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New to arrowmaking, question?
Pat B:
Like I said, any hardwood shoots, not just the ones mentioned. How about salt cedar, an invasive exotic in the western states. They might reward you for helping to eliminate these plants. Also, check your State Cooperative Extension Service or State Forestry Commission. They may have a list of multi-stemmed plants, invasive or not, that you can use for arrows. Another source would be landscape contractors or tree farms or landscape shrubbery growers...or a midnight run through the neighborhood yards! >:D
captyn cron:
the problem w/that is you can still get shot in Tx for trespassing.....woulda cut down that straight as hell maple down the road otherwise :)
Pat B:
You don't get shot if you ask permission first. Bring along your bows and arrows to show the owners. If they let you cut some shoots, pay them back with a sample of your work. ;)
xin:
Captyn Cron, I hear ya. People in other states just don't understand how it is here. Asking pemission is just fine however the likelyhood of it getting you anything is nill. I once asked the owner of a lot, a neurosurgeon, if I could cut a couple of pieces of Osage before it was thrown in a large fire that was already burning some nice Osage. He wanted to know how much i was willing to pay and i offered him a bow which he declined in favor of cash at which time I declined and departed to the crackling of a huge Osage fire. I guess he needed the cash since it was a two million dollar house.
captyn cron:
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Too bad most ppl nowadays don't want to help folks out even if it is something trivial. I mean if someone asked me for some wood I was BURNING I'd give it up without asking for anything. He must of had a couple lawsuits on him he needed to pay off
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