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How To Make A Custom Turkey Call Striker
Use a corncob, acrylic, carbon, fiberglass, or wood to make a striker for slate calls
Photo by Dan Saelinger
Calling in a gobbler is especially gratifying when you do it with a peg you've made. Materials aren't fancy: a 1/4-inch oak dowel plus a corncob; a solid fiberglass rod (white bicycle flagstaffs are great) or a broken carbon arrow shaft plus a 3/4-inch oak dowel. Experiment with striker-tip angles, overall lengths, and materials—including hard plastics, laminates, and even hard rubber—to get a tone that works.
A corncob with an oak shaft (far left) is made from dried corncob (sprayed with acrylic sealer) and a 1/4" oak dowel. It gives a traditional mellow tone. A great striker for close-in work.
For an oak with an acrylic shaft, use a 3/4 oak handle and a 1/4' solid acrylic peg. This will make high-pitched, true sounds that travel long distances. Ideal for windy days.
A corncob-and-carbon shaft (with acrylic sealer) can be made with a 1/4" carbon arrow shaft. It has an edgy, gritty sound, with all the rasp of an older hen.
Using oak with a fiberglass shaft (a 1/4' solid fiberglass rod), provides clear, high-pitched notes, and is good for long-distance calling.
Instructions: [1] Cut the handle 3 1/2 inches long and the shaft 5 1/2 inches. [2] Drill a 1/4-inch hole 2 1/4 inches deep in the handle, and insert the shaft. [3] Ring the joint with hot glue, and spray the handle with acrylic sealer to finish. Note:There is no need to drill a hole in a corncob. Simply cut the dowel at a 45-degree angle and push that end into the center of the cob 2 1/4 inches.
Photo by Chris Philpot
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Comments (18)
Love this article, but where am i going to get an acrylic rod?
hey they all sound great and i think easy enough that i could make them but i dont know about the one i mean... Acrylic rod?? anyone know?
I made one with an oak rod and a piece of deer antler. However, I think I used 3/8" oak, instead of 1/4". This has left me with a very deep tone that doesn't sound quite right, so make sure you get the right diameter dowel.
Try a local craft or hobby shop, The Lowes in my area sometimes has them although im not sure what use they are used in. And a simple "google" search turns up 1/4" rods in the 3rd link for sale by Amazon, HobbiesPlus, etc. Good Hunting!!
They should make more stuff on making turkey calls and stuff. I made one and it works great.
i saw this artical before and have made all the calls that they discriped and have called in more big toms with my homemade calls than the manufactured ones cause you can "tweek" them to the sounds the way you want
thanks for sharing all things I get many things from here
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I’m late to find this post but wow, this should be great. May not get any better…
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It's a good blog and their article is very nice. It is helpful To Make A Custom Turkey Call Striker. I rally like to make it. Thanks for sharing this pretty article.
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Does it matter if you use a corn cob or oak dowel on non-terminal end of the strikers? Can you mix and match or must you follow what is shown in the article?
Wow, a turkey caller, now that's something I've never seen before. Does this work? Here I was thinking that playing a Justin Bieber song would have all the turkeys chasing after me!
Hi webmaster, commenter and everybody else !!! The blog was absolutely fantastic! Lots of great information and inspiration, both of which we all need!b Keep 'em coming... you all do such a great job at such Concepts... can't tell you how much I, for one appreciate all you do
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Cool idea...Turkey calls are not that expensive though. I don't see the need to try to make one.
CoBowHunter, then you do not understand the fun or sense of achievement when you catch a trout on a fly you tied or shoot a big Tom that came in from the call you fashioned yourself. A turkey hunter needs more than one call just so the Toms you are calling doesn't think he is wasting his time walking all the way over that hill to just one hen. Make many calls to sound different like a hole herd of hens.
CoBowHunter, then you do not understand the fun or sense of achievement when you catch a trout on a fly you tied or shoot a big Tom that came in from the call you fashioned yourself. A turkey hunter needs more than one call just so the Toms you are calling doesn't think he is wasting his time walking all the way over that hill to just one hen. Make many calls to sound different like a hole herd of hens.
Good tips for hunter,your article is usefull...I guess..for people who want to learn more about this subject.
friv
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They should make more stuff on making turkey calls and stuff. I made one and it works great.
hey they all sound great and i think easy enough that i could make them but i dont know about the one i mean... Acrylic rod?? anyone know?
I made one with an oak rod and a piece of deer antler. However, I think I used 3/8" oak, instead of 1/4". This has left me with a very deep tone that doesn't sound quite right, so make sure you get the right diameter dowel.
Try a local craft or hobby shop, The Lowes in my area sometimes has them although im not sure what use they are used in. And a simple "google" search turns up 1/4" rods in the 3rd link for sale by Amazon, HobbiesPlus, etc. Good Hunting!!
Love this article, but where am i going to get an acrylic rod?
thanks for sharing all things I get many things from here
mario games
I’m late to find this post but wow, this should be great. May not get any better…
ragdoll games
Cool idea...Turkey calls are not that expensive though. I don't see the need to try to make one.
i saw this artical before and have made all the calls that they discriped and have called in more big toms with my homemade calls than the manufactured ones cause you can "tweek" them to the sounds the way you want
Nice Blog sports games
You got a really useful blog I have been here reading for about an hour. sniper games
It's a good blog and their article is very nice. It is helpful To Make A Custom Turkey Call Striker. I rally like to make it. Thanks for sharing this pretty article.
Embroidered shirts
Does it matter if you use a corn cob or oak dowel on non-terminal end of the strikers? Can you mix and match or must you follow what is shown in the article?
Wow, a turkey caller, now that's something I've never seen before. Does this work? Here I was thinking that playing a Justin Bieber song would have all the turkeys chasing after me!
Hi webmaster, commenter and everybody else !!! The blog was absolutely fantastic! Lots of great information and inspiration, both of which we all need!b Keep 'em coming... you all do such a great job at such Concepts... can't tell you how much I, for one appreciate all you do
FX Trade Online Best Blog
CoBowHunter, then you do not understand the fun or sense of achievement when you catch a trout on a fly you tied or shoot a big Tom that came in from the call you fashioned yourself. A turkey hunter needs more than one call just so the Toms you are calling doesn't think he is wasting his time walking all the way over that hill to just one hen. Make many calls to sound different like a hole herd of hens.
CoBowHunter, then you do not understand the fun or sense of achievement when you catch a trout on a fly you tied or shoot a big Tom that came in from the call you fashioned yourself. A turkey hunter needs more than one call just so the Toms you are calling doesn't think he is wasting his time walking all the way over that hill to just one hen. Make many calls to sound different like a hole herd of hens.
Good tips for hunter,your article is usefull...I guess..for people who want to learn more about this subject.
friv
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