what is your favorite wood of a stricker for a friction call ou use?? i make my own and have trouble finding good woods and i want to get some in the rafters of the shed to dry before spring so i can have some new ones but just using any logs is a big waste of time to find out the wood squeeks or something when you make them with a pocket knife...takes me around 3+hrs to finish one..it kills me to get that far then it barely makes a sound!...so far ive used cherry(not sure if its really cherry i call it cherry...litttle red berrys with nuts in it..maybe choke cherry..but i used that..)black walnut..my favorite but my source is gone! and maple...the maple didnt work well for me and it was really old like 3 yrs its been down..the cherry was ok but not great...the black walnut was great but i only got a few pieces and i cant get anymore becuase i cant find a tree..a guys i know his unlce had one down on his property and the guy cut it into logs and he used them for strickers and taught me and gave me a few pieces..i have like 4 strickers with it and they are great...and i have 2 apple logs in the rafters since fall...any other suggestions i might commonly find in the woods?? thanx alot...