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wild rose arrow shafts
boo:
has anyone tried the wild rose in the N.C. mnts for arrow shafts? my wife gets some every year and grows it around the house but it doesnt look like it would make a shaft or at least what we have dosnt. thanks boo
billy:
NEver tried it boo. Out west in Oregon is a wild rose that is more like a woody shoot, and it works very well for arrows. I've seen multiflora rose in Iowa, but it's too weak and lightweight for arrows, plus it doesn't grow straight enough. Up there in NC you outta have rivercane and sourwood. Both of those will make good arrows. You can also make 'em outta split hickory. I saw some Cherokee arrows in the Smithsonian last year that were made outta split hickory, and another set that were sourwood shoots. They didn't have any that were rivercane, which is unfortunate cause that's what I really wanted to see.
boo:
thanks billy, yea i use sourwood and river cane now , i was just looking for other stuff to play with. ill give the hickory a shot and see what i come up with. is it best to get a 36'' log cut and cured and then split it up or split it up into staves then cure? thanks boo
Pat B:
Bobby, I have made a few arrows with multiflora rose and they worked out well. One thing I don't like about them is the thorns. :o ;D Also, they will check badly if you peel the bark too soon. Pat
n2everythg:
Bobby.
I have made a few out of rose as well. used what ever creeper rose grows down here in the NC piedmont. stuff grows all over the place. not sure if it is the same variety as what you have up there or not.
Seemed to me to made a good light weight arrow. I prefer vibernium, cane or sourwood but rose works in a pinch or for my kids arrows. Also works good I think for lighter weight bows. the other varieties end up a bit heavier than I like for a 40 lb bow.
Like pat said, checks if peeled before dry.... and the thorns are a pain to harvest and remove.
but it works pretty well.
N2
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