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goldenrod for arrows

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Hillbilly:
I've tried goldenrod and horseweed both for arrows, and I wasn't impressed. If you don't have anything else, they would work, but they're light, low spined, and not too strong. I had to add hardwood nocks and foreshafts to get them to hold together, too much work for the arrow you get from it.

JackCrafty:
All this talk about horseweed for arrows......I don't know how you guys do it.   ??? It doesn't work at all for me.  I can't get past the straightening phase without those suckers breaking or cracking.

If goldenrod is similar to horseweed, I don't think it's worth the trouble IMO.  For something really cheap and easy, if you have access to a table saw, just rip some spruce or fur lumber into arrow-size blanks and go to it. ;D

Kegan:
Goldenrod is a bit tougher than horseweed. However as I said, they make SUPERB hand drills for fire making ;D.

Minuteman:
I shot a goldenrod shaft with a trade point on it through a whitetail doe at 22 yards four years ago. As far as the qualities of goldenrod vs horseweed , horseweed is very much over rated as an arrow shaft . Far too flimsy for anything but the lowest weight bows. The place where g-rod shines is with wide handle indian style bows. The wider handle calls for lighter spined arrow. The handle of the bow I shot the doe with was 1 1/4" wide. They are also naturally weight forward if you place the fatter end in the front. ( which is the right way  by the way)
 You do have to look at a buncha shafts to get a dozen that are heavily spined enough for a hunting weight bow. I've found them in an old farms leaking septic field as big as my thumb! Well fertilized to say the least. ;D
 I plan to make a few more goldenrod shafts before I croak and will do my best to kill more deer with 'em.
 They do make good bow/ hand drill spindles for firemaking too.

ricktrojanowski:
Jackcrafty- Not that I liked the horseweed for the arrows, but I love it for the hand drill.  I like to straighten the spindles out just like I would for an arra.  Use some low heat and you can get them nice and straight. 

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