Morning Sun Turkey calls, strikers

[DaveHawk]

Working on getting strikers made.
Burzilian Rosewoood striker's
Monkey wood striker


These are 8 3/4" hand turned with 100% tung oil and rubbed.

 

[skimerhorn]

Beautiful as always. I'm sure they're some real turkey killers.

 

[DaveHawk]

Thanks Skimerhorn.

 

[skimerhorn]

There are so many woods out there to use, how do decide on which to use?

 

[DaveHawk]

I look for hardness 1st then the tightness of the end grain for strikers.
The call can be just about anything, it's what is placed on them that make the sound, but its the striker and quality of the wood that actually plays the music.

Being a furniture restorer I've seen just about every wood used for making furniture , instruments exc. So knowing the quility of wood comes easy. What I'm having to learn are technical aspects of tuning wood. I'm in the process of making a wood stabilizer box to stabilize more open grain woods like the maple burl , spalted wood which was created by water seeping into the wood degrading it, so it needs to be stabilized (hardened)

 

[TheShootist.41]

Beautiful work, Dave! Especially like the monkey wood.

 

[DaveHawk]

Thanks Shootest, only going to have 2 of the monkey wood. I need to see how it sounds.

 

[DaveHawk]

Finished up a load of calls. Maple burl, spalted, birdseye and curly. These will be finished with slate over crystal or crystal over copper.

 

[skimerhorn]

What's the green one dave?

 

[DaveHawk]

Maple Burl, I wanted to see what the green would look like.

 

[skimerhorn]

I think it looks awesome. Looks like you've been busy in the shop. A lot of turkeys gonna die if you keep turning out calls like those haha

 

[DaveHawk]

Thanks Skimer I hope so. Should go a bit fast after the vacuum stabilizer pot is finished. Strikers are starting to sell and getting orders for calls.

 

[DaveHawk]

turned about 6 Purpleheart strikers today, $25. Ea. Hand rubbed Tung oil finish.

 

[DaveHawk]

Here is a beautiful African Blackwood {Ebony} striker. Pulling on the grain in Ebony takes a bit of sanding but once out and finished it looks great but sounds even better , $35.00 shipping included.

 

[DaveHawk]

Here is the African blackwood finished, Couple of strikers, Burzilian rosewood and African Blackwood
Turned to a high polish. The way the African looks polished up is anything but black and the rosewood has beautiful figure.

 

[skimerhorn]

Looks good as always dave

 

[1_pointer]

Looking great! After I recover from Christmas shopping I may have to order a striker from you. This is how my striker ended last turkey season!


Suprisingly enough, a wrap of duct tape and it still, sorta, kinda worked. I need to be more careful when standing up and switching spots...

 

[DaveHawk]

Well how are you supposed to cokes an ol Tom in with a broken stick. If you like purple heart I have a few ready.

 

[1_pointer]

I had to resort to my diaphram call which I suppose sounds like a turkey...

I'll be in touch after the New Year.

 

[DaveHawk]

That's one call I could not get right to work.