cant wait to make some apple strickers! i was just experimenting with it i didnt even know if it would work..glad to hear someone else uses it...its so hard without a lathe!!!!!