Jim , Thanks for the comments on the strikers.I've been playing with as many different types of woods that I can find here.I knew with this secret wood type was good because it seemed to stand out from the rest in tone and pitch on all the diff. surfaces. I also found another wood that sounds great and is just as good in tone and pitch aswell but it seems to be UGLY looking wood. The way I see it is if it works for hunting then thats what counts ,think I'll call it the "Ugly Custom" striker. I had no idea they would work aswell as the Pupleheart, thats one I don't have. I made one yesterday out of Elm wood and don't plan on doing another ,Man is it hard wood. Took me 2 hours to lathe and sand it, it sounds ok but sure is hard to work with. I also added a "Choke Cherry" to the collection aswell.The hunt gose on !...BT

Edited by - BOSSTOM on 01/01/2003 10:02:14