I am looking to buy some Harold Fowler Strikers to run on my Crystal and Slate calls. What are your favorite Stikers by Mr . Fowler? I Talked to Harold and he likes Red Brazilian Chestnut, Brazilian Ebony, Ipe, Ktalox, Dymond wood, and most of the Rosewoods.
Osage top/shaft with a snakewood tip
Green camo dyamoundwood
Favorite strikers of his to me are his Snakewood, tulipwood, rainbow colored Dymondwood, my bud has Kingwood, Wenge, jatoba and Gabon ebon that are pretty awesome too. If I had to pick one though it's the Snakewood. Had a rosewood that didn't suit me
First, I must say that Mr. Fowler might be the one of the nicest people in the turkey world that I have ever met. A true gentleman.
I have several Fowler strikers. Best there are in my opinion. However, my least favorite is a hickory with a snakewood tip. Sounds like nails on a chalkboard on any call I try to run with it. I have a flared tip dymalux that is good, but no rasp to it (which is good sometimes). Very nasal sounding.
One of my favorite Fowler strikers would be a one piece Ipe. Runs on Slate, Copper, glass and crystal with no preference.
Can't go wrong with a purple heart stick either when toning it down and puring and clucking/soft yelping.
I also have a couple of his high end sticks that are crazy good. One is a 3 piece Desert Ironwood/Carbon and Mammoth ivory tip (loves crystal).
Another is a 5 piece African blackwood, antler, carbon and fossilized walrus tooth tip. It too is amazing on glass and crystal.
Desert iron/mammoth ivory:
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African Blackwood/Antler/Fossilized Walrus tooth:
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Purple heart and Hickory/snakewood:
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I have most all the ones Harold named for you,and they are all good.Brazilian Ebony, Dymondwood, Red Brazilian Chestnut for me are some of the top ones.But I never received one from him that wouldn't run...
I have around 35 of Harold's strikers. A few of his five piece strikers and a few of his three piece strikers. That said, my favorite strikers I have from him for glass and slate are a Dymondwood and an Apitong.
My favorite Fowler for glass and slate is Ipe. Always have that one in the vest. Purple heart and dymondwood are always a good choice. His tulipwood runs great on most surfaces also.
I only have one so I have to say Osage top over snakewood, but I plan to get a few more in the future. Love it on my Loftis Screamer!
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Those are nice
I just ordered the IPE one piece, Snakewood two piece, Brazilian Ebony, Red Brazilian Chestnut and Rosewood Tiete. We'll see how they sound on the Tobacco Row laminate walnut and maple, Crystal Mistress and Tuck's Copper!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the replies. I puchased a Crystal Mistress and I am looking for a good match for his call. I have a Lights out Dymond wood and I do not care for how it runs on this call.
Quote from: model94 on March 25, 2016, 12:40:27 AM
Thanks for all the replies. I puchased a Crystal Mistress and I am looking for a good match for his call. I have a Lights out Dymond wood and I do not care for how it runs on this call.
My crystal mistress LOVES my fowler 3 piece, Desert ironwood/mammoth ivory tip.
I have a two piece ipe with a hickory top that runs great on all my calls
Quote from: model94 on March 25, 2016, 12:40:27 AM
Thanks for all the replies. I puchased a Crystal Mistress and I am looking for a good match for his call. I have a Lights out Dymond wood and I do not care for how it runs on this call.
Halloran's one piece yellowheart will make your mistress scream.
Thanks for all your input. I purchased a dymondwood, Brazilian Ebony and a purple heart striker from Harold. He is an awesome guy to work with.