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Post by bigbucks11 on Apr 3, 2009 18:14:01 GMT -5
what kind of wood do you preffer to make a striker?
do you use a piece of wood from lowes?
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Apr 3, 2009 18:48:04 GMT -5
I like to use several,depends on the type of sound you are wanting...walnut,gum,maple,ash,birch,cherry,dogwood are all favorites of mine.
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Post by gobblerstopper on Apr 8, 2009 17:39:25 GMT -5
I've never paid much attention to the wood at Lowe's, but some kiln dried Oak, Hickory or Cherry would work.
The thing to remember about strikers is that almost any wood will work. It is mostly in the design. I have probably used 50+ species of wood on strikers and all of them will sound like a turkey. Some just have to be longer, some shorter, some heavier and some lighter.
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Post by smshinall on Apr 9, 2009 10:54:33 GMT -5
I use a purple heart mainly but I tried making one on a lathe a while back out of some red oak we had left over from another project. If you use oak, make sure you don't have a big piece of grain running through the striking surface as it will sound horrible. I'm still looking for a good piece. I used an acrylic striker the other day and it sounded awesome on slate. Not so much on beaded glass though.
scott
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