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beech shoots?
youngbowyer:
Well as the title says wil beech shoots work cause i know a place where i can get hold of it.
adb:
For what? Arrow shafts? Or staves? I think beech is good carving wood, but I've never heard of it being used as bow wood.
jb.68:
Dunno about beech shoots for arras, but certainly Hazel shoots make good'ns. I imagine that being shoots, the beech should be OK, depends on how stiff they are and what you are shooting them from. :)
Yeomanbowman:
Natural bob-tailing too! Make sure not too much of the shaft is pith and you should be fine but they will be very heavy.
youngbowyer:
owh okay thanks ill try it, i went to the forest but couldnt find anything that would suit me for arrows but I aqquired a knotty and snaky stavt that I will TRY to make a little fun shooting snaky flat bow out of. Thanks for your help. Right now I have some birch shoots that are seasong, im hoping to make some shafts out of those. Its a pity i cant find a hazel tree anywhere! Thanks for your help!
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